ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting & Exhibition
SMRT 22nd Annual Meeting
20-26 April 2013

 Salt Palace Convention Center • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
 
2013 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Last updated:  07 June, 2013

 
 

FRIDAY
19 APRIL 2013

Onsite Registration Opens
14:00 - 20:00

SATURDAY
20 APRIL 2013
 

Educational Course Key
 
Body  
 
Cancer  
 
Cardiovascular  
 
Cross Cutting & Emerging Technologies
 
Diffusion/Perfusion  
 
Musculoskeletal  
 
Neuro  
 
Physics & Engineering
 
Educational Course:
Innovation in Body MRI		 Educational Course:
Pre-Clinical MR of Cancer		 Educational Course:
Perfusion Imaging: ASL, DCE & DSC
(morning) 		Educational Course:
Single-Subject Neuroimaging
(morning)		 Educational Course:
Challenges in Musculoskeletal Imaging		 Educational Course:
Advanced Neuroimaging 1: Brain & Spinal Cord		 Educational Course:
MR Systems Engineering		 Educational Course:
MR Physics for Physicists
08:00-12:35 08:30-12:45
Educational Course:
fMRI: From Basic to Intermediate Brain Connectivity, Part 1
(afternoon)		 Educational Course:
Diffusion Goes Mad
(afternoon)
08:30-17:15 08:30-17:15 13:30-18:15 14:00-18:15 08:30-16:45 09:00-17:15 08:30-17:15 08:30-18:15
Room 150 AG Room 155 EF Room 155 BC Room 151 AG Room 255 EF Room 255 BC Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF



SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 1
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Room 355 BCEF
 

SUNDAY
21 APRIL 2013
Educational Course:
Molecular & Cellular Imaging: From Bench to the Bed		 Educational Course:
Clinical Cancer MRI - Case-Based Teaching		 Educational Course:
Recent Innovations in Cardiac MR		 Educational Course:
Everything You Wanted to Know about MR-PET
(morning)		 Educational Course:
Advanced Diffusion Acquisition: Targeted Methods
(morning)		 Educational Course:
Advanced Neuroimaging 2: Across the Lifespan		 Educational Course:
RF Engineering - Coils		 Educational Course:
Imaging Acquisition & Reconstruction
08:00-12:15 08:00-12:45
Educational Course:
A Practical Guide to MR Safety
(afternoon)		 Educational Course:
fMRI: From Basic to Intermediate Brain Connectivity, Part 2
(afternoon)
08:30-16:45 08:30-17:15 08:00-18:00 13:30-17:45 13:30-18:15 09:00-17:15 08:30-16:45 08:30-17:45
Room 155 EF Room 150 AG Room 155 BC Room 151 AG Room 255 EF Room 255 BC Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF

12:30 - 13:30
Silver Corporate Symposium
Bayer HealthCare
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall



SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 2
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
Room 355 BCEF
 


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

MONDAY
22 APRIL 2013

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
07:30-10:20
07:30  Welcome & Awards - Thomas M. Grist, M.D., F.A.C.R., 2012-13 ISMRM President
     
08:20  Lauterbur Lecture:   Beyond Fourier Encoding:  The Need, the Challenges & the Rewards of Breaking Out of K-Space,
Klaas P. Pruessmann, Ph.D.
     
     
     

Panning for Gold: 20 Years of Innovation in MRI
          Organizers: Garry E. Gold, M.D. & Thomas M. Grist, M.D., F.A.C.R.

09:05     Surface Coils, Joseph J. H. Ackerman, Ph.D.
09:20 Inversion Recovery & Early Contrast Studies in the Brain: A Brief History, Ian R. Young, Ph.D.
09:35   Contrast MR Angiography, Martin R. Prince, M.D., Ph.D.
09:50 Excitation K-Space & uTE MRI, John M. Pauly, Ph.D.
10:05  Fast Spin Echo, Jürgen K. Hennig, Ph.D.
       
       
10:20      Adjourn
       

10:20 - 10:45
BREAK
10:45 - 12:45
Traditional
Poster
Session

Cardiovascular
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Neuro A
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

Interventional MRI
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Hyperpolarized Media MR
(no CME credit)		 Young Investigator Award Presentations Extreme Encoding Methods Renal MRI fMRI Connectivity: Mechanisms & Analysis Advanced MRI in Multiple Sclerosis Diffusion Acquisition Educational Course:
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians		 Educational Course:
MRI of Musculoskeletal Impingement Syndromes 		 Educational Course:
Integrated Comprehensive Approach to the Brain Tumor Patient: A Case Study
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 251 BCEF
12:45 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00
Gold Corporate Symposium
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall
14:15 - 16:15
Traditional
Poster
Session

