| Day 1 – Sunday, 31 March 2019 – 2.75 CME Available |
| 08:00 |
Registration |
| Optional Educational Focus Sessions – Sunday, 31 March 2019, 09:00–14:30 – No CME Available |
Option 1:
Beyond Commercially Available RF Coils:
Development, Evaluation & Use |
| Moderators: T.B.A. |
09:00
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Theoretical Consideration of RF Coil Design & Optimization |
Bastien Guerin, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA |
09:40
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Accurate EM Simulations: Pros & Cons of Various Approaches |
Joseph V. Rispoli, Ph.D.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA |
10:20
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Implementing the Designs: Practical Aspects to RF Coil Construction |
Ria Forner, M.Eng. (Hons)
MR Coils B.V.
Zaltbommel, Netherlands |
| 11:00 |
Break |
11:30
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After Designing, Modeling & Building an RF Coil, What Does It Take to Demonstrate That It Can Be Used Safely to Scan Humans? |
Pierre-Francois van de Moortele, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
12:10
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Design of Parallel Transmission RF Pulses: Methods & Applications |
Vincent Gras, Ph.D.
NeuroSpin/CEA
Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
14:00
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Pushing the Limits with pTx: System Considerations & Exam Supervision |
Stephan Orzada, Ph.D.
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Essen, Germany |
| 14:40 |
ISMRM Initiative Update: Best Practices for Safety Testing of Experimental RF Hardware |
Cornelis A.T. van den Berg, Ph.D.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 14:55 |
Panel Discussion: Share Your Experiences & Ask the Experts |
| 15:40 |
Adjourn |
Option 2:
UHF Spectroscopy:
Addressing Challenges & Achieving Gains |
| Moderators: T.B.A. |
09:00
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Theoretical Benefits of Ultrahigh Field MR in Spectroscopy |
Malgorzata Marjanska, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
09:30
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Acquisition Method Considerations: 3T to 7T & Above: Single Voxel & Editing |
Uzay E. Emir, Ph.D.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA |
10:15
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Spatially Resolving Metabolite Profiles: Acquisition & Reconstruction |
Michal Považan, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA |
| 11:00 |
Break |
11:30
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Conquering the Static B0 Field |
Christoph Juchem, Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY, USA |
| 12:15 |
Hardware & B1+ Management Strategies in Spectroscopy |
Anke Henning, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
14:00
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Exploring X-Nuclei Advantages Spectroscopy |
Jannie P. Wijnen, Ph.D.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 14:45 |
Panel Discussion: Share Your Experiences & Ask the Experts |
| 15:30 |
Adjourn |
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| 16:00 |
Speaker Upload Available |
| Keynote Lectures |
| Moderators: Gregory J. Metzger, Ph.D. & Thoralf Niendorf, Ph.D. |
17:00
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Clinical Impact of UHF-MR |
Anja G. van der Kolk, M.D., Ph.D.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
17:20
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Life Is Good: Early Clinic Experience with UHF-MR |
Tim Sinnecker, M.D.
Medical Image Analysis Center
Basel, Switzerland |
17:40
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Plug-and-Play Parallel Transmission & the Clinic: A Perfect Marriage? |
Nicolas Boulant, Ph.D.
NeuroSpin/CEA
Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
18:00
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Beyond Diagnostic Imaging: Potentials of UHF-MR Interventions & Treatment Planning |
Eva Oberacker, Dipl.-Phys.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
18:20
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From 9.4mT to 9.4T: Isn't Low Field High Enough? |
Klaus Scheffler, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
18:40
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What Can X-Nuclei UHF-MR Bring to the Clinic? |
Armin Nagel, Dr. rer. nat.
University Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen, Germany |
19:00
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UHF-MR: How to Balance Effort, Value, Costs & Outcome in a Competitive Environment |
Peter R. Luijten, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
19:20
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The Road from UHF to Extreme Field MR: Tales from 21.1T |
Jens T. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Tallahassee, FL, USA |
| 19:40 |
Adjourn & Reception |
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| Day 2 – Monday, 01 April 2019 – 6.75 CME Available |
| 07:30 |
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Breakfast on own (included if staying at hotel) |
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| Session 1: UHF-MR Safety |
| Moderators: Titti Owman, R.N.(R)(CT)(MR)FSMRT & Benedikt A. Poser, Ph.D. |
08:30
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Practical Considerations, Guidelines, Harmonization & Subjective Acceptance of UHF-MR |
Karin G. Markenroth Bloch, Ph.D.
Lund University
Lund, Sweden |
08:50
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Physiologic Field Effects: Latest Results |
Andrea Grant, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
09:10
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Exploring Implant Safety & Its Management: Ensuring Access |
Oliver Kraff, Ph.D.
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI
Essen, Germany |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
09:30
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RF Safety Evaluation of Neonatal MRI at 7T |
Evita Wiegers, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
09:40
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A Workflow for Validating Numerical EM Simulations of Transmit Arrays |
Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh, Ph.D. Candidate
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey |
09:50
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Thermal Intervention, Diagnostic MRI & MR Thermometry at 7.0T Using Ultra-Wideband Antennae |
Thomas W. Eigentler, Dipl.-Ing.
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
10:00
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Power Considerations for Radiofrequency Applicator Concepts for Thermal Magnetic Resonance Interventions in the Brain at 297 MHz |
Eva Oberacker, Dipl.-Phys., M.Sc.
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
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10:10
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| Challenges with the Integration of 7T MRI into the Clinical Workflow |
Andrew Fagan, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA |
| Length Dependence of RF-Induced Heating of Partially Immersed Conductor at 7T |
Pallab Bhattacharyya, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA |
| SAR Evaluation for an 8-Channel Transmit/Receive Head Coil Array at 7T for a Five-Year-Old Child |
Pedram Yazdanbakhsh, Ph.D.
Ceresensa, Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| 10:20 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 2: RF Technology & RF Management |
| Moderators: Aurelien Massire, Ph.D. & Bart Steensma, M.Sc. |
10:50
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UHF RF Array Coils for Body & Brain |
Nikolai I. Avdievich, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:10
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Eight-Channel pTx-Rx System for 7T MRI with Optically Controlled & Monitored On-Coil Current-Mode RF Amplifiers |
Natalia Gudino, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA |
11:20
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A Comparison of the Transmit Efficiency of Loops vs. Dipoles for a 16-channel Head Array Using Different RF Shims at 10.5T |
Bei Zhang, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, USA |
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| 11:30 |
Addressing pTx Roadblocks: Systems Design, SAR Supervision & Rapid Calibration
(no CME available)
⨯ Video Permission Withheld |
Rene Gumbrecht, M.D.
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Erlangen, Germany |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:50
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Influence of TX Coil Impedance Mismatch on Parallel Transmission Applications at 9.4T |
Dario Bosch, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
12:00
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Accelerated 3D Relative Transmit Mapping Using Structured Low-Rank Matrix Completion: Evaluated in the Body & Brain
⨯ Video Permission Withheld |
Aaron T. Hess, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK |
|
| 12:10 |
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
Networking & Poster Viewing Session |
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13:10
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Closing the Loop: Leveraging Pulse Design to Build Better pTx Coils |
William A. Grissom, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, USA |
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Proffered Paper - Oral Session
13:25
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Universal Pulses at 9.4T: A Feasibility Study |
Vincent Gras, Ph.D.
CEA NeuroSpin
Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
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13:40
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| Improving PCASL at Ultra-High Field Using a VERSE-Guided Parallel Transmission Strategy |
Yan Tong, B.S.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK |
| Dual-Tuned 16-Channel TxRx Array for Sodium & Proton Brain Imaging at 7T |
Bili Wang, B.S.
