ISMRM Workshop on
Fluids, Flows, and Clearance in the Brain:
What Can We Image and How Should It Be Interpreted?
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17-19 March 2026
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Yale University West Campus Conference Center, Orange, CT, USA
ISMRM Workshop on
Fluids, Flows, and Clearance in the Brain:
What Can We Image and How Should It Be Interpreted?
calendar_month
17-19 March 2026
location_on
Yale University West Campus Conference Center, Orange, CT, USA
Preliminary Program
Session 1: Physiology of Neurofluids
Moderators: T.B.A.
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What Is Known and Still Unknown About Neurofluid Driven Waste Clearance: Insights from Basic Research
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Physiology of Neurovascular Flow and Impact on ISF and CSF Dynamics and Perivascular Space Physiology
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Draining the Brain: Anatomy and Physiology of Brain Lymphatic Systemsand Brain Barriers
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Session 2: Quantitative CSF Flow Imaging in the Healthy and Disordered Brain
Moderators: T.B.A.
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Technical Overview of Phase-Contrast Based Measurements
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4D CSF Flow in the Subarachnoid Space
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Clinical Application of Quantitative CSF Flow Measures
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Session 3: Imaging Simultaneous Hemodynamic and CSF Dynamics
Moderators: T.B.A.
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fMRI Techniques for Neurofluid Flow Measurement
T.B.A.
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Biology of Low-Frequency CSF and Hemodynamic Oscillations
T.B.A.
Session 4: Perivascular Spaces
Moderators: T.B.A.
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Quantitative Measurements of PVS-Volume and Physiology
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Round Table Discussion: Why Do Perivascular Spaces Enlarge?
T.B.A.
Session 5: The Brain in Motion
Moderators: T.B.A.
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MREG Measures of Brain and Fluid Pulsatility
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DENSE and Amplified MRI
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Session 6: Diffusion Based Techniques for Measuring Neurofluids
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging on the Border Between Flow, Dispersion, and Diffusion
T.B.A.
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DTI-ALPS/Diffusion in Perivascular Spaces: What Does It Measure and What Doesn’t It Measure?
T.B.A.
Session 7: Contrast Agent Methods for Measuring Brain Clearance
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
How to Interpret Intravenous Injections in Neurofluids MRI
T.B.A.
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Pre-Clinical Contrast Agent MRI of Neurofluids
T.B.A.
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The Newest Biological Findings in Intrathecal Injections
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Session 8: Neurofluids in Practice: Hands-On Post-Processing
Moderators: T.B.A.
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Live Demonstration 1: Analyzing Flow Signals in fMRI
T.B.A.
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Live Demonstration 2: Analyzing Phase Contrast or Diffusion Data
T.B.A.
Session 9: Where Did My Label Go? Water-Transport Measurements in the Brain and Across Barriers
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
Methods for Measuring Water Exchange in the Brain
T.B.A.
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Contrast Agent Imaging of Blood Brain Barrier Integrity and Subtle Impairments
T.B.A.
Session 10: Neurofluids in Development and Developmental Disorders
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
Neurofluids in the Pediatric Brain
T.B.A.
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CSF Alterations in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
T.B.A.
Session 11: Neurofluids in Neurological Disorders
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
Neurofluid Physiology in Neurodegenerative Disorders
T.B.A.
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Neurofluids Imaging in Disorders of the CSF
T.B.A.
Session 12: Moving Towards Open Science Neurofluids Research
Moderators: T.B.A.
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Pitch Your Public Dataset or Software!
T.B.A.
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Panel Discussion: Obstacles and Opportunities in Open Science for the Neurofluids Research Field
T.B.A.
Session 13: Are You Still Awake? MRI in the Sleeping Brain
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
MRI of Sleep in Humans: Practical Tips How To Do It and Changes Across the Lifespan
T.B.A.
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Biology of CSF Flow During Sleep Measured with MRI
T.B.A.
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Imaging Neurofluids in Sleeping Pre-Clinical Model Organisms
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Session 14: Computational Modeling
Moderators: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
Computational Modeling of Neurofluid Flow Using MRI Data
T.B.A.
Session 15: Interventions to Modulate Neurofluids
Moderators: T.B.A.
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Breath Modulation of Neurofluids
T.B.A.
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Pharmacological Modulation of Neurofluids
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Ultrasound/Stimulation Modulation of Neurofluids
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