Young Investigator Poster Presentations
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Diffusion & Perfusion
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

MR Engineering; MR Safety
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy
(no CME credit)		 Flow Quantification RF Pulse Design Animal Models 1 Prostate: Clinical Arterial Spin Labeling Educational Course:
Imaging Metabolism with Hyperpolarized Nuclei 		Educational Course:
ISMRM/SMRT Forum: Safe & Ethical Imaging of Patients & Research Subjects		 Special Session:
Mock Grant Review
(no CME credit)		 Educational Course:
New Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease
Exhibition Hall Exhibition Hall Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 251 BCEF
16:15 - 16:30
BREAK
16:30 - 18:30
Traditional
Poster
Session

Diffusion & Perfusion
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Functional MRI (Neuro)
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

High Field Systems & Applications
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

 Cardiac MR
(no CME credit)		 MRS: Normal Metabolism & Systems Under Stress Image Reconstruction New Systems & Probes Bone, Tendon & Menisci: State of the Art Novel Contrast Agents & Reporters Translational Scientific Session:
Susceptibility Image in the Brain		 Advanced Fetal & Pediatric CNS Imaging Educational Course:
Female Pelvis		 Educational Course:
Added Value of DWI for Your Clinical Practice
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF
 
 

TUESDAY
23 APRIL 2013

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 7:50
Educational Course:
Hot Topics in Body MRI		 Educational Course:
MRS 		Educational Course:
Cardiac MR Today & Tomorrow		 Educational Course:
Emerging Clinical Techniques 		Educational Course:
Practical Quantitative Imaging		 Educational Course:
Translational Pathways & Validation		 Educational Course:
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Neuroimaging Methods		 Educational Course:
Advanced MSK MRI Techniques with Clinical Applications		 Educational Course:
From Pulse Sequence to Clinical Applications in the Brain		 Educational Course:
Nuts & Bolts of Advanced Imaging
Room 250 BCEF Room 150 AG Room 155 A Room 251 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:15-09:30

Plenary Session: MRI in Cancer: Promises, Controversies & Technical Innovation in Breast MRI
Organizers: Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D. & Elizabeth A. Morris, M.D., F.A.C.R.
         
  08:15 How Clinical Research Trials Changed the Use of Breast MRI, Constance D. Lehman, M.D., Ph.D.
  08:40   Innovations in Breast MRI, Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.
  09:05 Screening for Breast Cancer with MRI, Christiane K. Kuhl, M.D., Ph.D.
         
  09:30      Adjourn
         

09:30 - 10:00
BREAK

10:00 - 12:00
Traditional
Poster
Session

Neuro A
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Sessions

Musculoskeletal;
Cancer
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

Psychiatric MR Spectroscopy & Imaging
(no CME credit)		 Translational Scientific Session:
Fast Cardiac Imaging		 Breast MRI: Clinical & Technical Advanced Stroke Imaging MRS: Cancer & Aberrant Metabolism Thermotherapy & Thermometry Targeted Molecular Imaging Agents Sequences & Applications Educational Course:
Bowel		 Educational Course:
Imaging Bone Architecture & Composition
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF

12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH

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

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional
Poster
Session

Pulse Sequences & Reconstruction A
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Neuro B
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Molecular & Cellular Imaging
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

MR Flow & Motion Quantitation
(no CME credit)		 Tissue Characterization of the Myocardium: Different Insights High Resolution Brain Morphometry Hepatobiliary/
Pancreas		 Transmit Arrays & RF Safety High Resolution fMRI Applications to Neuroscience Motion Artifact Correction Educational Course:
Bringing Radiation Therapy to the Next Level: Technical Concepts & Clinical Applications 		Educational Course:
Imaging Muscle Structure & Function		 Educational Course:
Cerebrovascular Disease: From Acute to Chronic
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 251 BCEF

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
Traditional
Poster
Sessions

Body;
Molecular Imaging
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Pulse Sequences & Reconstruction A
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

MR of Cancer
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Perfusion
(no CME credit)		 Myocardial Perfusion: Technical Development & Clinical Needs fMRI Connectivity: Applications Animal Models 2 Spine & Spinal Cord Muscle: Physiology & Function B1 Mapping & Corrections Educational Course:
Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits - Part 1: CMR in Cardiac Arrhythmias 		Educational Course:
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians		 Educational Course:
Revenge: Game Show
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 255 BC Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF
  18:30 - 20:30  
  Bronze Corporate Symposium
Contrast-Enhanced MRA: Optimizing Safety and Efficacy
Bracco
(no CME credit)		  
 

Room 255 EF

  
 

