Last updated 22 October 2010

2000 Program

The 8th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 3-7 April 2000.  The program for this meeting can be seen in two ways on this page: You can either scroll through chronologically or select one of the links below to view a specific day's scheduled events. Additionally, there are links within this page that will enable you to see specific details of the events, including poster titles, presenter names, and other valuable information.    Notice that while the meeting actually begins on 1 April 2000 with the Weekend Educational Programs, these programs are not included here. This page includes only those events scheduled between Monday, 3 April and Friday, 7 April 2000.  To view the Weekend Educational Programs, click here.

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There is a section for poster sessions, and the link to a specific session gives the site and time in which the poster author will be present, along with all the posters to be presented within that session.

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Monday, 3 April 2000
Tuesday, 4 April 2000
Wednesday, 5 April 2000
Thursday, 6 April 2000
Friday, 7 April 2000

Poster Sessions

MONDAY, 3 April 2000

07:45 Welcome and Medal Presentations, Jürgen Hennig, President

08:20 Fourth Annual Lauterbur Lecture
Fourier's Heritage, Richard R. Ernst

Plenary Lectures
Interventional MR: Thermotherapy

10:15 - 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical

Hyperpolarized Gas Imaging in the Lung
Room A102

MRI & MRS of Epilepsy and Electrical Brain Activity
Room A108

Clinical Categorical:
Fetal and Newborn Imaging
Room A201

Musculoskeletal MR Spectroscopy
Room A207

Myocardial Perfusion
Room C106

Interventional MR Imaging Techniques
Room C205

fMRI Acquisition Methods
Room C209

13:00 - 14:00
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - G.E. Medical Systems
Cardiac MR and 3T - Technology in Clinical Practice
Room C112

 14:00 - 16:00
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, Symposium, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION I
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
Angiogenesis

Poster Walking Tour:
MRS of Degenerative and Inflammatory Brain Disease

Hall C

Special Symposium:
Strategies for Successful Clinical Research
Room A207

Clinical Focus Session:
Interventional MRI - Clinical Applications
Room A201

Clinical Focus Session:
Pulmonary Imaging
Room C205

 16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:30
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

Diffusion Tensor MRI of the Central Nervous System
Room A102
Body-Functional MRI and MRS
Room A108
MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicans
Room A201
Angiogenesis
Room A207
Data Correction Methods
Room C106
Musculoskeletal MR Imaging
Room C205
Cardiac Spectroscopy and Sodium MRI
Room C209
18:30 - 20:00
Bronze Corporate Member Symposia
Bracco
Room A201
Schering AG
Room A207
Toshiba Medical Systems
Room C209

Marconi Medical
(formerly known as Picker International)
Room C112

Bruker Medical, Inc.
Room C107
19:30 - 21:30
Study Groups
White Matter Diseases
Room A102
Cardiac MR and MR Flow & Motion Quantitation
Room A108
Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy
Room C106
MR Imaging Efficacy & Effectiveness
Room C205

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TUESDAY, 4 April 2000

 07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging
Room C205
fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201
Abdominal Imaging
Room A207
The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Coronary Artery Disease in the 21st Century
Ballroom

 09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categoricals

RF Coils and Imaging
Room A102
Rapid Imaging I
Room A108
Clinical Categorical:
Musculoskeletal MRI I
Ballroom
Clinical Categorical:
Brain Spectroscopy
Room A201
Perfusion: Arterial Spin Labeling
Room A207
MR Spectroscopy of Brain: Animal Models
Room C106
Contrast-Enhanced 3D MR Angiography
Room C205
Real-Time/Ultrafast Cardiac Imaging
Room C209

12:30 - 13:30
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Nycomed Amersham
TBA
Room C112

 13:30 - 15:30
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION II
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
RF Coils

Poster Walking Tour:
Flow Quantification Methods and Applications

Hall C

Clinical Focus Session:
Liver Constract Agents
Room A201
Clinical Focus Session:
Ischemic Heart Disease: Clinical Use of MR
Room C205
 15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

