ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition
SMRT 21st Annual Meeting
 5 - 11 May 2012
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Melbourne, Australia
2012 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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FRIDAY
4 MAY 2012

Onsite Registration Opens
14:00 - 20:00

SATURDAY
5 MAY 2012
 

Educational Course Key
 
Body  
 
Cancer  
 
Cardiovascular  
 
Cross Cutting & Emerging Technologies
 
Diffusion/Perfusion  
 
Musculoskeletal  
 
Neuro  
 
Physics & Engineering
 
Clinical Intensive Course
Body MRI: The Added Clinical Value of Evolving MR Technology		 Preclinical MR of Cancer - Addressing Clinical Needs Molecular & Cellular Imaging: From the Bench to the Bed Perfusion Imaging Measuring Diffusion Properties in Tissue
 (morning)		 Clinical Intensive Course
Advanced Neuroimaging 1		 MR Systems Engineering MR Physics for Physicists
08:30-17:15 08:30-17:15 08:30-17:15 08:30-18:05 08:30-12:45 08:30-17:45 08:30-17:15 08:30-18:15
        MR Properties of Tissues
 (afternoon)		      
        14:00-18:15      
Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 203-204 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 201 Room 219-220 Room 202



SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 1
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Auditorium
 

SUNDAY
6 MAY 2012
Clinical Intensive Course
Musculoskeletal MRI: Imaging Following Surgical Repair		 Case-Based Teaching
Clinical MR of Cancer: Solving Problems in Cancer Patients		 Everything You Wanted to Know About Contrast Agents
 (morning)		 Recent Advances in Cardiovascular MR: Techniques & Applications Microstructural Imaging Techniques in the Brain
 (morning)		 Clinical Intensive Course
Advanced Neuroimaging 2		 RF Engineering Imaging Strategies
08:30-16:45 08:30-17:15 08:00-12:35 08:30-18:00 08:00-12:15 08:30-17:15 08:30-16:45 08:30-17:15
    Emerging Techniques:
Clinical vs. Research
 (afternoon)		   Functional Connectivity of the Brain
 (afternoon)		      
    14:00-17:45   13:30-17:45      
Room 109-110 Room 105-106 Room 203-204 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 201 Room 219-220 Room 202



SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 2
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Auditorium


Opening Reception in Technical Exhibition
Exhibit Hall
17:45 to 19:15
 
 

MONDAY
7 MAY 2012
Clinical Intensive Course
MRI of the Foot & Ankle
Room 202
08:15-10:15

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
07:30-10:15
07:30  Welcome & Awards - Debiao Li, Ph.D., 2011-12 ISMRM President
   
08:20  Lauterbur Lecture:   MRI: From Science to Society,
Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
   
   
   

NIBIB Plenary Session on Innovations in Imaging:
How Compressed Sensing will Change the World of MR
          Organizers: Craig H. Meyer, Ph.D. & Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D.

  09:05   Compressed Sensing Overview, David Donoho, Ph.D.
  09:30  Compressed Sensing in MRI, Michael Lustig, Ph.D.
  09:55     Clinical Applications of Compressed Sensing: Introduction:  Clinical Opportunities & Barriers to Mainstream Use, Shreyas S. Vasanawala, M.D., Ph.D.
  10:05  Case 1: Sparse Neuroangiogram,  Manal Nicolas-Jilwan, M.D.
  10:10   Case 2: High Spatiotemporal Correlation Cardiac Imaging, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, M.D.
     
