ISMRM25 - Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal MRI I

ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition • 10-15 May 2025 • Honolulu, Hawai'i

Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal MRI I

Sunrise Course

ORGANIZERS: Rupsa Bhattacharjee, Timothy Bray, Akshay Chaudhari, Feliks Kogan

Monday, 12 May 2025

316B

07:00 - 08:00

Moderators: Joseph Tang & Natasha Thorley

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: S-M-04

CME Credit

Session Number: S-M-04

Overview
The sunrise course series will provide an overview of fundamental MRI sequences that are used routinely in the clinic and in research studies, focusing on their diagnostic utility and approaches towards acceleration. The session will cover quantitative MRI approaches in different anatomies as well as best practices for the analysis of the acquired images using segmentation and shape analysis tools.

Target Audience
Students, post-doctoral fellows, and researchers interested in acquisition, reconstruction, and analysis techniques for morphological and quantitative MRI.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Describe the contrasts, speed, and utility of sequences used in clinical musculoskeletal imaging;
• Describe the mechanisms of quantitative imaging markers and techniques used in joints, the muscle, and skeleton;
• List best practices in the acquisition and fitting for quantitative musculoskeletal MRI techniques; and
• Discuss common image analysis methods that generate insights from images using segmentation and shape analysis tools.

07:00		qMRI in Muscle - Methods, Best Practices & Common Pitfalls × Video Permission Withheld Melissa Hooijmans Impact: not applicable
07:20		qMRI in the Skeleton × Video Permission Withheld Hyunyeol Lee Impact: Basics of (q)MRI methods for capturing/quantifying signals from bone water protons. Pulse sequences, contrast mechanism, technical considerations, and some representative applications will be presented.
07:40		qMRI in JOINT - Methods, Best Practices & Common Pitfalls View Presentation Video Emily McWalter Impact: Discover how quantitative MRI (qMRI) is transforming the study of musculoskeletal joints. Learn about the composition of key soft tissues, the qMRI techniques used, and imaging joints under load. Enhance your understanding of joint health and function!