WEDNESDAY
24 APRIL 2013

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 7:50
Educational Course:
Hot Topics in Body MRI		 Educational Course:
MRS 		Educational Course:
Cardiac MR Today & Tomorrow		 Educational Course:
Emerging Clinical Techniques 		Educational Course:
Practical Quantitative Imaging		 Educational Course:
Translational Pathways & Validation		 Educational Course:
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Neuroimaging Methods		 Educational Course:
Advanced MSK MRI Techniques with Clinical Applications		 Educational Course:
From Pulse Sequence to Clinical Applications in the Brain		 Educational Course:
Nuts & Bolts of Advanced Imaging
Room 250 BCEF Room 150 AG Room 155 A Room 251 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:10-09:30

Plenary Session: Standardization of MR-Based Biomarkers for Evidence Based Medicine Across Institutions
Organizers: Robert E. Lenkinski, Ph.D. & Keith R. Thulborn, M.D., Ph.D.
         
  08:10 The Evolution in the MR-Based Biomarker, Neil M. Rofsky, M.D.
  08:30 The European Experience with Multi-Center Breast MR Trials, Francesco Sardanelli, M.D.
  08:50   The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN): Successes & Failures, Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D.
         
  09:10 NIBIB New Horizons: Frontiers in Body MRI: From Qualitative to Quantitative, Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.
  09:30      Adjourn
         

09:30 - 10:00
BREAK

10:00 - 12:00
Traditional
Poster
Session

Pulse Sequences & Reconstruction B
 (no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Sessions

Molecular Imaging;
MR Spectroscopy
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

White Matter
(no CME credit)		 Neurodegenerative: Clinical RF Engineering: Far Fields & High Dielectrics Translational Scientific Session:
Fat-Water Imaging- Translational Applications		 Novel fMRI Acquisition Methods & Contrast Mechanisms Saturation Transfer: New Frontiers & Applications Cartilage & Basic Science: Emerging Techniques Preclinical Cancer Imaging: Molecular & Traditional Educational Course:
Lung		 Educational Course:
Motion Artifacts & Practical Solutions
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF

Hands-On Workshop 1
Protocol Optimization Workshop
GE Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 1
Neuro/MSK
Philips Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 1
MR Angiography Techniques, Protocol Optimization & Post-Processing
Siemens
 (no CME credit)

Room 155D

Room 255D

Room 355D

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

Musculoskeletal; Engineering
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Body
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

Current Issues in Brain Function
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

MR in Drug Research
(no CME credit)		 Novel Neuroimaging Methods Relaxometry & Parameter Mapping Of Catheters, Guidewires & Needles: MR-Guided Interventions Cardiac Microstructure & Function Diffusion Biophysics & Modeling Tumor Therapy Response: Clinical & Preclinical Educational Course:
Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits - Part 2: Case-Based Studies in CMR		 Special Session:
Women in MRI - Networking & Panel Discussion
(no CME credit)		 Educational Course:
Multiple Sclerosis: from Pathology to Patients' Monitoring
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 251 BCEF

Hands-On Workshop 2
Protocol Optimization Workshop
GE Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 2
Body/Cardiovascular
Philips Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 2
Conditional Metal Implant Imaging & MapIT, Protocol Optimization & Post-Processing
Siemens
 (no CME credit)

Room 155 D

Room 255 D

Room 355 D
 

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
Traditional
Poster
Sessions

Cancer;
Interventional
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Pulse Sequences & Reconstruction B
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

Susceptibility Weighted Imaging
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Musculoskeletal MR
(no CME credit)		 Human Brain Tumors: Diagnosis & Response fMRI in Brain Disorders MRS: Methods, Physiologic & MR Parameters MRA: Still Worth Mining Correction for Eddy Currents & Off-Resonance Acquisition & Detection Strategies in Molecular Imaging Educational Course:
Body MR Artifacts: A Game Show! - Case-Based Teaching		 Educational Course:
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians		 Educational Course:
Emerging Technologies for Clinical Neuroimaging
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF Room 255 BC
  ISMRM Business Meeting
(no CME credit)
18:15 - 19:15
Room 150 AG		  
 
THURSDAY
25 APRIL 2013

Sunrise Educational Courses
07:00 - 7:50
Educational Course:
Hot Topics in Body MRI		 Educational Course:
MRS 		Educational Course:
Cardiac MR Today & Tomorrow		 Educational Course:
Emerging Clinical Techniques 		Educational Course:
Practical Quantitative Imaging		 Educational Course:
Translational Pathways & Validation		 Educational Course:
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Neuroimaging Methods		 Educational Course:
Advanced MSK MRI Techniques with Clinical Applications		 Educational Course:
From Pulse Sequence to Clinical Applications in the Brain		 Educational Course:
Nuts & Bolts of Advanced Imaging
Room 250 BCEF Room 150 AG Room 155 A Room 251 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF

PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:00-10:00
08:00  Young Investigator Awards Presentation, Peter Jezzard, Ph.D., 2013-14 ISMRM President
     
08:15  Mansfield Lecture: 
MRI & Mechanobiology: Emerging Science at the Intersection of Engineering & Medicine,
Richard L. Ehman, M.D.
     