MR Imaging of Articular Cartilage
Room A102
MR Imaging of the Brain: Multiple Sclerosis
Room A108
MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians
Room A201
fMRI Analysis
Room A207
Tumor Animal Models: MRI & MRS
Room C106
Coronary Artery Imaging
Room C205
New Sequences and Reconstruction Methods
Room C209
18:15 - 19:45
Corporate Forum
Disease Management: Implications for Industry
Room A207
19:30 - 21:30
Study Groups
MR in Drug Research
Room A102
High Field Systems & Applications
Room A108
Diffusion & Perfusion MR
Room A201
Musculoskeletal
Room C106

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WEDNESDAY, 5 April 2000

 07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging
Room C205
fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201
Abdominal Imaging
Room A207
The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Genetic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment
Ballroom

 09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categoricals

Perfusion/Diffusion Studies of Cerebral Ischemia: Animal Models
Room A102
MRS & MRI of Brain Degeneration and Disorders
Room A108
Clinical Categorical:
Musculoskeletal MRI II
Ballroom
Clinical Categorical:
MR Contrast Media
Room A201
Rapid Imaging II
Room A207
Myocardial Viability: Basic Science
Room C106
fMRI: Clinical Disorders
Room C205
MR Systems and Gradients
Room C209

12:30 - 13:30
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Philips Medical Systems
Neuro and Cardiac MRI: The Next Challenges
Room C112

 13:30 - 15:30
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION III
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
MRI Microscopy

Poster Walking Tour:
Registrations, Segmentaion, and Tissue Characteristics

Hall C

Clinical Focus Session:
Gastrointestinal Fast MRI
Room C205
Clinical Focus Session:
Gynecologic and Fetal MRI
Room C209
 15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

Vessel Wall Mechanics and Morphology
Room A102
Spectroscopic Localization and Imaging
Room A108
MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians
Room A201
New Contrast Agents and Applications
Room A207
MRS and MRI of Brain Tumors
Room C106
Motion and Artifacts
Room C205
Interventional MRI Devices
Room C209
18:15 - 19:15
ISMRM Business Meeting
19:15 - 21:15
Study Groups
MR Engineering
Room A108
MR of Cancer
Room A207
Hyperpolarized Noble Gas MR
Room C205
Interventional MR
Room C209

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THURSDAY, 6 April 2000

 07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging
Room C205
fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201
Abdominal Imaging
Room A207
The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Acute Stroke
Ballroom

 09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical

Spectroscopic Quantitation
Room A102
Quantitation - Relaxation Measurements
Room A108
Clinical Categorical:
Dynamic Contrast of Tumors
Room A201
fMRI: Quantitative Measurements
Room A207
MR Imaging of Brain - Vascular
Room C106
MR Angiography:   Function and New Techniques
Room C205
Analysis and Interpretation of Diffusion MRS and MRI
Room C209

12:30 - 13:30
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Siemens Medical Systems
Advanced Hardware Drives Advanced Applications - Cardiovascular & Neuro Imaging
Room C112

 13:30 - 15:30
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION IV
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
Rapid Imaging

Poster Walking Tour:
MR Angiography: Technique Optimization

Hall C

Clinical Focus Session:
Diffusion MRI
Room A207
Clinical Focus Session:
MR Imaging of Breast Cancer
Room C205
 15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

fMRI: Spatial-Temporal Characteristics
Room A102

Contrast Mechanisms
Room A108

MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians
Room A201

MR Spectroscopy of the Brain
Room A207

Perfusion: Contrast Agent-Based Methods
Room C106

Image Processing
Room C205

MR Imaging of the Head and Neck
Room C209

18:15
Reception

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FRIDAY, 7 April 2000

 07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging
Room C205
fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201
Abdominal Imaging
Room A207
The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Advanced Processing and Display
Ballroom

 09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical

RF Coil Design
Room A102
MR Spectroscopy of Cells, Body Fluids and Other
Room A108
Clinical Categorical:
Head and Neck Imaging
Room A201
Registration, Segmentation, and Tissue Characterization
Room A207
Pediatric MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy
Room C106
MR Spectroscopy - Other
Room C205
fMRI: Insights to Neuroscience
Room C209

12:30
Adjournment

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