ISMRM Workshop Series • 26-29 October 2017
 

ISMRM-SNMMI Co-Provided Workshop on PET/MRI
The Blackstone, Autograph Collection, Chicago, IL, USA

Preliminary Program
Registration & Setup - Thursday, 26 October 2017 (no CME available)
15:00   Registration & Speaker Upload Available (available until 18:00)
 
Day 1 - Friday, 27 October 2017 (5.5 CME Available)
07:00   Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Continental Breakfast Available
08:00   Introduction Thomas A. Hope, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
 
Session 1: Introduction & Technical Aspects of PET/MRI
  Moderators: Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA & Angel Torrado-Carvajal, Ph.D.
08:20     Detectors & Simultaneous Devices Ciprian Catana, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA
08:50 Attenuation Correction: MRI-Based Alan B. McMillan, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA
09:10   Attenuation Correction: PET-Based Nicolas Karakatsanis, Ph.D.
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, NY, USA
09:30 Respiratory Motion Correction & Lung Imaging Peder E.Z. Larson, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
  Proffered Papers - Oral Session
09:50 deepAC: A Data-Driven Deep Learning Approach for PET Attenuation Correction Fang Liu, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI, USA
10:00 Ultra-Low-Dose PET Reconstruction Using Deep Learning & Simultaneous PET/MR Enhao Gong, M.Sc.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
10:10   Break & Speaker Upload Available
 
10:40   The Need for Harmonization - Permission Withheld Richard Laforest, Ph.D.
Washington University
St. Louis, MO, USA
11:00   Panel Discussion: Technical Challenges
 
Session 2: Applications in Head & Neck
  Moderators: Alessandro Palombit, M.Sc. & Christin Sander, Ph.D.
11:20 PET Radiotracers for Glioma & Intracranial Malignancies Ephraim Edward Parent, M.D., Ph.D.
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA
11:40 Intracranial Malignancy Gagandeep Choudhary, M.D.
The University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
12:00 18-F-DOPA PET Imaging to Distinguish True from Pseudo-Progression in the Context of Post Radiotherapy Adolescent Brain Tumours with Suspicious MRI Findings Anna Barnes, Ph.D., CSci, FIPEM
University College London
London, England, UK
12:10   Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
 
Session 2: Applications in Head & Neck (cont.)
  Moderators: Alessandro Palombit, M.Sc. & Javier Villanueva-Meyer, M.D.
13:10 Head & Neck Cancer Martin Huellner, M.D.
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
13:30 PET/MRI: Neurovascular Applications Greg Zaharchuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
13:50 MR Reference Approach to Non-Invasive Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow by Hybrid PET/MRI Tracy Ssali, M.Sc.
Lawson Health Research Institute
London, ON, Canada
14:00 A Review of PET/MR Imaging in Neurological Disorders Julie C. Price, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
14:20 PET Manganese Radiotracers for Imaging Anatomy, Functionality & Neuronal Connectivity Galit Saar, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health, NINDS
Bethesda, MD, USA
14:30   Epilepsy Timothy M. Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
14:50 Classification of In Vivo Pharmacodynamic Properties of Dopaminergic Drugs at D2/D3 Receptors Christin Sander, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA
15:00   Panel Discussion: Neuro Applications
15:20   Break & Speaker Upload Available
 
  Moderator: Audrey Fan, Ph.D.  
15:50   Panel Discussion: How to Get Engaged in PET/MRI Ciprian Catana, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA

Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA

Kathryn Fowler, M.D.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
St. Louis, MO, USA

Dawn C. Holley, R.T., B.Sc. CMMT(N)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
16:20   Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)  
17:35   Poster Session (No CME Available)  
18:35   Adjourn
 
Day 2 - Saturday, 28 October 2017 (5.75 CME Available)
07:00   Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Continental Breakfast Available
 
Session 3: Applications in Body Imaging
  Moderators: Joyce Mhlanga, M.D. & Claudia Zacharias, M.D.
08:30     Keynote: The Benefits of Simultaneous Imaging - Permission Withheld Bernd J. Pichler, Ph.D.
University of Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
09:00   PET Radiotracers: Body Application Steven Rowe, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
09:20     Liver Imaging - Permission Withheld Lale Umutlu, M.D.
University Hospital of Linkoping
Linkoping, Sweden
09:40   Motion Correction Ciprian Catana, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
10:00 Integrated Time-of-Flight FDG PET/MRI-MRCP for Evaluation of Distant Metastases in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer & Elevated CA 19-9: A Feasibility Study Ishan Garg, M.B.B.S.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
10:10   Break & Speaker Upload Available
 