New York University Langone Health
New York, NY, USA |
| Enhancement of Homogeneity of B1+ Efficiency Within the Human Brain Using Different Configuration of High Dielectric Constant (HDC) Materials at 10.5T |
Navid Pourramzangandji, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Hershey, PA, USA |
| On the Design of a 30-Element 7T Head Transmit Array Combining Overlapping & Self-Decoupling |
Charlotte Sappo, B.S.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, USA |
| Universal Parallel Transmit Pulse Design for 3-Dimensional Local-Excitation: A 9.4T Simulation Study |
Ole Geldschläger, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
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| 13:50 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 3: Applications I (Clinical Neuro) |
| Moderators: Denizhan Kurban, M.Sc. & Itamar Ronen, Ph.D. |
14:20
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Spinal Cord UHF-MR: Are We Far From a Clinical Routine? |
Virginie Callot, Ph.D.
Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale
Marseille, France |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
14:40
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A Preliminary Look at the Early Stage of Multiple Sclerosis in the Cervical Spinal Cord Using Multiparametric Quantitative 7T MRI |
Aurelien Massire, Ph.D.
CEA NeuroSpin
Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
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14:50
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Ultra-High Field MRI for Clinical Application: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy |
Noam Harel, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
15:10
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Efficient Quantitative Magnetization Transfer (qMT) Imaging for Clinical Use of 7T MRI |
Se-Hong Oh, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA |
15:20
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Superficial White Matter Imaging In Vivo with Ultra-High Resolution MRI at 7T |
Evgeniya P. Kirilina, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences
Leipzig, Germany |
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15:30
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Why is 7.0 T MRI Indispensable in Epilepsy? |
Maxime Guye, M.D., Ph.D.
Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale - UMR
Marseille, France |
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Proffered Paper - Oral Session
15:50
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Multimodal 7T Imaging of the Locus Coeruleus in Healthy Older Adults |
Catarina Rua, Ph.D.
Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre
Cambridge, England, UK |
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16:00
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| Echo Time-Dependent Reproducibility of Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping at Different Field Strength |
Marta Lancione, M.Sc.
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Lucca, Italy |
| Reliable Mapping of Columnar Structures in Early Visual Cortex Using GE-EPI at 7T |
Daniel Haenelt, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences
Leipzig, Germany |
| Dissection of the Functional Anatomy of Basal Ganglia at 9.4T |
Vinod Kumar, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
| Functional Parcellation of the Human Thalamus at 7T & 9.4T |
Wolfgang Grodd, M.D., Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
| Does QSM in Sub-Cortical & Cortical Regions of the Human Brain at 9.4T Reflect Local Iron Concentrations? |
Gisela Hagberg, Ph.D.
University Hospital Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany |
| Multi-Parameter Mapping of Human Brain at Ultra-High Field Strengths Using a Gradient Echo Dual-Flip Angle Approach: Emphasis on Longitudinal Magnetization, T1 |
Hampus Olsson, M.Sc.
Lund University
Lund, Sweden |
| Multi-Contrast Quantitative Imaging at 7T: What Does the Increased SNR Bring? |
Ana-Maria Oros-Peusquens, Ph.D.
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich, Germany |
| Visualization of Anterior Thalamic Nucleus at Ultra-High Field |
Sanghoon Kim, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA |
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| 16:20 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 4: Applications II (Advanced Neuro) |
| Moderators: Malgorzata Marjanska, Ph.D. & Karin G. Markenroth Bloch, Ph.D. |
16:45
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Challenges & Opportunities for Laminar fMRI |
Kamil Uludag, Ph.D.
Institute for Basic Science &
Sungkyunkwan University (Korea),
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
17:10
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Full Field-of-View Human fMRI at 0.6 mm Isotropic Using Variable Flip Angle FLEET Segmented-Accelerated EPI with Tailored Slice Profiles at 7T |
Avery Berman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA |
17:20
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Simultaneous Multi-Slice Spiral Acquisitions for CBF fMRI at 7T |
Denizhan Kurban, M.Sc.
