2009 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Recorded Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees & ISMRM/SMRT Members
 

FRIDAY
17 APRIL 2009
Registration Opens
14:00 - 20:00


SATURDAY
18 APRIL 2009
MR Engineering Part I
 		 MR Physics for Physicists
 

Clinical Intensive Course

Body MRI by the Experts
 
Probing Cancer I: Molecular Pathways to Experimental Models
 		 Cellular & Molecular Imaging
 		 Cardiovascular MRI: Current Applications, Clinical Needs & Technical Developments
 		 Quantitative Imaging & Data Analysis
 		 Advances in Quantitative MRI of Perfusion
 		 Crossing Fibers in Diffusion MRI
 		 Diffusion Tensor MRI for the Clinician & The Neuroscientist: From Experimental Design to Data Analysis
 
09:00 - 17:30 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 17:30 08:30 - 17:30 08:00 - 17:30 08:30 - 18:00 08:00 - 12:30 14:00 - 18:00 08:30 - 12:30 14:00 - 18:00
Room 313BC Room 316BC Room 310 Room 313A Room 314 Room 316A Room 315 Room 315 Room 311 Room 311


SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 1
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Room 323ABC
 

SUNDAY
19 APRIL 2009
MR Engineering Part II
 		 Probing Cancer with MR II: From Animal Models to Clinical Assessment
 		 Cancer MR Spectroscopy: Clinical & Research Applications
 

Clinical Intensive Course

Imaging of the Lower Extremity: From Basics to Advanced Techniques
 
Advanced Neuroimaging
 		 fMRI Advanced Issues & Processing Software
 		 Imaging Strategies
 		 Clinical MRI: From Physical Principles to Practical Protocols
 

09:00 - 17:00

 08:30 - 17:30 08:30 - 17:30 08:30 - 18:00 08:30 - 18:00 08:00 - 18:00 08:30 - 17:00 08:30 - 17:00
Room 313BC Room 313A Room 316A Room 310 Room 316BC Room 315 Room 311 Room 312


SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 2
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Room 323ABC
 
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch
STUDY GROUPS
15:30 to 17:30
MR Flow & Motion Interventional MR MR Safety
Room 301AB Room 317AB Room 320

Opening Reception in Technical Exhibition
Exhibit Hall 1
17:45 to 19:15
 
19:30 - 21:30
GE Satellite Symposium
Hilton Hawaiian Village

MONDAY
20 APRIL 2009

 

Clinical Intensive Course

Advances in Musculoskeletal MRI

08:20 - 10:15

Room 310









 

Welcome & Awards
Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., ISMRM President
07:30
 
 Mansfield Lecture: Brain Energy & Brain Work
Robert G. Shulman, Ph.D.
08:20
 
PLENARY LECTURES: Stroke: Forward Looking Retrospective on the Role of MR
Organizers:  Jeffry R. Alger, Ph.D., and Fernando Calamante, Ph.D.

Multiparametric MR Guidance of Acute Stroke Treatment
A. Gregory Sorensen, M.D.
09:00

The Role of MR in Promoting Long-Term Recovery from Stroke
Rudiger J. Seitz, Ph.D.
09:25
 
Kalakaua Ballroom
10:15 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 13:00

Clinical Intensive Course

Breast MRI

Lung Imaging
 		 fMRI: Acquisition Methods
 		 Coronaries & Aorta: Lumen & All
 		 Multiparametric Approaches to Clinical Stroke Imaging
 		 Ultra-High Field & High Resolution Neuro Imaging
 		 Special Interest Session:
In Vivo MR with DNP Polarized Compounds
 		 MR Guided Interventions: Devices, Sequences & Applications
 		 Quantitative MR Analysis of Articular Cartilage: MSK Applications
 		 Educational Course:
 The Rise & Fall of the Brain Part I: The Developing Brain
 
Room 310 Room 316A Room 323ABC Room 313A Room 311 Room 316BC Room 315 Room 313BC Room 312 Room 314
13:00 - 14:00
Gold Corporate Symposium
Philips
Kalakaua Ballroom
14:00 - 16:00
Traditional Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3



Electronic Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3

Clinical Intensive Course

Case Based Teaching I: Soft Tissue Imaging
 
Pelvis & Fetal
 		 MRA & Flow of Neurovascular Disease
 		 Special Symposium:
SMRT & ISMRM Forum
How to Perform a Multi-Site Neuro-Imaging Study
 		 Educational Course:
 Tools & Tips for Mouse Imaging & Spectroscopy
 
