ISMRM Workshop on

Perfusion MRI:

Found in Translation

calendar_month

15-17 March 2025

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Baluarte Conference Centre
Pamplona, Spain

Organizers

Co Chairs:
Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D.
Qin Qin, Ph.D.

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Overview & Program

Workshop Overview

The overall goal is to catalyze and facilitate the clinical translation of perfusion MRI.

Perfusion MRI has experienced significant growth as a research field in recent years and is increasingly finding clinical applications. The general theme of the workshop will be about perfusion as an indicator of organ health and function. We will showcase research illustrating how perfusion imaging can be used to better understand disease pathology, monitor treatment response, and promote biomarker discovery.

In this workshop, we aim to disseminate cutting-edge research on perfusion MRI and other related methods. We aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas, techniques, and data, and to foster community development in an increasingly important scientific area through collaboration and networking. We aim to encourage dialogue between academic investigators and industrial, pharmaceutical, and regulatory partners.

We also aim to reach consensus on the acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation of perfusion MRI, given the new developments and availability of different techniques. These efforts will facilitate the standardization for the acquisition and analysis of perfusion MRI.

Target Audience

Engineers, scientists, and clinicians interested in perfusion MRI techniques and applications from acquisition to processing strategies.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Preliminary Program

Day 1 - Saturday, 15 March 2025

Session 1: Physics Time: Labeling, Readout & Reconstruction

Moderators: T.B.A.

09:45

Opening Remarks

Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D. &
Qin Qin, Ph.D.

10:00

The Biophysics of Perfusion Imaging Using Contrast Agents

C. Chad Quarles, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Houston, TX, USA

10:20

Stack-of-Stars T1RESS: A New Approach to Bright & Dark Blood Perfusion Imaging

Robert Edelman, M.D.
Northwestern University
Evanstown IL, USA

10:40

The Physics of Arterial Spin Labeling Techniques

Joseph Woods, D.Phil.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

11:00

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:00

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 2: Clinical Brain Perfusion

Moderators: T.B.A.

12:30

Clinical Perspectives on Perfusion MRI for Brain Tumor Assessment & Follow-up

Marion Smits, M.D., Ph.D.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

12:50

Adventures in Spin Labeling: Clinical Application of ASL in Cerbebrovascular Diseases

Divya Bolar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA

13:10

Perfusion MRI as a Biomarker in Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias

John Detre, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA

13:30

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

14:30

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 3: Functional Imaging: Responses to Challenges

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:00

Cerebrovasular Responses to CO2 Alteration: A Vascular Reserve Marker in Brain Diseases

Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

16:20

The Pancreas Challenge

T.B.A.

16:40

Stress Cardiac MR Perfusion: Challenges & New Directions

Teresa Correia, Ph.D.
University of Algarve
Faro, Portugal

17:00

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

17:45

Power Pitches & Poster Session

19:45

Adjourn & Networking Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday, 16 March 2025

Session 4: Math Time: Signal Models & Quantification

Moderators: T.B.A.

10:00

DSC & DCE MRI: From Kinetic Modeling to Deep Learning Techniques

Linda Knutsson, Ph.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA

10:20

ASL Kinetic Curve Modeling & Deep Learning Based Reconstruction

Weiying Dai, Ph.D.
Binghampton University
Binghampton, NY, USA

10:40

Modeling of Velocity Selective Arterial Spin Labeling

Thomas Liu, Ph. D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA

11:00

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:00

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 5: Clinical Body Perfusion

Moderators: T.B.A.

12:30

Quantitative Perfusion Imaging in the Liver: Clinical Rationale, Acquisitions, Modeling & Challenges

T.B.A.

12:50

Lung Perfusion MRI in Obstructive Lung Disease

Mark Wielputz, M.D.
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany

13:10

Evaluation of Breast Cancer Using DCE & Ultrafast MRI

Masako Kataoka, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, Japan

13:30

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

14:30

Lunch Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 6: Alternative Methods & Accessibility

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:00

Towards Translational Perfusion Imaging for All

Udunna Anazodo, Ph.D.
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal, QC, Canada

16:20

Local Mass Conversation of Tracer Transport: Quanitative Transport Mapping (QTM)

Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA

16:40

Unlocking IVIM Perfusion Imaging: Technical Insights & Expanding Accessbility

Andre Paschoal, Ph.D.
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil

17:00

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

18:00

Break & Speaker Upload Available

18:30

Power Pitches & Poster Session

20:30

Adjourn

21:00

Networking Session

Day 3 - Monday, 17 March 2025

Session 7: Best Practices

Moderators: T.B.A.

10:00

Best Practrices for Contrast-Based Brain Tumor Perfusion Imaging

Benjamin Ellingson, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA

10:20

Standardization & Open Science in Perfusion Imaging

Yuriko Suzuki, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

10:40

Best Practices in Harmonization of ASL Data

Henk Mutsaerts, M.D., Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11:00

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:00

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 8: Clinical Translation & Industry

Moderators: T.B.A.

12:30

Where can Perfusion Imaging Help with Clinical Decision Making & Prognostication?

Roland Bammer, Ph.D.
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC Australia

12:50

Vendor-Neutral Product-Like MR Sequence Development Using GammSTAR: Current Status & Application in Clinical Research Studies

Matthias Günther, Ph.D.
Fraunhofer Institute of Digital Medicine MEVIS
Bremen, Germany

13:10

Vendor-Neutral MRI Pulse Programming with Pulseq: Current Status & Application to Velociy-Selective ASL

Jon-Fredrik Nielsen, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor, MI, USA

13:30

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

15:00

T.B.A.

Session 9: Panel Discussion

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:00

Panel Discussion

T.B.A.