  10:15   Adjourn
     

 
Clinical Intensive Course
Stroke Recovery
Room 201
08:20-10:15		  
Clinical Intensive Course
Oncologic Pelvic Imaging
Room 105-106
08:20-10:20		  
10:20 - 10:45
BREAK
10:45 - 12:45
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
  Cardiovascular		 Electronic
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Engineering;
fMRI		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Perfusion;
Detection & Correction of Motion in MRI &  MRS		 Compressed Sensing: Novel Applications Animal Models of Brain Disease Functional Imaging of Neurodevelopmental & Neurodegenerative Disorders Tumor Therapy Response: Preclinical & Clinical Relaxometry in the Musculoskeletal System MRS of Disease, Injury & Pathology in the Body & MSK Clinical Intensive Course
Neurological MR Imaging in Nutrition		 Clinical Intensive Course
Pediatric Body MRI
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110
12:45 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00
Gold Corporate Symposium
Philips
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall
14:15 - 16:15
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Engineering		 Electronic
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Cancer;
Interventional		 Study Group
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Diffusion		 Young Investigator Award Presentations Compressed Sensing: New Methods CV Technology & Methodology Normal Developing Human Brain -Advanced Imaging Emerging Body MR Techniques Pediatric Infection & Inflammation Electromagnetic Tissue Property Mapping with Magnetic Resonance Clinical Intensive Course
ISMRM/SMRT Forum:  Parametric Mapping of Cartilage
Exhibition Hall Exhibition Hall Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 202
16:15 - 16:30
BREAK
16:30 - 18:30
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Pulse Sequence & Reconstruction A		 Electronic
Poster Session:
(no CME credit)
 Neuro A		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Musculoskeletal MR;
Body (ad-hoc)		 Diffusion Acquisition Psychiatric Disorders fMRI Connectivity Mechanisms & Methods Applications of New Hardware Systems Myocardial Perfusion Cancer - Animal Models & Physiology Special Session:
Meet the Editors & AMPC
(no CME credit)		 Clinical Intensive Course
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 109-110 Room 201 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 202
Korean Meeting
(no CME credit)
18:45 – 19:30
Room 212-213
 

TUESDAY
8 MAY 2012

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 08:00
Clinical Intensive Course
Hot Topics in Body MRI		 MR Spectroscopy & Spectroscopic Imaging Whole Body MRI Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Managing the Information Explosion Cutting-Edge Cardiovascular MR: From Small Animal Models to State-of-the-Art Imaging in Patients Absolute Beginner's Guide to Neuroimaging Methods Clinical Intensive Course
Advanced MRI Techniques with MSK Applications		 Clinical Intensive Course
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Translational Neuroimaging		 Image Reconstruction
Room 201 Room 202 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 219-220
Clinical Intensive Course
Oncologic Body Imaging
Room 105-106
08:15-09:30

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:15-09:30

Plenary Session: Redefining Psychiatry through Advances in MR
Organizers: Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D. & Stefan Sunaert, M.D., Ph.D.
     
  08:15 Overview of Psychiatric Disease, Kelvin O. Lim, M.D.
  08:40 Current State-of-the-Art MRI, Steven C. R. Williams, Ph.D.
  09:05 Treatment, Neuromodulation, Helen S. Mayberg, M.D., F.R.C.P.
     
  09:30  Adjourn
     

 
Clinical Intensive Course
MRI of the Hip
Room 202
08:15-09:30
Clinical Intensive Course
Hot Topics in Neuro-Therapy
Part 1: Cochlear Implants
Room 201
08:15-09:30

09:30 - 10:00
BREAK

10:00 - 12:00
Traditional
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
Body;
Molecular Imaging		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Musculoskeletal		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 White Matter;
Susceptibility Weighted Imaging		 Cancer- Cells, Animals & Metabolism Brain Tumor Imaging- Diagnosis & Response to Therapy DSC, Oxygenation & Reactivity MR-Guided Intravascular & Percutaneous Interventions Off Resonance & Eddy Current Artifact Correction CV Function Clinical Intensive Course
Neurologic Infections & Inflammation in Adults		 Clinical Intensive Course
Liver MRI
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110

12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH

12:15 - 13:15
Gold Corporate Symposium
Siemens
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 MRS, non-H1 & ESR;
Interventional		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Pulse Sequence & Reconstruction A		 Study Group
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Current Issues in Brain Function		 Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI: Methods & Applications Advanced Imaging of Prenatal/Neonatal Brain Injury Body Diffusion Studies of Metabolism Using Hyperpolarized 13C Osteoarthritis: Cartilage & Menisci Clinical Intensive Course
Head & Neck MRI		 Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits in a Changing World
Part 1: MRI of Cardiac Microstructure 		Clinical Intensive Course
Case-Based Teaching Peripheral Nerve Imaging
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Neuro A		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Diffusion & Perfusion		 Study Group
Session:
(no CME credit)
 MR in Drug Research		 Sequences: New Acquisition Strategies & Applications MRS of Normal & Fundamental Physiology Transmit Arrays & SAR Monitoring Coronary MRA & Vessel Wall Imaging fMRI: Novel Contrasts & Techniques Renal MRI Hyperpolarized 13C MRS Clinical Intensive Course
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 109-110 Room 201 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 202
18:15 - 20:15 18:15 - 20:15
Bronze Corporate Symposium - Agilent Technologies
(no CME credit)		 Bronze Corporate Symposium - Bracco
(no CME credit)
Room 210-211 Room 109-110
 