Room 310 Room 316A Room 311 Room 315 Room 314
16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:30

Clinical Intensive Course

MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
 
Receive Array Technology
 		 Advances in Hepatobiliary Imaging
 		 fMRI Fluctuations
 		 MRS Methodology
 		 Imaging in Brain Tumor - Diagnosis
 		 Manganese Enhanced MRI: Methods & Applications
 		 Diffusion Acquisition
 		 RF Pulse Design
 		 Water Exchange & Binding
 
Room 313A Room 312 Room 316A Room 323ABC Room 315 Room 311 Room 310 Room 316BC Room 314 Room 313BC
18:30 - 20:30
STUDY GROUPS
Cardiac MR Diffusion & Perfusion MR Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy Molecular & Cellular Imaging/MR of Cancer MR in Drug Research High Field Systems & Applications
Room 313BC Room 316BC Room 311 Room 313A Room 312 Room 315


TUESDAY
21 APRIL 2009

07:00 - 08:00
Sunrise Educational Courses

 
Image Reconstruction - Room 314
Safety Update - Room 320
Quantitative Neuroanatomic & Functional Image Assessment - Room 316A
Mobile Lipids in Disease - Room 313A
MRI Applications for Tissue Engineering - Room 311
Clinical Science for Physicists & Engineers - Room 313BC
Cardiovascular Imaging: Disease or Problem-Based Teaching & Practical Protocols - Room 316BC
MRI & MRS of the Mouse Brain: Techniques & Applications - Room 312
Clinical Intensive Course Unsolved Problems in MSK MRI: What Do We Know and What Don't We Know? - Room 310
Clinical Intensive Course Hot Topics in Body MRI - Room 315

 

Clinical Intensive Course

Advances in MRA

08:10 - 09:30

Room 310







 
 

PLENARY LECTURES: Molecular MRI: MRI Probe Development from Bench to Patient Table
Organizers:  Brian K. Rutt, Ph.D., and Markus Rudin, Ph.D.

Probe Development: Fundamentals/Chemistry
Silvio Aime, Ph.D.
08:15

Probe Development: Biophysics & Validation
Klaas Nicolay, Ph.D.
08:40

MR Molecular Probes in a Clinical Setting - Potential & Issues, Early Clinical Experience
Réne M. Botnar, Ph.D.
09:05
 

Kalakaua Ballroom
09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:30

Clinical Intensive Course

Extracranial DWI
Preclinical Studies on Cancer
 		 Hepatic Storage Disease
 		 fMRI Calibration
 		 Molecular & Cellular Probes
 		 Methods for Spectroscopic Quantitation
 		 Characterization of White Matter in Disease
 		 Advanced Sequences & Techniques
 		 Image Analysis
 		 Educational Course:
Atherosclerosis Imaging
 
Room 310 Room 313A Room 316A Room 323ABC Room 316BC Room 315 Room 311 Room 313BC Room 312 Room 314
12:30 - 13:30 
Gold Corporate Symposium
Siemens
Kalakaua Ballroom
13:30 - 15:30
Traditional Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3



Electronic Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3

Clinical Intensive Course

Case-Based Teaching II: Abdominal Pain
 
Special Interest Session:
Time-resolved MRA 
 		 Brain Tumor: Imaging Brain Tumor Treatment & Response
 		 Quantitative MRI of Fibrocartilage
 		 Educational Course:
Image Analysis
 		 Educational Course:
Fat Imaging & Quantification
 
Room 310 Room 313A Room 311 Room 312 Room 315 Room 314
15:30 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Clinical Intensive Course

MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
 
Field Interactions & Safety
 		 Microvascular Imaging in Cancer & Response Evaluation
 		 Go with the Flow
 		 Spectroscopic Imaging & Excitation
 

Multiple Sclerosis - Clinical Applications
 

 Neurochemical Modeling & Profiling of Brain Metabolism
 		 HARDI & Higher Order Descriptions of Diffusion
 		 B1 Mapping: What's Your Angle?
 		 CS++: Compressed Sensing & Beyond
 
Room 313A Room 323ABC Room 316A Room 312 Room 315 Room 310 Room 311 Room 316BC Room 314 Room 313BC
18:15 - 19:45
BRONZE CORPORATE MEMBER SYMPOSIA
 
Bayer Healthcare
 Liver MRI: Diagnosis and Evaluation of Focal Lesions		 Bracco
"Navigating the Brave New World: Practical Protocols for Contrast Enhanced MR Imaging"
Room 312 Room 315