     
     
Plenary Session: MR-PET
    Organizers: Roland Bammer, Ph.D., Marco Essig, M.D., Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.
         
  09:00       Next Generation of Integrated Diagnostics, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D. -permission withheld
  09:20        MR-PET Instrumentation & the Gains for Both Modalities, Bernd J. Pichler, Ph.D. -permission withheld
  09:40 A Clinical Tool for Radiologists?, Ciprian Catana, M.D., Ph.D.
         
  10:00       Adjourn
         

10:00 - 10:30
BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
Traditional
Poster
Sessions

MR Spectroscopy;
Functional MRI
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Sessions

Interventional;
Engineering
(no CME credit)

 Study Group
Session

Diffusion
(no CME credit)		 Study Group
Session

Detection & Correction of Motion in MRI & MRS
(no CME credit)		 Cutting-Edge Cardiac MRI Perfusion & Permeability Measured with Contrast Agents Emerging Body MR Techniques Compressed Sensing: Novel Methods & Applications Advanced Imaging for Dementia Advanced Neurovascular MRA Cartilage: Clinical & Translational Pulmonary Imaging: From Mouse to Man Special Session:
Emerging Techniques: Meet the Experts 
(no CME credit)
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 155 ABC Room 254 ABC Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 255 BC

Hands-On Workshop 3
Protocol Optimization Workshop
GE Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 3
Neuro/MSK
Philips Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 3
fMRI & DTI: Acquisition Protocols & Post-Processing
Siemens
 (no CME credit)

Room 155 D

Room 255 D

Room 355 D
 

12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional
Poster
Session

Neuro B
(no CME credit)

 Electronic
Poster
Session

Cardiovascular
(no CME credit)

 Hyperpolarized 13C Gradients, Shims & Field Monitoring Diabetes, Nutrition & Gastrointestinal Translational Scientific Session:
Musculoskeletal Translational Imaging		 Advances in Image Analysis Microstructure By All Means Perfusion & Permeability: Applications Educational Course:
Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Pushing the Limits - Part 3: Accelerated Cardiovascular Imaging: Technique & Clinical Applications 		Educational Course:
Off-Mainstream Techniques
Exhibition
Hall		 Exhibition
Hall		 Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF

Hands-On Workshop 4
Protocol Optimization Workshop
GE Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 4
Body/Cardiovascular
Philips Healthcare
 (no CME credit)

Hands-On Workshop 4
Biograph mMR, Tissue4D & Onco-Treat
Siemens
 (no CME credit)

Room 155 D

Room 255 D

Room 355 D
 

15:30 - 16:00
BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
RF Circuits & Concepts Imaging Biomarkers in Psychiatric Diseases Body Perfusion & Contrast Agents fMRI with Simultaneous [Insert Modality Here] UTE: Methods & Applications Fibers & Tractography Brain Diffusion Imaging: Clinical Applications Across the Lifespan Educational Course:
MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians		 Educational Course:
Game Show: Lower-Higher: The Transition from Low Field to High Field - Case-Based Teaching
Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF Room 251 BCEF Room 250 BCEF


Closing Party
Hall AB
18:15 to 22:00
 
FRIDAY
26 APRIL 2013


PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Hall
08:15-09:30

Plenary Session: Connectomics: A New Frontier in Neuroscience
 Organizers: Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D., Derek K. Jones, Ph.D. & Karla L. Miller, Ph.D.    
           
  08:15 Establishing the Brain's Connections: How Connectomics will Change Basic & Clinical Neuroscience, Klaas E. Stephan, M.D.
  08:40 State of the Art in Hardware, Acquisition & Analysis for In-Vivo Connectivity, Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
  09:05 Innovations in Multi-Modal Imaging for Mapping a Comprehensive Human Connectome, Kamil Ugurbil, Ph.D.
           
  09:30     Adjourn  

09:30 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 12:30
Normal Developing Brain Preclinical Cancer Spectroscopy Hyperpolarized Gases: The Lung & Beyond  

Hybrid Systems

 

 Cortex, Connections & Connectomes Probing Brain Physiology & Metabolism with fMRI MRS of the Brain Contrast Generation & Elastography Vessel Wall Imaging
Room 150 AG Room 151 AG Room 155 EF Room 250 BCEF Room 251 BCEF Room 255 BC Room 255 EF Room 355 BC Room 355 EF