Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB • 16-21 June 2018 • Paris, France

Educational Course
Quantitative MRI in MSK: From Acquisition to Application
Quantitative MRI in MSK: From Acquisition to Application
Weekday Course

ORGANIZERS: Eric Chang, Garry Gold, Edwin Oei, Philip Robinson

 
Monday, 18 June 2018
W05/06  16:15 - 18:15 Moderators:  Xiaojuan Li, Ashley Williams

Skill Level: Intermediate
Session Number: M-09

Overview
This session focuses on the use of quantitative MRI in MSK. Speakers will discuss data acquisition, relaxation, post-processing, standardization, and overall challenges faced by researchers and clinicians. The session will conclude with a panel discussion of translation of quantitative MSK sequences to the clinic.

Target Audience
Trainees, researchers, and clinicians with an interest in the technical aspects of quantitative MRI in MSK.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
-Summarize the steps involved in data acquisition and post-processing of quantitative MRI data;
-Describe the challenges associated with standardization quantitative MRI data; and
-Summarize the physical principles of the MRI relaxometry techniques used in MSK imaging.

 

 
16:15
 		   Relaxation
Eveliina Lammentausta
16:40
 		   Standardization, Phantoms
Kathryn Keenan
This talk will review how to design a phantom for MSK applications, how to develop standardization across platforms, and considerations for reproducibility and reliability studies.

 
17:05
 		   Image Processing, Machine Learning and Multimodal Data Analysis
Valentina Pedoia
In this lecture, we provide an overview on the potential of coupling of cutting edge technologies in quantitative MRI, deep learning and big data analytics fields. The main goal is to show how those techniques can be applied to discover latent feature able to accurately characterize disease status and predict progression. The data-driven extraction of features from relaxation maps and multidimensional analysis of data from various sources can exploit the real potential of quantitative MRI technique, to date still hampered by tedious and time-consuming manual image post-processing pipelines; and deeply underused due to the handcrafting of too simplistic image representations.

 
17:30
 		   Common Pitfalls in Quantitative MSK MRI
Emily McWalter
17:55
 		   Panel Discussion
18:20
 		   Adjournment & Meet the Teachers
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