WEDNESDAY
9 MAY 2012

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 08:00
Clinical Intensive Course
Hot Topics in Body MRI		 MR Spectroscopy & Spectroscopic Imaging Whole Body MRI Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Managing the Information Explosion Cutting-Edge Cardiovascular MR: From Small Animal Models to State-of-the-Art Imaging in Patients Absolute Beginner's Guide to Neuroimaging Methods Clinical Intensive Course
Advanced MRI Techniques with MSK Applications		 Clinical Intensive Course
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Translational Neuroimaging		 Image Reconstruction
Room 201 Room 202 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 219-220
Clinical Intensive Course
Hepatobiliary Imaging
Room 202
08:15-09:30

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:15-09:30

Plenary Session: Measuring Tissue Microstructure with MRI
Organizers: Karla L. Miller, Ph.D. & Geoffrey J. M. Parker, Ph.D.
     
  08:15 What Is Tissue Microstructure & Why Might We Want to Measure It? John C. Gore, Ph.D.
  08:40 Data Acquisition & Modeling Strategies, Greg J. Stanisz, Ph.D.
  09:05 Applications Now & In the Future, Across a Range of Areas (Disease & Biology), Jeffrey Joseph Neil, M.D., Ph.D.
     
  09:30  Adjourn
     


 
Clinical Intensive Course
Hot Topics in Neuro-Therapy
Part 2: Veno-occlusion in Multiple Sclerosis
Room 201
08:15-09:30

09:30 - 10:00
BREAK

10:00 - 12:00
Traditional
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Cancer;
Musculoskeletal		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Neuro B		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 MR Safety;
High Field Systems & Applications;
MR Engineering		 Acquisition for Microstructural Imaging Relaxometric & Water/Fat Imaging Advanced Imaging of Stroke, Epilepsy & Traumatic Brain Injury Novel Contrast Mechanisms Myocardial Tissue Characterization & Spectroscopy Hepatobiliary & Gastrointestinal Clinical Intensive Course
Pediatric Neuroimaging		 Musculoskeletal MRI for an Emerging World
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110
Hands-On Workshop 1
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
Philips
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 1
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
Siemens
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 1
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Room 207 Room 208 Room 209

12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH

12:15 - 13:15
Gold Corporate Symposium
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Diffusion & Perfusion		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Cardiovascular		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Molecular & Cellular Imaging;
MR of Cancer		 Susceptibility in MRI High Resolution Brain Anatomy & Physiology Receive Arrays & Technology Structure & Function of Muscle Breast Cancer Clinical Intensive Course
Case-Based Teaching
 Artifacts in Body MRI		 Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits in a Changing World
 Part 2: Ultra-High CV MR at 7T		 Clinical Intensive Course
Cutting-Edge Spine Imaging
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211
Hands-On Workshop 2
Body & Cardiovascular
Philips
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 2
Cardiovascular & Body
Siemens
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 2
Cardiovascular & Body
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Room 207 Room 208 Room 209

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Pulse Sequence & Reconstruction B		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Body		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Cardiac MR;
MR Flow & Motion Quantitation		 Quantification of Microstructure fMRI Quantitative Physiology & Metabolism New Agents, New Targets MRS of Disease, Injury & Pathology in CNS Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Intensive Course
Post-Processing Controversies in Cartilage Applications		 Special Session:
Mock Grant Review
(no CME credit)		 Clinical Intensive Course
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 202
ISMRM Business Meeting
(no CME credit)
18:15 - 19:15
Room 212-213		 Chinese Meeting
(no CME credit)
18:15 - 19:00
Room 210-211		 Japanese Meeting
(no CME credit)
18:15 - 20:30
Room 219-220
 
THURSDAY
10 MAY 2012

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 08:00
Hot Topics in Body MRI MR Spectroscopy & Spectroscopic Imaging Whole Body MRI Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Managing the Information Explosion Cutting-Edge Cardiovascular MR: From Small Animal Models to State-of-the-Art Imaging in Patients Absolute Beginner's Guide to Neuroimaging Methods Advanced MRI Techniques with MSK Applications Absolute Beginner's Guide to Translational Neuroimaging Image Reconstruction
Room 201 Room 202 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 219-220

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:00-10:00
08:00  Young Investigator Awards Presentation , Thomas M. Grist, M.D., 2012-13 ISMRM President
   
08:15  Mansfield Lecture:  Localized Origins , Paul Bottomley, Ph.D., B.Sc.
Introduction, William A. Edelstein, Ph.D.
   