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands |
17:30
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Quiet, Low-Distortion Whole-Brain T2-BOLD fMRI at 7T |
Brian Burns, Ph.D.
GE Healthcare
Menlo Park, CA, USA |
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17:40
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CEST Imaging at UHF: Neurodegenerative & Neuro-oncological Applications |
Hari Hariharan, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Proffered Paper - Oral Session
18:00
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Hippocampal GluCEST at 7T & MRS-Glx at 3T in Epilepsy & Healthy Controls: Preliminary Results |
Lawrence Ver Hoef, M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, USA |
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18:10
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Advanced UHF Spectroscopy in Biomarker Discovery |
Wolfgang Bogner, Ph.D.
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria |
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Proffered Paper - Oral Session
18:30
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ISIS-Localized 31P MR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain at 9.4T Reveals Inorganic Phosphate Signal Split |
Johanna Dorst, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
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18:40
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| High-Resolved nOe-Enhanced 31 P MRSI of the Human Brain at 9.4T |
Loreen Ruhm, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
| Silent fMRI with Visual & Auditory Stimulation Using 3D Radial T2*-Weighted ZTE-BURST Sequence |
Marta Lancione, M.Sc.
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Lucca, Italy |
| Metabolite Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Golden Angle Radial Echo Planar Spectroscopic Imaging |
Vincent Boer, Ph.D.
Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Hvidovre, Denmark |
| Characterization of Functional Interactions in Layer-Specific Microcircuits of the Human Visual Brain System Using 7T fMRI |
Gopikrishna Deshpande, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, USA |
| Spontaneous Co-Activation Analysis at 7T |
Wanyong Shin, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA |
| Application of COKE (COnsistent K-t-space Epsi) for Fast Spectroscopic Imaging at 7T MRI |
Rita Schmidt, Ph.D.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel |
| Reproducibility of Neurochemical Quantitation in the Human Thalamus at 7T |
Song-I Lim, M.Sc.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Seed-Based Test-Retest Reliability of Resting-State fMRI at 3T & 7T |
Ajay Nemani, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA |
| Ultra-High Spatial Resolution Multi-Echo BOLD & VASO fMRI of the Human Motor Cortex at 9.4T |
Sriranga Kashyap, M.Sc.
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands |
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| 19:00 |
Adjourn & Shuttle to Old Town Dubrovnik |
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| Day 3 – Tuesday, 02 April 2019 – 3.75 CME Available |
| 07:30 |
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Breakfast on own (included if staying at hotel) |
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| Session 5: Applications III (UHF-MR of the Torso) |
| Moderators: Thoralf Niendorf, Ph.D. & Cornelius A.T. van den Berg, Ph.D. |
08:30
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Cardiac UHF-MR: Why High Field Matters |
Christopher T. Rodgers, D.Phil.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
08:50
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In Vivo Potassium MRI of the Human Heart at 7.0T |
Daniel Wenz, M.Sc.
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
09:00
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Click & Run Respiratory-Resolved, ECG & Navigator-Free Cardiac B0 & Relative B1 Calibration at 7T |
Aaron T. Hess, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK |
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09:10
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Abdominal UHF MRI & Metabolic Imaging: Liver, Pancreas, Kidney & More |
Catalina S. Arteaga de Castro, Ph.D.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
09:30
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A First Glimpse of In-Vivo Human Body at 10.5T |
Xiaoxuan He, M.Eng.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
09:40
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In Vivo Motion-Compensated Abdominal Sodium (²³Na) Imaging at Ultrahigh Field (MoCASIm) |
Christian Dávid, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany |
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09:50
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MRI of Pelvic Lymph Nodes: Toward Accurate Staging of High-Risk Cancer in the Lower Abdomen |
Tom W.J. Scheenen, Ph.D.
