ISMRM & ISMRT Virtual Meetings

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Our Next Virtual Meeting:

Motion Detection & Correction Study Group Virtual Meeting

Hands-On Tutorials for Motion Detection & Correction

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Gastao Cruz, Ph.D., Thomas Kuestner, Ph.D., & Adam van Niekerk, Ph.D.

This virtual seminar will provide hands-on tutorials for acquisition- and reconstruction-based solutions for motion detection & correction. The seminar will cover:

  • - Introductory talk on "Motion in MR"
  • - Hands-on tutorial on Pulseq applications to acquisition & motion
  • - Hands-on tutorial on BART applications to reconstruction & motion

The Problem of Motion in MR

Andre van der Kouwe, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Pulseq Hands-On Demo

Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D.
University of Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany

BART Hands-On Demo

Moritz Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Graz University of Technology
Graz, Austria

Future Virtual Meetings:

Joint MR Psychiatry Study Group & MRI of Neuromodulation Study Group Virtual Meeting

MRI of Neuromodulation in Psychiatric Disorders

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Baran Aydogan, Ph.D. & Peiying Liu, Ph.D.

This virtual meeting aims to introduce neuromodulation technologies with MR systems and their applications in psychiatric disorders.

TMS/fMRI To Inform Symptom- & Circuit-Specific Interventions

Desmond J. Oathes, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA

Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound & Its Utilization in Psychiatric Diseases

Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA

Reproducible Research Study Group Virtual Meeting

Funding for Open Science in MRI

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Laura C. Bell, Ph.D., Maria Eugenia Caligiuri, Ph.D., Shaihan J. Malik, Ph.D., & Tony Stoecker, Ph.D.

Among other benefits, open science accelerates scientific discoveries, increases transparency, improves reproducibility, and enhances collaborations. Many funding organizations support reproducible research and open science, and there are now special programs and calls for proposals that explicitly aim to promote open science. This virtual meeting will provide insights into ongoing grant-funded MRI research projects where open science is a key outcome. Two speakers will introduce their projects, highlight the open science aspects, and share their experiences in obtaining grants for open science. Additionally, funding agency representatives will discuss the challenges encountered by bioimaging researchers, and thus why it is important to push for openness.

A Harmonized Vendor-Agnostic Environment for Multi-Site Functional MRI Studies

Jon Frederik Nielsen, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

The ISMRM Open-Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging (OSIPI)

Petra van Houdt, Ph.D.
NKI
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Challenges Encountered by Bioimaging Researchers

Luigi Martino, Ph.D.
Wellcome Trust
London, England, UK

The Value of Openness to Wellcome

Aki MacFarlane, Ph.D.
Wellcome Trust
London, England, UK

MR in Radiation Therapy Study Group

Hit the Target: Methods, Phantoms & Guidelines Quality Assurance of MRI for MRI-Guided Radiotherapy

Registration is FREE for members, US$50.00 for non-members.

Moderators: Zhaoyang Fan, Ph.D. & Astrid van Lier, Ph.D.

Hitting the target is the foremost aim of MRI-guided radiotherapy. But does one make sure that a target (most often a tumor) observed on an MRI scan is actually hit? For example, image warping due to gradient and static magnetic field imperfections will lead to geographical misses if those are not fully uncorrected for. Next, tumor motion, e.g. due to respiration, might lead to image blurring or other artifacts preventing accurate definition of the target volume if not taken into account.

The two lectures of this virtual meeting will dive into the origin of these errors and methods to quantify and correct them. Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., DABR, FAAPM, will talk about the methods and phantoms she developed with her lab to benchmark MRI-guided radiotherapy workflows. Martin Fast, Ph.D., will present methods and recommendations for the safe clinical use of 4D-MRI. In the realm of radiotherapy, 4D-MRI is used to reduce image artifacts in case of respiratory motion and enables quantification of respiratory motion amplitudes.

Benchmarking MRI-Guided Radiotherapy: Methods & Phantoms

Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., DABR, FAAPM
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI, USA

4D-MRI for Radiotherapy: Methods, Testing & Recommendations for Safe Clinical Use

Martin Fast, Ph.D.
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

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The ISMRM is committed to providing opportunities for its members to connect, engage and develop. As an ISMRM member, you have access to:

Study Group Virtual Meetings:
A platform for our 34 study groups, established to foster interaction among members with a common interest in topical and active areas of MR. Topics for discussion come from the study groups with discussion and debate promoted by expert moderators, with contributions from the virtual audience. Registration is open to all ISMRM & ISMRT members, with priority given to members of the respective Study Group.

Journal Club Virtual Meetings:
A platform for a dynamic, international, cross-cutting journal club moderated by experts in the field. The papers for discussion come from the Society’s two journals with live access to the authors. Discussion and debate are promoted by expert moderators, with contributions from the virtual audience. Registration is open to all ISMRM & ISMRT members.