ISMRM SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP ~ 12-15 February 2015

ISMRM Workshop on MRI in the Management of Breast Disease: Past, Present & Future
San Francisco, CA, USA

 

PROGRAM

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DAY 1 - Thursday, 12 February 2015 (3.50 CME Available)
         
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available until 18:00  
11:30     Welcome Reception  
12:00     Lunch  
         
Session 1: Clinical Management of Breast Cancer: What We Have, What We Are Missing & Where Does MRI Fit in the Picture?
      Moderators: Bruce L. Daniel, M.D. & Fred Kelcz, M.D., Ph.D.  
13:00   Basics of Breast Cancer Biology, Patient Workflow & Staging
Syllabus not available.
Allison W. Kurian, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
13:30 Why We Cannot Live Without Breast MRI Constance D. Lehman, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
14:00 Why We Are Just Fine Without Breast MRI Elizabeth A. Morris, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, USA
14:30     Panel Discussion  
15:00     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 2: The Basics of Breast MRI
      Moderators: Catherine J. Moran, Ph.D. & Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.  
15:30 Technical Aspects of Breast MRI for Clinicians Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
16:00 Clinical Aspects of Breast MRI for Physicists Frederick Kelcz, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
16:30 The Basics of MR Guided Procedures Bruce L. Daniel, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17:00     Optional Hands-On MRI Workstation Case Review  
19:00     Dinner  
         

DAY 2 - Friday, 13 February 2015 (4.50 CME Available)
         
06:30     Breakfast served until 08:30  
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
Session 3: Technical Challenges & Emerging Solutions
      Moderators: Pascal A. T. Baltzer, M.D. & Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D.  
08:30 Technical Challenges & Emerging Solutions Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
09:00 A 32 Channel Bi-lateral Breast Array for High Resolution Accelerated MR Imaging Randy O. Giaquinto, A.A.S.
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH, USA
09:15 Quantitative Breast DCE in the Presence of Fat Ryan J. Bosca, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
09:30 Computer Aided Workflow Improvements in MR-Guided Breast Biopsy Exams Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D.
GE Global Research Center
Niskayuna, NY, USA
09:45 Breast Pharmacokinetic Mapping with Dispersion Models for Improved Tumor Classification Subashini Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
10:00     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 4: Clinical Challenges & Emerging Solutions
      Moderators: Christiane K. Kuhl, M.D. & Elizabeth A. Morris, M.D., F.A.C.R.
10:30 Clinical Challenges & Emerging Solutions Pascal A. T. Baltzer, M.D.
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
11:00 The Benefits & Shortcomings of Pharmacokinetic Modeling for Breast Cancer Detection Roberta M. Strigel, M.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
11:30 Improving Diagnostic Accuracy of Computer-Aided Diagnosis With T2w-Derived Features Cristina Gallego-Ortiz, M.Sc.
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Toronto, ON, Canada
11:45 Reduction in Breast Tumor Blood Flow Measured Early in the Course of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI David L. Buckley, Ph.D.
University of Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
12:00     Lunch & Speaker Upload Available  
         
13:30     Poster Session (No CME Available)  
         
15:30     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 5: Emerging Techniques (I): DWI & DTI
      Moderators: Jill Hammersley, M.D. & Ileana Hancu, Ph.D.  
16:00 The Role of DWI & DTI in Breast Imaging Savannah C. Partridge, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
16:30 Breast Diffusion Weighted Imaging with Reduced Artifacts Using Multi-band Spin Echo EPI Patrick J. Bolan, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota Center for MR Research
Minneapolis, MN, USA
16:45 Diffusion Tensor MRI of Mammographically & Clinically Occult Suspicious Breast MRI Lesions at 3T Sana Parsian, M.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
17:00 High-Resolution Diffusion-Weighted Breast Imaging Kristin L. Granlund, M.Sc.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, USA
17:15 High-Resolution Breast Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Using Multiband 2D RF Pulses & a Generalized Parallel Imaging Reconstruction Valentina Taviani, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17:30     Optional Hands-On MRI Workstation Case Review  
18:30     Dinner  
         
         

DAY 3 - Saturday, 14 February 2015 (5.75 CME Available)
         
06:30     Breakfast served until 08:30  
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
         

Session 6: Emerging Techniques (II): MRS, 23Na, pK Modeling, Elastography, Ultra Short TE, etc.

      Moderators: Robert E. Lenkinski, Ph.D. & Francesco Sardanelli, M.D.  
         
08:30 Emerging Techniques in Breast MRI: 1H MRS, 23Na MRI & PET Katja Pinker-Domenig, M.D.
Medical University Vienna
Vienna, Austria
09:00 Breast MRS Patrick J. Bolan, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
09:30 High Spatial & Temporal Resolution Breast MRI with 3D Radial SWIFT Acquisition & Compressed Sensing MOCCO Reconstruction, (SWIFT-MOCCO) Curtis A. Corum, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
09:45 An Application of Compressed Sensing for Improved Temporal Fidelity in DCE Breast MRI Julia V. Velikina, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
10:00     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 7: Looking into the Future
      Moderators: Patrick J. Bolan, Ph.D. & Kathryn Keenan, Ph.D.  
10:30 Screening by MRI—Where are We Headed? Christiane K. Kuhl, M.D.
University Aachen
Aachen, Germany
11:00 Looking Into the Future of Breast MRI: What High Field Can Tell Us Dennis W. J. Klomp, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
11:30 The Future of Non Contrast Enhanced Acquisitions in Breast MRI Catherine J. Moran, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
12:00     Lunch & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 8: What Have We Learned from the Breast Clinical Trials?
      Moderators: Walter F. Block, Ph.D. & Linda Moy, M.D.  
13:00   What Have We Learned from the Breast Clinical Trials? (I)
Syllabus not available.
Christopher E. Comstock, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, USA
13:30 What Have We Learned from the Breast Clinical Trials? (II) Francesco Sardanelli, M.D.
Universitá di Milano
Milan, Italy
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
14:00 Universal Breast Phantom for Quantitative MRI: Initial Results Kathryn Keenan, Ph.D.
National Institute of Standards
Boulder, CO, USA
14:15 Performance of Non-Contrast Diffusion-Weighted MRI for Detection of Mammographically Occult Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts Jill Hammersley, M.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
14:30     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 9: Multi-Modality Approaches to Breast MRI
      Moderators: Katja Pinker-Domenig, M.D. & Roberta M. Strigel, M.D.  
15:00 Multi-Modality Approaches to Breast MRI Linda Moy, M.D.
New York University Cancer Institute
New York, NY, USA
15:30 Is There a Future for a Dedicated Breast PET Insert for a MRI Scanner? Walter F. Block, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
16:00     Understanding the Science & Politics Behind Breast Cancer Screening Robert Smith, Ph.D.
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
16:30   Multi-Modal 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy & Magnetic Resonance Imaging Approach to Non-Invasively Predict the Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients Early on in the Course of Treatment Jannie P. Wijnen, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
16:45     Adjournment of Educational Sessions  
      Evening on your own to enjoy the sights & sounds of San Francisco  
17:00     Optional Hands-On MRI Workstation Case Review  
         

DAY 4 - Sunday, 15 February 2015
         
06:30     Breakfast served until 08:30  
07:00     Optional Hands-On MRI Workstation Case Review  
         
12:00     Adjournment  
         

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