WEDNESDAY
22 APRIL 2009

07:00 - 08:00
Sunrise Educational Courses
 
Image Reconstruction - Room 314
Safety Update - Room 320
Quantitative Neuroanatomic &Functional Image Assessment - Room 316A
Mobile Lipids in Disease - Room 313A
MRI Applications for Tissue Engineering - Room 311
Clinical Science for Physicists & Engineers - Room 313BC
Cardiovascular Imaging: Disease or Problem-Based Teaching & Practical Protocols - Room 316BC
MRI & MRS of the Mouse Brain: Techniques & Applications - Room 312
Clinical Intensive Course  Unsolved Problems in MSK MRI: What Do We Know and What Don't We Know? - Room 310
Clinical Intensive Course  Hot Topics in Body MRI - Room 315
PLENARY LECTURES: Clinical Intensive Course  What Have We Learned from NSF?
Organizers:  Georg Bongartz, M.D., and Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
 

GBCAs and NSF:  Why Did It Happen and What Have We Learned?
Jeffrey C. Weinreb, M.D.
08:15
 
The Fibrocyte's Role in NSF
Richard H. Gomer, Ph.D.
08:40
 
Consequences Following NSF - Imaging Options in CKD Patients
Giles H. Roditi, F.R.C.R.
09:05

Kalakaua Ballroom
9:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:30 

Clinical Intensive Course

Sports Imaging: Elbow
 
Transmit Array Technology
 		 NSF & Functional Renal
 		 Preclinical & Human Studies of Tumor Therapy Response
 		 MRA: Low Dose to No Dose
 		 The Addictive Brain
 		 Thermal Therapy & Focused Ultrasound
 		 Diffusion: Biophysical Foundations, Accuracy & Reproducibility
 		 Mapping Fat Susceptibility & Fields
 		 Educational Course:
Imaging the Fetus & Newborn
 
Room 310 Room 312 Room 316A Room 315 Room 313A Room 311 Room 323ABC Room 316BC Room 313BC Room 314
10:30 - 12:30
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
 "Neuro & Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 324
12:30 - 13:30 
Gold Corporate Symposium
GE Healthcare
Kalakaua Ballroom
13:30 - 15:30
Traditional Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3



Electronic Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3		 Hepatopancreatic Metabolism
 		 Characterizing Myocardial Injury & Predicting Risk
 		 The Fetus & Developing Brain
 		 Educational Course:
Introduction to Biomarkers
 		 Educational Course:
Use of Intravenous Contrast in MRI
 
Room 310 Room 316A Room 313A Room 311 Room 315 Room 314
13:30 - 15:30
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2
"Body & Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 324
15:30 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Clinical Intensive Course

MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
 
Emerging RF Methods 
 		 fMRI: Spatial & Temporal Signal Characteristics
 		 MR Tracking of Capsules & Cells
 		 Multinuclear MRS Studies of Metabolism
 		 Animal Models of Neurodegeneration
 		 Special Interest Session:
Biomechanics
 		 Image Reconstruction: Dynamic Imaging & Phase Mapping
 		 Sorting Out Some Artifacts
 
Room 310 Room 313A Room 316A Room 323ABC Room 316BC Room 315 Room 311 Room 312 Room 313BC Room 314
18:30 - 19:30
ISMRM BUSINESS MEETING
Room 323ABC

19:30 - 21:30
STUDY GROUPS
Musculoskeletal MR Current Issues in Brain Function Hyperpolarized Media MR Psychiatric MR Spectroscopy & Imaging MR Engineering White Matter Susceptibility Weighted Imaging
Room 313BC Room 316BC Room 311 Room 313A Room 316A Room 312 Room 315

THURSDAY
23 APRIL 2009

07:00 - 08:00
Sunrise Educational Courses
 
Image Reconstruction - Room 314
Safety Update - Room 320
Quantitative Neuroanatomic & Functional Image Assessment - Room 316A
Mobile Lipids in Disease - Room 313A
MRI Applications for Tissue Engineering - Room 311
Clinical Science for Physicists & Engineers - Room 313BC
Cardiovascular Imaging: Disease or Problem-Based Teaching & Practical Protocols - Room 316BC
MRI & MRS of the Mouse Brain: Techniques & Applications - Room 312
Unsolved Problems in MSK MRI: What Do We Know and What Don't We Know? - Room 310
Hot Topics in Body MRI - Room 315
 
Young Investigator & Poster Awards
David G. Norris, Ph.D., ISMRM President
08:15
 
Lauterbur Lecture: MRI: A Charmed Past & An Exciting Future
Albert Macovski, Ph.D.
08:30

