SMRT 20th Annual Meeting ~ 7 – 8 May 2011
“Celebrating 20 Years of MR Educational Excellence”

Palais des congrès de Montréal « 201 Viger Avenue West « Montréal, Québec, Canada



Meeting Program

Last Updated 03 August 2012
 

 

SMRT 20th Annual Meeting: Celebrating 20 Years of MR Educational Excellence
Montréal, Québec, Canada

   
SMRT Poster Reception & Special MR History Presentation – Friday, 6 May 2011, 18:00 -20:00

 Click on to view the recorded video presentation. Available to meeting attendees & SMRT members.

 

Program - Day One, Saturday, 7 May 2011, 07:45 - 17:00

   
07:45 Welcome & Announcements
Julia B. Lowe, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR), SMRT President 2010-2011
Carol Lee, B.S., R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT Program Chair 2010-2011
   
  Forum 1: Cardiac MRI
  Moderator: Mercedes Pereyra, M.B.A., B.S., R.T. (R)(CT)(MR)
08:00 Challenges in Setting up Cardiac Services - Cindy R. Comeau, B.S., R.T.(N)(MR), FSMRT
08:40 Cardiovascular MR: Physics & Applications - Gerhard Laub, Ph.D.
09:20 Clinical Cardiovascular MRI - J. Paul Finn, M.D., Ph.D.
   
10:00 Break
   
  Forum 2: Technical Updates
  Moderator: Lisbeth (Betsy) Sestina, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)
10:20 Techniques in Paediatric MRI - Glenn Cahoon, B.App.Sc., Dip.Ed., M.App.Sc.
10:50 Body & Cardiac MR at 7T - Thoralf Niendorf, Ph.D
   
11:20 SMRT Annual Business Meeting & SMRT 20th Anniversary Meeting Presentation
   
12:15 Lunch
   
  Forum 3: Proffered Papers-Originations of MR Innovation: Research Focus
  Moderator: Barry Southers, B.R.S.T., R.T., (R) (MR)
13:00 President’s Award: Reproducibility of Manual Segmentation of Cartilage Volume Measurements using 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Megan Cromer, BaAppSc (Hons1)
13:15 1st Place Research Focus Award: An Automated Patient Guidance System for Functional MRI in Neurosurgical Treatment Planning – Eric Zalusky, B.S.,R.T. (R)(MR)
13:25 2nd Place Research Focus Award: Evaluation of Meniscal Abnormalities using T2 Relaxation Time Mapping at 3T – KellyAnne McGorty, B.S.,R.T. (R)(M)(MR)
13:35 3rd Place Research Focus Award: The Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluation of Fibromyalgia - Megan Cromer, BaAppSc (Hons1), Arthur Escalona, R.T. - Presenting Proffered Paper
   
   
  Forum 4: Emerging Technologies
  Moderator: Titti Owman, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR)
13:50 Practical Approach to MR Spectroscopy - Anna Simeonov, M.Sc., R.T. (R)(MR)
14:20 MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound - Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR)
   
14:45 Break
   
  Forum 5: Physics & Technology
  Moderator: John Totman, D.C.R. (R), M.Sc.
15:00 Historical View of the Fundamental Physics of MR - Peter Morris, M.A., Ph.D.
15:40 Physics: Advanced Sequences – William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
16:20 Artifacts - Robert V. Mulkern, Jr., Ph.D.
   
17:00 Announcements/Close
 
Program - Day Two, Sunday, 8 May 2011, 07:45-17:00
   
07:45 Welcome & Announcements
  Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President 2011-2012
Carol Lee, B.S., R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT Program Chair 2010-2011
   
  Forum 6: Neuro
  Moderator: Colleen Hammond, R.T. (R)(MR)
08:00 Spinal Tumours – Raquel del Carpio-O'Donovan, M.D.
08:40 Advanced Neuro Imaging – Max Wintermark, M.D.
09:30 Clinical fMRI – Stephen E. Jones, Ph.D.
   
10:00 Break
   
  Forum 7: Body MRI
  Moderator: Ashok Saraswat, M.S.,B.Ed., R.T.(R)(MR)
10:20 Optimal Body MRI/MRA Imaging - Bobbie Burrow, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), FSMRT
11:00 Optimal MR Body Imaging Diagnosis - Diego Martin, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP
11:40 Prostate Imaging & Spectroscopy - Jurgen J. Fütterer, M.D., Ph.D.
   
12:20 Lunch
   
  Forum 8: Musculoskeletal Imaging
  Moderator: Muriel Cockburn, D.C.R., B.Sc. (Hons)
13:00 Proffered Papers-Originations of MR Innovation: Clinical Focus
13:00 1st Place Clinical Focus Award: Optimizing DSC Perfusion MR Imaging for Brain Tumor Patients – Sharmeen Joomun, R.T. (R)(MR)
13:10 2nd Place Clinical Focus Award: High Resolution Multi-Stack 3D Time-of-Flight MR Angiography for Comprehensive Neurovascular – Claudio Arena, R.T., (MR)(CT)
13:20 3rd Place Clinical Focus Award: Evaluation of Aortic Valve Area in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - Daniele Petrucci, R.T.
13:30 SMRT Awards Presentation: Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President, Maryann Blaine, MAT, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR), Education Chair, Carol Lee, B.S., R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), Program Chair
13:45 Hip MRI to Include FAI - James M. Linklater, M.D., M.B.B.S.
14:15 MRI Evaluation of the Athlete – Mark Schweitzer, M.D.
   
14:45 Break
   
  Forum 9: MR Safety
  Moderator: Cindy T. Hipps, B.H.S., R.T. (R)(MR), FSMRT
15:00 MR Conditional Pacemakers - Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
15:30 NSF Update & New Guidelines - Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
16:10 Making Your MRI Department Safe  - Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
   
17:00 Announcements / Adjourn
   

Monday, 9 May 2011 – ISMRM 19th Annual Meeting

ISMRM – SMRT Joint Forum: Implementation and Development of Guidelines for the Use of
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Routine Clinical Practice
DTI: Is It Ready for the Clinic?

Room 511A-C

   

ORGANIZERS:

Gareth J. Barker, Ph.D., Margaret A. Hall-Craggs, M.D., Derek K. Jones, Ph.D., & Michael D. Macilquham, B.App.Sc., M.H.Sc. (MRI)
   

PROGRAM:

 
14:00 Technical Considerations for the Clinical Application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Physicist's Perspective - Derek K. Jones, Ph.D.
14:30
 
Technical Considerations for the Clinical Application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Radiographer's Perspective - Shawna Farquharson, M.Sc., B.Sc.
15:00 Implementation & Development of Guidelines for Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Routine Clinical Practice: A Radiologist's Perspective - Meng Law, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.R.
15:30 Panel discussion - All speakers
16:00 Adjourn
   
OVERVIEW:
This two-hour course is a joint collaboration between the ISMRM and SMRT, and is designed to showcase the unique contribution each society brings to the clinical field of magnetic resonance. It aims to begin the process of helping establish clear guidelines for the use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the clinical arena, and includes contributions from MD's, scientists, technologists/radiographers and clinicians working in the field of MR. The principal topic to be covered is diffusion tensor imaging in the brain. The overall goal of this session is to begin a dialog to help produce clinical guidelines for the use of this method in the clinic. The format will include presentations, point-counterpoint discussion and debate from the panel and the floor.