8th Annual Meeting of the SMRT ANZ Chapter
The 2013 President’s Regional Meeting
 

12 – 13 October 2013
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Sydney, Australia
 

 

Program

 
  Saturday, 12 October 2013  
08:00 Registration  
08:25 Welcome Mr. Glenn Cahoon
President SMRT ANZ Chapter
  Moderator: Kylie Walters  
08:30 Parallel MRI: Origins, Evolution & Prospects Dr. Daniel Sodickson
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York, USA
09:10 Understanding Magnetic Spatial Gradients Mr. Greg Brown
Centre for Advanced Imaging
University of Queensland
09:40 MR Safety Screening Ms. Amanda Hunt
High St. Xray
Bendigo
10:10 Break  
  Moderator: Chris Hundy  
10:40 Cardiac MRI: Getting the Numbers Right Ms. Wendy Strugnell
The Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane
11:10 Cardiac MRI: Advanced Techniques Associate Professor, Cameron Holloway
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sydney
  Moderator: Nicole Welsh  
  Proffered Papers  
11:50 2D Localised Correlation Spectroscopy (L-COSY): A Screening Tool for Detection of Early Breast Cancer
 
Jameen Arm
Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Centre of MRI in Health, University of Newcastle
Waratah
12:00 Optimal MRI Sequence for HDR Brachytherapy Planning of the Cervix Leah Best
Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle
Waratah
12:10

3D SPACE Imaging: Brainstem Artefacts that Mimic Pathology

Claire Mulcahy
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Austin Campus,
Heidelberg
12:20 Lunch  
  Moderator: Sheryl Foster  
13:20 Neuro Diffusion from Basics to DTI Dr. Stephen Sunaert
University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
14:00 Platinum Sponsor Presentation Philips
14:10 3T High Resolution 3D Imaging in Orbit & Skull Base Dr. Lynette Masters
Brain & Mind Research Institute
Sydney
14:45 Break  
  Moderator: Megan Cromer  
15:15 DWIBS Mr. Ben Kennedy
Qscan, Brisbane
15:45 Liver MRI Imaging Dr. Chris Jones
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sydney
16:15 MRI Breast Tips & Optimisation Ms. Kirsty Campbell
Ascot Radiology
Auckland
16:45 Close  
19:00 Social Function at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre (Registration badge required for entry)
     
  Sunday, 13 October 2013  
08:30 Coffee  
  Moderator: Jan Neal  
09:00 Resting State fMRI Dr. Stephen Sunaert
University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
09:40 MRI Imaging of Neurofibromatosis
 
Dr. Kristina Prelog
Westmead Children’s Hospital
Sydney
10:20 Break  
  Moderator: Karen Chisnell  
10:50 Advanced Tumour Assessment Dr. Daniel Sodickson
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York, USA
11:20 MR PET Dr. Graeme O’Keefe
Austin Hospital
Melbourne
11:50 SMRT Awards & Announcements Mr. Glenn Cahoon
Mr. Ben Kennedy
12:00 Lunch  
  Moderator: Jo Donovan  
13:00 MR Brain Plasticity Dr. Stephen Sunaert
University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
13:40 Platinum Sponsor Presentation Siemens
13:50 Compressed Sensing & the Rapid Imaging Renaissance Dr. Daniel Sodickson
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York, USA
14:30 Break  
  Moderator: Kate Negus  
15:00 MRI of Ankle Impingement Syndromes Dr. James Linklater
Castlereagh Imaging
Sydney
15:30 Plexus Imaging-Brachial & Lumbar Mr. Daniel Zappia
Dr. Jones & Partners
Adelaide
16:00 MSK Tumour Imaging Dr. Julie Schatz
Specialist Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Sydney
16:30 Meeting Close