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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Proffered Paper - Oral Session
10:10
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3D Composite Spectral & Spatial Pulse with Parallel Transmission: Feasibility & Application in Prostate Spectroscopy |
Xiaoxuan He, M.Eng.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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10:20
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| Cardiorenal Sodium MRI at 7.0T Using an 8-Channel 1H/23Na Radiofrequency Antenna Array |
Laura Boehmert, M.Sc.
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
| Prospective, Respiratory-Cardiac Gating for Free-Breathing, Cardiac CINE at 7T MRI Monitoring the Scattering Matrix |
Sven Jaeschke, M.Sc.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK |
| Third-Order Cardiac B0-Shimming at 7T in Humans |
Michael Hock, M.Sc.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany |
| Dynamic BOLD Responses of Renal Tissues to Interleaved Hypoxia & Hyperoxia in Healthy & Ischemia-Reperfusion-Injured Rats as Measured by MRI at 7T |
Kaixuan Zhao, Ph.D.
Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, China |
| Compact Self-Grounded Bow-Tie-Antenna Building Block for Cardiac MRI at 7.0T |
Thomas W. Eigentler, Dipl.-Ing.
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany |
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| 10:30 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 6: Applications IV (Imaging Outside of the Brain) |
| Moderators: Jutta Ellermann, M.D., Ph.D. & Jannie P. Wijnen, Ph.D. |
11:00
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Ophthalmic UHF-MR |
Oliver Stachs, Dr. rer. nat.
Universitätsmedizin Rostock
Rostock, Germany |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:20
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High-Resolution Human Inner-Ear Imaging & Auditory Cortices fMRI at 7T Parallel-Transmit MRI |
Jérémie Clément, M.Sc.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland |
11:30
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UHF MRI to Map Human Spinal Cord Microperfusion In Vivo Using Intra-Voxel Incoherent Motion |
Simon Levy, M.A.Sc.
Aix-Marseille University
Marseille, France |
11:40
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First MRI of the Human Spinal Cord at 9.4T |
Ole Geldschläger, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
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11:50
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New Contrast Mechanisms for MSK |
Feliks Kogan, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA |
| 12:10 |
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
Networking & Poster Viewing Session |
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13:10
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Exploring Clinical Applications in MSK |
Jutta Ellermann, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
13:30
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The Potential of Ultra-High Field MR to Diagnose Ligament Tear in the Wrist |
Simon Götestrand, M.D.
Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Sweden |
13:40
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Mean Diffusivity as a Metric to Evaluate Drug Release out of In Situ Forming Implants In Vivo at 7T |
Nicole Vike, B.S.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA |
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13:50
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Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
| Head RF Coil for fMRI with Binocular Eye Tracking |
Kyle Gilbert, Ph.D.
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada |
| The Application of the 3D UTE Sequence at a High Field for 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Theranostic Nanocapsules |
Natalia Łopuszyńska, M.Sc.
