2026 ISMRT Program-at-a-Glance

Forum I: Innovators and Innovations in Africa

Welcome: ISMRT President and AMPC Chair

Adam D. Scotson, B.Sc., PG. Cert. MRI and
Maila Hughes, (M.MRT)

From CT to MRI: Future Directions for Paleoradiology

T.B.A.

Reimagining MRI: Engineering Innovation from Africa to Improve Accessibility

T.B.A.

Clinical Innovation in MRI Across Africa: From Constraint to Capability

T.B.A.

A Legacy of Innovation: From Heart Transplantation to Advanced Cardiovascular MRI

T.B.A.

Forum I Q and A

Diamond Sponsor

T.B.A.

– Break: Meet the Speakers and Exhibition –

President's Lecture and Awards

Winning Research Oral Presentations

T.B.A.

President's Lecture

T.B.A.

Winning Clinical Oral Presentations

T.B.A.

Award Winning Poster Presentations

T.B.A.

– Lunch, Exhibition, and Poster Tour –

Forum II: CMR

Adenosine Stress Perfusion

T.B.A.

Quantitative MRI

Nicole Seiberlich, Ph.D.

T.B.A.

– Break and Exhibition –

Forum III: MSK

T.B.A.

CE-SWI Applications in MSK Oncology

Raul Valenzuela, M.D.

Adjourn

Forum IV: Ethics and Post Mortem Imaging

Welcome: ISMRT President and AMPC Chair

Adam D. Scotson, B.Sc., PG. Cert. MRI and
Maila Hughes, (M.MRT)

Ethical Issues from the Standpoint of MRM Editor

Peter Jezzard, Ph.D.

Ethical Considerations in Radiographer-Led Research Projects

Sekinat Aderibigbe, Ph.D. Candidate

Ethics of Post-Mortem, Ex Vivo MRI

Candace Fleischer, Ph.D.

Post Delivery MRI in Stillbirths and Terminations

Samuel Manikkam, M.D.

Forum IV Q and A

– Break: Meet the Speakers and Exhibition –

Forum V: Neuro

Diamond Sponsor

T.B.A.

MRI and the Evolution of HIV

Sally Candy, M.D.

MRS in TB Meningitis

T.B.A.

Cerebral Malaria: Current Knowledge and Novel Interdisciplinary Approaches from a Neuroimaging Perspective

Cesc Bertran Cobo, Ph.D. Candidate

– Lunch and Exhibition –

– ISMRT Business Meeting with Grab'n'go Lunch –

Awards

President's Award-Winning Presentation

T.B.A.

Developing MRI Dental Imaging Pathways: Radiographer Perspectives on Paediatric Dental MRI (ddMRI)

Nicole Seiberlich, Ph.D.

JAK Award-Winning Presentation

T.B.A.

ISMRT Awards and Prizes (Art of MRI; Exhibitor Quiz)

T.B.A.

Forum VI: AI in MRI

Recent Trends in AI Applications for Abdominal and Pelvic MRI

Arjuna Somasundaram, M.D.

AI for Automatic Planning in Foetal: Cloud-Based Structure to Help Areas with Poor Accessibility

Sara Neves Silva, Ph.D.

The Evolution of AI in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Future Direction

Tchoyoson Lim, M.D.

Adjournment of ISMRT Sessions

ISMRM Opening Session: Welcome and Lauterbur Lecture

Adjourn

ISMRM Opening Reception
Exhibition Hall

Forum VII: Safety

Boundaries and Breakpoints: MRI Safety Zoning and Magnet Quenching

Martin Graves, Ph.D.

Risk vs Benefit: How MRI Safety is Managed in the Real World

Scott Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.

Gd: Past, Present, and Future

Harriet Theony, M.D.

Inside the Field: Near Misses and Lessons from MRI Incidents

Yolanda Le Roux Arries, R.T.

Adjournment of ISMRT Sessions

ISMRM Plenary

ISMRM Gold Corporate Symposium

Joint ISMRM/ISMRT Forum

Hyperfine Research in Boston, Translated to Ethiopia: Neurodevelopment in Children in LMICs

Patricia Grant, M.D.

Advancing MRI Education in LMICs

Udunna Anazodo, Ph.D.

Advancing the Skill Set of MR Imaging Professionals in LMICs

Cristian Montalba, R.T.

Low Cost, Low Field MRI Systems and How They Can be Used in Low Resource Settings

Alex T. L. Leong, Ph.D.