10:40 Introduction to Staging of Prostate Cancer Thomas A. Hope, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
10:50 Choline PET/MR Imaging in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Ajit Goenka, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
  Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:10 18F-FACBC PET/CT & PET/MRI versus Multiparametric MRI in Intermediate- to High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients (FLUCIPRO Trial): Prostate Cancer Detection & Characterization Ivan Jambor, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
11:20 Early 68Ga–HBED-CC-11-PSMA PET/MR Concordance between Metrics & Histopathology in Naïve Patients with Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study Liran Domachevsky, M.D.
Assuta Medical Centers
Tel Aviv, Israel
11:30   Panel Discussion: Prostate Cancer
11:50   Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
 
Session 3: Applications in Body Imaging (cont.)
  Moderator: Feliks Kogan, Ph.D.
13:00   Rectal Cancer - Permission Withheld Catalano A. Onofrio, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
13:20 Gynecologic Malignancies Kathryn Fowler, M.D.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
St. Louis, MO, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
13:40 Initial FDG PET/MR Experience in Cervical & Uterine Cancer Staging: A Pilot Study Nghi Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
13:50   Panel Discussion: Other Body Applications
 
Session 3: Applications in Body Imaging (cont.)
  Moderator: David Izquierdo, Ph.D. & Peder E.Z. Larson, Ph.D.
14:10   Pediatric PET/MR - Permission Withheld Lisa J. States, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA
14:30 Pediatric Workflow: MR Technologists Michael Kean, (RT) FSMRT
The Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
14:50 Paediatric MR PET Workflow Considerations: A Nuclear Medicine Technologist's Perspective Duncan M. Veysey, B.App.Sc.
The Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  Proffered Papers - Oral Session
15:10 PET-MR Imaging of Bone Metabolism & Bone-Cartilage Interactions in Early Osteoarthritis Feliks Kogan, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
15:20   Break & Speaker Upload Available
 
15:50 Applications in Body Imaging: Imaging Pain Generators with PET/MRI Sandip Biswal, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
16:10 Measure & Validate Agonist-Induced μ-Opioid Receptor Desensitization Using Simultaneous PET/MRI Hsiao-Ying (Monica) Wey, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA
16:20   Cardiovascular Imaging Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA
16:40 Quantitative PET-MR as a Biomarker for Joint Degeneration & Osteoarthritis Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
17:00 Diagnostic Accuracy & Prognostic Value of Simultaneous Hybrid 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MR) in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Eleanor Wicks, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.P.
Barts Heart Centre
London, England, UK
17:10   Conclusion of Session 3
 
Optional Vendor Presentation Sessions (No CME Available)
17:10   Where We See PET/MRI Moving in the Future Floris Jansen, Ph.D.
GE Healthcare
Niskayuna, NY, USA
17:30 Where is PET/MRI Going in the Future? David Faul, Ph.D.
Siemens Healthcare
New York, NY, USA
17:50   Adjourn
 
Day 3 - Sunday, 29 October 2017 (2.75 CME Available)
07:00   Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Continental Breakfast Available
 
Session 4: The Role of PET/MRI in a Clinical Practice
  Moderators: Thomas Hope, M.D. & Patrick Veit-Haibach, M.D.
08:00   How to Set Up a PET/MRI Practice Geoffrey B. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
08:20 Workflow Considerations Patrick Veit-Haibach, M.D.
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, CA, USA
08:40   Clinical PET/MRI: Ready for Prime Time? - Permission Withheld Karen Mourtzikos, M.D.
Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology
Lindenhurst, NY, USA
09:00 Example Clinical PET/MRI Practice 2: Asian Practice Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, M.D.
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
09:20   Example Clinical PET/MRI Practice 3: Neuro Kent P. Friedman, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY, USA
09:40   Break & Speaker Upload Available
 
10:10     Example Clinical PET/MRI Practice 4 - Did Not Present Spencer Behr, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
10:30   Example Clinical PET/MRI Practice 5 Shetal N. Shah, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
  Proffered Paper - Oral Session
10:50 Running a Clinical PETMRI Standalone Unit in One of London’s Busiest Hospitals: A Radiographer’s Story David Brown, B.Sc.
Institute of Nuclear Medicine
London, England, UK
11:00   Closing Keynote: Looking Forward to the Future of PET/MRI Bruce R. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA, USA
11:30   Panel Discussion: Making PET/MRI a Clinical Success  
11:50   Closing Comments, Award Presentation & Discussion Thomas A. Hope, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
12:10   Adjournment & Boxed Lunches
 
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