   
   
Plenary Session: Open(ing) MRI: Adaptations for Broadening the Impact of MRI
                          Organizers: Roland Bammer, Ph.D. & Tim Leiner, M.D., Ph.D.
     
  09:00   Different Needs in Different Regions, Walter Kucharczyk, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
     
    Your 5-Minute "Money Shots"
  09:20    CV, Phillip M. Young, M.D.
  09:25 Body, Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.
  09:30 Neuro, Meng Law, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.R.
  09:35 MSK, Richard Kijowski, M.D.
     
  09:40 Accessibility & Openness: Hardware & Software Innovations to Improve Accessibility & “Jailbreak” Your Scanner, Oliver Heid, M.D.
     
  10:00   Adjourn
     

10:00 - 10:30
BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Neuro B		 Electronic
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Pulse Sequences & Reconstruction B		 Study Group
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Hyperpolarized Media MR;
Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy		 Image Reconstruction Contrast & Non-Contrast MRA Emerging RF Coils & Technologies Prostate Cancer Interventional MRI: Thermotherapy Female Pelvis & Fetal Case-Based Teaching: Thinking Outside the Black Box: A Self-Help Guide for Neuroimaging Analysis Workflow Across Geography 
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 202 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110
Hands-On Workshop 1 (Repeat)
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
Philips
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 1 (Repeat)
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
Siemens
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 1 (Repeat)
Neuro & Musculoskeletal
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Room 207 Room 208 Room 209

12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional
Poster
Session:
(no CME credit)
 fMRI		 Electronic
Poster
Sessions:
(no CME credit)
 Molecular Imaging;
MRS, non-H1 & EST		 Study Group
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Interventional MR		 Arterial Spin Labeling Neurodegenerative Disease Including Dementia & Parkinson's Disease Motion Artifacts & Correction B0 & B1 Mapping Spinal Cord Advances in Pulmonary Imaging Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits in a Changing World
Part 3: Case-Based Studies in CMR 		Your Coils & You 2012: A Primer for the Busy Clinician & the Curious Scientist
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 109-110 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 202
Hands-On Workshop 2 (Repeat)
Body & Cardiovascular
Philips
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 2 (Repeat)
Cardiovascular & Body
Siemens
(no CME credit)		 Hands-On Workshop 2 (Repeat)
Cardiovascular & Body
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Room 207 Room 208 Room 209

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
Study Group
Session:
(no CME credit)
 Psychiatric MR Spectroscopy & Imaging		 RF Pulses: Novel Design & Applications Clinical Diffusion fMRI: Neuroscience Applications & Mechanisms Flow Cell Tracking & Reporter Genes MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians Comparative Effectiveness Research: International Perspectives Guess That Artifact – A Case-Based Approach to MR Image Quality
Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 201 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 202


Closing Party
Main Foyer
18:15 to 22:00
 
FRIDAY
11 MAY 2012

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 08:00
Hot Topics in Body MRI MR Spectroscopy & Spectroscopic Imaging Whole Body MRI Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Managing the Information Explosion Cutting-Edge Cardiovascular MR: From Small Animal Models to State-of-the-Art Imaging in Patients Absolute Beginner's Guide to Neuroimaging Methods Advanced MRI Techniques with MSK Applications Absolute Beginner's Guide to Translational Neuroimaging Image Reconstruction
Room 201 Room 202 Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 203-204 Plenary Hall Room 219-220

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:15-09:30

Plenary Session: Emerging Medical Procedures & Devices with MRI
 Organizers: Blaine A. Chronik, Ph.D. & Tamer S. Ibrahim, Ph.D.  
       
  08:15 MR-Guided Robotic Surgery, Garnette R. Sutherland, M.D.  
  08:40 MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound, Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D.  
  09:05 Developing & Testing MR-Compatible Active Implantable Devices, Joseph M. Bocek, M.S.E.E.  
       
  09:30 Adjourn  

09:30 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 12:30
Tractography Gradients, Shims & Novel Systems MRS Acquisition & Quantification Methods fMRI: Spatio-Temporal Characteristics Manganese Enhanced MRI (MEMRI) Saturation Transfer: CEST, APT & MT Image Analysis: Novel Techniques Stroke & Vascular Malformations
Plenary Hall Room 105-106 Room 109-110 Room 201 Room 202 Room 210-211 Room 212-213 Room 219-220