ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting & Exhibition ○ 20-26 April 2013 ○ Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
WEEKDAY EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Off-Mainstream Techniques
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced
ORGANIZERS: Michael Bock, Ph.D. & Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
 
OVERVIEW
The topics to be covered in this afternoon (two hours) course are related to the emerging imaging technologies associated with MRI in a fairly broad sense but with a special target of covering some of the less known approaches to signal generation, detection and encoding. Our overall goal is to broaden the horizons of MR scientists, Ph.D. students and clinicians by presenting the cutting edge developments in the areas beyond the mainstream MRI. Speakers are mainly basic scientists, and the format will be lectures and discussion.

The format of the course will be lectures and discussion. The course is intended for MR scientists, Ph.D. students and clinicians with intermediate to advanced knowledge of the basic MRI techniques and hardware, who are seeking new challenges, thinking of the future directions or looking for the new diagnostic modalities and treatment options.
 
TARGET AUDIENCE
The intended audience includes experienced MR scientists seeking new challenges, Ph.D. students in the advanced phase of their projects thinking of the future directions and clinicians looking for the new diagnostic modalities and treatment options. The attendees are expected to be familiar with the basic MRI techniques and hardware.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize new trends in the imaging technology development related to MRI;
  • Explain the physical principles of the alternative imaging modalities and approaches;
  • Identify the challenges associated with the new technological developments;
  • Evaluate applicability of the new imaging approaches to particular medical areas;
  • Recommend implementing techniques at their institution to join the development effort or apply these techniques for medical diagnosis
 

PROGRAM

Moderators: Michael Bock, Ph.D. & Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D.

         
13:30 Squid Detected MRI Michelle A. Espy, Ph.D.
14:00   NMR & MRI in Rotating Magnetic Fields -permission withheld Dimitrios Sakellariou, Ph.D.
14:30 Imaging with Hyperpolarized Silicon Nanoparticles Maja C. Cassidy, M.Sc.
15:00 MRI Without Gradients Jonathan C. Sharp, Ph.D.
         
15:30     Adjournment