ISMRM & ISMRT Virtual Meetings

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Our Next Virtual Meeting:

MR Engineering Study Group Virtual Meeting

Portable & Low-Field MRI Hackathons & Open-Source Solutions

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Clarissa Z. Cooley, Ph.D., Hui Han, Ph.D., Özlem Ipek, Ph.D., & Jason P. Stockmann, Ph.D.

Explore innovative approaches to enhancing MRI accessibility through hackathons and open-source solutions. Discover how collaborative efforts are driving advancements in portable and low-field MRI technology, making it more accessible to diverse communities worldwide. Engage with experts, share insights, and learn about the latest developments in this dynamic field. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation shaping the future of MRI technology.

Low-Field Portable MRI, the Recent Progress & Efforts on Open-Source Approaches

Shaoying Huang, Ph.D.
Singapore University of Technology & Design
Singapore

Recap of the MRI4ALL Hackathon 2023 in New York City

Leeor Alon, Ph.D. & Kai Tobias Block, Ph.D.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA

Embracing the Low-Field MRI Technology: Experiences & Expectations from Across Africa

Johnes Obungoloch, Ph.D.
Mbarara University of Science & Technology
Mbarara, Uganda

Future Virtual Meetings:

ISMRM Virtual Meeting

Identifying & Framing Clinical Unmet Needs

Registration is FREE for members & non-members.

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Moderators: Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D. & Ross Venook, Ph.D.

The Clinical-Translational MRI challenge aims to improve the (patient) impact of the ISMRM community’s research work through focus on addressing specific unmet clinical needs that are expertly defined by ISMRM members. This virtual meeting will introduce the 2024-25 edition of the Clinical Translation: Unmet Needs Challenge, through which we will invite our members to submit unmet needs, and then present them in a Power Pitch session before allowing 9 months for others to propose, develop, and validate solutions.

This virtual meeting will explore essential early steps in a needs-focused innovation process, including identification, scoping, and specification of unmet needs. Using examples, we will discuss a framework for developing Unmet Needs Statements that include essential background, must-have and nice-to-have features, and questions for clarifying how solving the need will change clinical practice. We will describe well-framed and less-well-framed examples of Unmet Needs Statements in different clinical areas for discussion, along with techniques to guide members in writing Unmet Needs for the Challenge.

Introduction: Why Unmet Needs?

Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA

How To Specify Needs

Ross Venook, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA

Examples: Neuroimaging

Anja van der Kolk, M.D., Ph.D.
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Examples: Body & Musculoskeletal Imaging

Jamie MacKay, M.D., Ph.D.
AstraZeneca
Cambridge, England, UK

Brain Function Study Group Virtual Meeting

The Canonical HRF: A Quarter Century Later

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Daniel Gomez, Ph.D. & Renzo Huber, Ph.D.

It is now around 25 years since two publications proposed models for hemodynamic responses that ended up being widely known as the "canonical hemodynamic response function (HRF)" and heavily influenced the analysis of fMRI data. In this webinar, we've invited one of the authors of those early studies to discuss the context of their work back then, and if and how they are relevant now, a quarter century later. We will also have two talks from study group members on the variability of actual hemodynamic responses across subjects, brain regions, tasks, and even between trials of a single task.

Looking Back at the Canonical HRF

Gary Glover, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA, USA

Towards Whole Brain Mapping of the Hemodynamic Response Function

Maria Guidi, Ph.D.
Enrico Fermi Research Center
Rome, Italy

Investigating Trial-specific Effects in Hemodynamic Responses

Samuel Bianchi, M.Sc.
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

MR in Drug Research Study Group

MR Imaging for Drug Safety

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderator: Marius de Groot, Ph.D.

In this session, we will focus on two current developments in the use of MR imaging for ensuring drug safety during the drug development stage and beyond. Our first speaker, Paul Hockings, Ph.D., will provide insights from the IMI TRISTAN project on dynamic contrast imaging in the liver for monitoring hepatic drug safety in drug development. Our second speaker, neuroradiologist Meike Vernooij, M.D., Ph.D., will introduce amyloid-related imaging abnormalities as a safety endpoint in anti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and will show how these endpoints translate from drug development to a standard-of-care setting.

Drug Safety Studies Using Gadoxetate Dynamic Contrast Imaging of the Liver

Paul D. Hockings, Ph.D.
Antaros Medical
Mölndal, Sweden

ARIA: Neuroradiological Complications with Drugs for Alzheimer’s: From Trial to Routine Care

Meike Vernooij, M.D., Ph.D.
Erasmus MC University Medical Center
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Hyperpolarized Agents & Applications Study Group Virtual Meeting

Hyperpolarized Agents & Applications

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Myriam Chaumeil, Ph.D. & Mariah Costa, B.Sc.

In this annual virtual meeting, two new research directions in the field of Hyperpolarized Agents and Applications will be presented by experts.

Imaging hyperpolarized dissolved 129Xe uptake in the Human Brain with MR Spectroscopy

Guilhem Collier, Ph.D.
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England, UK

Development of a New dDNP Hyperpolarized Probe Using [15N3]Metronidazole, an FDA-approved Antibiotic, and a Potential Hypoxia Probe

David Guarin, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

ISMRM Virtual Meeting

Environmental Sustainability & MRI

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Margaret Hall-Craggs, M.D. & Penny Hubbard Cristinacce, Ph.D.

The goal of this webinar is to discuss environmental sustainability in MRI including an introduction to planetary health and the broad environmental impact of medical imaging, provide an overview of specific and practical actions that can be implemented to improve sustainability in MRI including energy-saving actions and waste reduction, and highlight the role of artificial intelligence and technical innovation to promote sustainability in MRI. The session will include a panel discussion with all speakers with an opportunity for audience engagement and participation.

Introduction to Planetary Health & the Environmental Impact of Medical Imaging

Elmar Merkle, M.D.
University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland

Practical Actions To Improve Sustainability in MRI: Energy & Beyond

Kate Hanneman, M.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Role of Artificial Intelligence & Technical Innovations in MRI Sustainability

Meng Law, M.B.B.S.
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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The ISMRM is committed to providing opportunities for its members to connect, engage and develop. As an ISMRM member, you have access to:

Study Group Virtual Meetings:
A platform for our 34 study groups, established to foster interaction among members with a common interest in topical and active areas of MR. Topics for discussion come from the study groups with discussion and debate promoted by expert moderators, with contributions from the virtual audience. Registration is open to all ISMRM & ISMRT members, with priority given to members of the respective Study Group.

Journal Club Virtual Meetings:
A platform for a dynamic, international, cross-cutting journal club moderated by experts in the field. The papers for discussion come from the Society’s two journals with live access to the authors. Discussion and debate are promoted by expert moderators, with contributions from the virtual audience. Registration is open to all ISMRM & ISMRT members.