Polish Academy of Sciences
Kraków, Poland |
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| 14:00 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 7: The Power of Collaboration & the Need for a UHF-MR Community Effort I (No CME Available) |
| Moderator: Anke Henning, Ph.D. |
| 14:30 |
Let's Cooperate: Problem Description
UHF-MR Interactive Poll Session:
- Economic Factors
- Technical Challenges
- Availability of State-of-the-Art Methodology
- Safety & CE / FDA Certification
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| 15:30 |
Panel Discussion |
| 15:45 |
Breakout Sessions: Implementation of Priority Recommendations for Industry (No CME Available)
Split Groups:
- Priority List & Priority Applications: Clinical Neuro
- Priority List & Priority Applications: Clinical MSK
- Priority List & Priority Applications: Clinical Body
- Priority List & Priority Applications: Safety
- Priority List and Priority Applications: Research Neuro
- Priority List & Priority Applications: Research Beyond Neuro / Beyond Proton
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| 16:45 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available |
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| Session 8: The Power of Collaboration & the Need for a UHF-MR Community Effort II (No CME Available) |
| Moderator: Anke Henning, Ph.D. |
| 17:15 |
Summary & Conclusion of Breakout Sessions |
| 17:45 |
Industry Perspectives |
| 18:30 |
Discussion: One Community
Effective Ways to Share & Distribute State-of-the-Art Technology
- Community-Based Software Repositories
- Policy Change: Easier Access & Exchange of Sequence Code for Members of the UHF Community
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| 19:15 |
Wine & Cheese Poster Reception |
| 20:00 |
Group Dinner at Hotel |
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| Day 4 – Wednesday, 03 April 2019 – 3.50 CME Available |
| 07:30 |
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Breakfast on own (included if staying at hotel) |
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| Session 9: Technology Session: Maximizing SNR & Resolution in UHF-MR |
| Moderators: T.B.A. & Rita Schmidt, Ph.D. |
08:30
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New Physical Insight for the Design of Dense Arrays for Parallel Transmit & Receive |
Riccardo Lattanzi, Ph.D.
New York University Langone Health
New York, NY, USA |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
08:50
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Comparing Realistic Coil Arrays to the Ultimate Intrinsic Coil Performance: A Simulation Study |
Bart Steensma, M.Sc.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
09:00
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Novel 9.4T Head Array Provides for High Transmit Performance & Central SNR Improvement: Experimental Validation of UISNR Theory |
Nikolai Avdievich, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
09:10
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23Na Imaging Using VERSE Pulses in a Density-Adapted Stack-of-Stars Sequence at 7T |
Fabian J. Kratzer, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany |
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| 09:20 |
Integrating MR Acquisition with Auxillary Measures
⨯ Video Permission Withheld |
Bertram J. Wilm, Ph.D.
Skope
Zurich, Switzerland |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
09:40
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Measuring & Correcting Field Perturbation in High Resolution High b-Value Multi-Band Diffusion-Weighted Imaging |
Ruoyun Emily Ma, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA |
09:50
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Depiction of Subcortical Structures at 7T with T2* Contrast Using Real-Rime Field & Motion Control |
Alexander Aranovitch, M.Sc.
ETH Zurich & University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland |
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10:00
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Acquisition & Reconstruction Methods in Motion Correction Approaches |
Vincent O. Boer, Ph.D.
Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Hvidovre, Denmark |
| 10:20 |
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Networking & Poster Viewing Session |
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| Session 10: Technology Session: Next-Generation UHF-MR Technology |
| Moderators: Gregory J. Metzger, Ph.D. & Eva Oberacker, Dipl.-Phys. |
10:50
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"AC/DC" Coils: Integrating RF & B0 Shim Array Elements for High-Spatial Order Dynamic B0 Shimming at UHF |
Jason P. Stockmann, Ph.D.
A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Boston, MA, USA |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:10
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Impact of Dynamic Multi-Coil Shimming on BOLD fMRI Contrast at 9.4T |
Ali Aghaeifar, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tübingen, Germany |
11:20
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Beyond B0 Shimming: New Applications of Local B0 Field Control Using Multi-Coil Arrays |
Jason Stockmann, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA |
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11:30
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Approaches to Novel Gradient Coil Designs for Ultra-High Field Magnetic Resonance |
Sebastian Littin, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany |
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Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:50
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Supersonic Imaging Using a Gradient Insert Driven at 20 kHz |
Edwin Versteeg, M.Sc.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
12:00
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Fast Local Q-Matrix Computation for SAR Monitoring of pTx MRI Using FPGA Hardware & High-Level Programming Approaches |
Ali Erkin Arslan, Ph.D.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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12:10
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Advantage & Challenges of In-Bore Transmitters from H to X |
Dennis W.J. Klomp, Ph.D.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 12:30 |
Summary |
| 12:45 |
Adjournment & Boxed Lunches |
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