PLENARY LECTURES: MR Scanners in 2025
Organizers:  Oliver Heid, M.D., and Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
 
MR-PET: The Potential for Combined Imaging Modalities
Simon R. Cherry, Ph.D.
09:10
 
MR-HIFU:  The Potential for Combined Imaging & Therapy
Kullervo Hynynen, Ph.D.
09:35

Kalakaua Ballroom
10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:30
Educational Course:
Case Based Teaching Course V:
Physics & Engineering: Guess That Artifact!		 Breast MRI Gets Better!
 		 Hybrid & Unconventional Systems
 		 Vessel Wall Imaging
 		 Non-Proton MRI
 		 Arterial Spin Labeling
 		 Advanced Spinal Cord Imaging
 		 Diffusion, DTI & Tractography: Clinical Studies
 		 Image Analysis: Applications
 		 Educational Course:
The Rise and Fall of the Brain Part II: The Aging Brain
 
Room 310 Room 312 Room 316A Room 316BC Room 315 Room 323ABC Room 313A Room 311 Room 313BC Room 314
10:30 - 12:30
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (Repeat)
 "Neuro & Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 324
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30
Traditional Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3

Electronic Poster Session
Exhibit Hall 2-3		 Functional MRI of the Abdomen
 		 Changes in the Aging Brain
 		 Muscle Dynamic Imaging & Spectroscopy
 		 Educational Course:
Imaging Biomarkers in Practice
 		 Educational Course:
Grant Writing in a Competitive Era
 
Room 316A Room 311 Room 312 Room 315 Room 314
13:30 - 15:30
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (Repeat)
"Body & Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 324
15:30 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00
Educational Course:
 Case-Based Teaching VI:
Manifestations of Systemic Diseases on the Cardiovascular System

 		 Educational Course:
 MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
 		 fMRI Connectivity
 		 Myocardial Perfusion & Spectroscopy
 		 MR Elastography
 		 Contrast Agents & Microvascular Function: Methods
 		 Human Neurodegenerative Disorders
 		 Perfusion & Diffusion: Animal Models
 		 Motion Artifacts & Correction
 		 Parallel Imaging: Coil Sensitivities, Gradients & Applications
 
Room 310 Room 313A Room 323ABC Room 316A Room 315 Room 316BC Room 311 Room 312 Room 313BC Room 314

Farewell Party
Rooftop Garden &
Kalakaua Ballroom
18:15

FRIDAY
24 APRIL 2009

07:00 - 08:00
Sunrise Educational Courses
 
Image Reconstruction - Room 314
Safety Update - Room 320
Quantitative Neuroanatomic & Functional Image Assessment - Room 316A
Mobile Lipids in Disease - Room 313A
MRI Applications for Tissue Engineering - Room 311
Clinical Science for Physicists & Engineers - Room 313BC
Cardiovascular Imaging: Disease or Problem-Based Teaching & Practical Protocols - Room 316BC
MRI & MRS of the Mouse Brain: Techniques & Applications - Room 312
Unsolved Problems in MSK MRI: What Do We Know and What Don't We Know? - Room 310
Hot Topics in Body MRI - Room 315
 
PLENARY LECTURES: Prostate Cancer: What Every Man Needs to Know - Biology to Therapy
Organizers:  Naranamangalam R. Jagannathan, Ph.D., and Stefan O. Schoenberg, M.D.
 
 
Molecular Pathobiology of Prostate Cancer
Angelo M. De Marzo, M.D., Ph.D.
08:15
 
Current and Emerging Approaches for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Prostate Cancer
John Kurhanewicz, Ph.D.
08:40
 
Radiation Therapy, Guided Therapy and Related Topics
Jelle O. Barentsz, M.D., Ph.D.
09:05

Kalakaua Ballroom
09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:30
Gradient & Shim Engineering
 		 Prostate & Body Cancers
 		 Pharmaceutical fMRI
 		 Molecules & Cells: Novel Imaging Methods
 		 Cardiac Function Techniques & Clinical Applications
 		 Microscopy & Perfusion Imaging
 		 Animals in White Matter Diseases
 		 MRI Analysis of Bone and Physeal Cartilage
 		 Diffusion: Tracts & Tracking Methods
 		 New Mechanisms & Sequences for Contrast Generation
 
Room 314 Room 313A Room 310 Room 323ABC Room 316A Room 315 Room 311 Room 312 Room 316BC Room 313BC
12:30
ADJOURNMENT