The Daily Features offers a brief guide to the Paris Meeting, with science, education and program highlights combined with news updates. Check back every day!

Welcome to Paris!

The Annual Meeting Program Committee has worked hard over the last 18 months to put together the most comprehensive set of educational courses, scientific sessions and platform presentations in the field of MR. Enjoy!

Don’t Miss Today…

From the Education Chair, John Port...

For American MDs... SAMS

Saturdays’s SAM sessions: MR for Neuropsychiatric Disorders (afternoon), Body MRI: Realities & Controversies (morning), and Advanced Clinical MR Imaging in MSK (morning and afternoon). Check them out!

Data Zero to Stats Hero

Get prepared for the hottest topic of the year with the educational session on Deep Learning, Saturday @ 8am! And if you want more, an educational session on Statistical Analysis follows in the afternoon.

Add to Calendar06/16/18 08:0006/16/18 16:30Europe/ParisDeep Learning and Statistical Analysis N01

Let the physics echo in you!

Come to understand MRI principles from nuclear spins to image formation and appreciate the versatility of MR image contrast. Learn how to design you own sequences and push the boundaries of MRI research! Educational session on Physics for Physicists, Saturday @8am, Room N02

Add to Calendar06/16/18 08:0006/16/18 16:30Europe/ParisPhysics for Physicists N02

Meeting Live & News

Navigating the Paris Meeting

Use the mobile app for quick access, the searchable proceedings, and the program at a glance for a schedule view. Continuous discussions happen on Slack and Twitter. All information is on the  main meeting page.

SMRT Highlights - Award Winners!

SMRT President’s Award winner Rebecca Glarin will present “MREYE – Are You Winking at Me?” (Followed by other awardees)

The SMRT John Kovelski Award for Professional Development was awarded to Hiroyuki Takashima, Ph.D.
for “T2* Relaxation Time with Ultra-short TE Enables to Evaluate in Detail for Degeneration of Intervertebral Discs”

Complete SMRT Program Guide

Add to Calendar06/16/18 13:1506/16/18 14:00Europe/ParisSMRT Award Presenters S06

Secret Sessions are Back!

Content by trainees, for trainees! More details

MRM Highlights Magazine

MRM Highlights, now part of MR pulse, has produced a free hard-copy magazine sponsored by Wiley, available for pickup at registration!

Featured Comments @ISMRM

#ParisMR18 Tweets


Have we created the meeting of your dreams?

We want to know what you think! After each talk and/or session, feel free to tell us what you liked, didn’t like, etc. It is easy with the ISMRM mobile app!

Wish You Were Here!

Note that all presentations from the Plenary Hall will be live-streamed free, and that all presentations are recorded for access by paid attendees. Visit the Program-at-a-Glance and click on the plenary sessions for more info.

Paris ISMRM-ESMRMB Stats

5667 Abstracts will be presented:  871 oral, 329 power-pitch, 1804 traditional poster, 2577 e-poster, 69 educational/scientific and 17 educational e-posters.

Magnetic Moments

Each day we feature 2 of the 10 finalists for the “Magnetic Moments” competition, for which final judging takes place on Thursday

Video #1: Using a Dalmatian’s white coat metaphor, Gesine Knobloch explains the potential to use two contrasts agents to make visible small lesion in a human liver.

Video#2: A sneak peek at Lydia Le Page’s work aiming for a better understanding of brain inflammation while scanning a mice model of inflammation

Sunday: From Karla Miller, Program Chair...

Opening Sessions Today! Once you’ve had your fill of educational courses, come to the plenary hall for the opening ceremonies, gold medalists, and the Mansfield Lecture.

Don’t Miss Today…

From the Education Chair, John Port...

For American MDs... SAMS

Sunday’s SAM sessions: Is MR/PET better than MR + PET for the Brain? (afternoon), Prostate MRI, MRI in Pregnancy & Genitourinary (afternoon), Cardiovascular MRI: Vascular (morning), and Cardiac MR: From the Basics to New Horizons (afternoon). Check them out!

Lost in Translation

Up for a debate as old as the ISMRM? The Lost in Translation: Neuroradiologists vs. Physicists session will be a thoughtful battle between radiologists asking physicists why they don’t design techniques that are clinically useful, and physicists asking radiologists why they don’t use their clever and excellent techniques.

 

Add to Calendar06/17/18 08:0006/17/18 12:00Europe/ParisLost in Translation: Neuroradiologists vs Physicists S03

It's all about Resonances!

Understand the magnetic properties of biological tissues, how resonance frequencies are tightly linked to their molecular signature and how you can measure them. Educational session on Probing Biomolecules: Magnetic Susceptibility & CEST/MT, Sunday @13:15, Room N01

Add to Calendar06/17/18 13:1506/17/18 16:45Europe/ParisSusceptibility & CEST/MT N01

Early birds? Sunrise educational sessions start tomorrow, Monday at 7am!

Various topics will be covered every morning including cutting-edge techniques for faster clinical imaging, application of molecular imaging, make-your-own-MR-hardware-and-software as well as Neuro, Cardiac, MSK and Body applications. (Meeting Rooms)

Add to Calendar06/18/18 07:0006/18/18 07:50Europe/ParisMonday Sunrise Courses Meeting rooms

Opening and Welcome

ISMRM President Dan Sodickson has led outstanding efforts forming the new Strategic Plan, highlighting our societies’ roles in a changing world. ESMRMB President Eric Achten offers updates on the European society.

Add to Calendar06/17/18 17:0006/17/18 17:30Europe/ParisOpening Session Plenary Hall

Mansfield Lecture: Dr. Petra Huppi

Dr. Petra Huppi will present “How Early Life Events Shape Our Brains: An MRI Perspective” at 5:30 pm in the Plenary Hall. Sir Peter Mansfield’s seminal contributions have led to ongoing imaging acceleration that is allowing MRI to characterize the brain earlier and earlier in life. Dr. Huppi will discuss how MRI is helping our understanding of how events during key early periods in life affect our cognitive and emotional development. The understanding is leading to new ideas for treatment of neurodevelopment disorders.

Add to Calendar06/17/18 17:3006/17/18 18:15Europe/ParisMansfield Lecture Plenary Hall

Opening Reception

The Opening Reception from 6:30-8:00 pm is your first chance to visit the Exhibit Hall!

 

Add to Calendar06/17/18 18:3006/17/18 20:00Europe/ParisOpening Reception Exhibition Hall

Meeting Live & News

Navigating the Paris Meeting

Use the mobile app for quick access, the searchable proceedings, and the program at a glance for a schedule view. Continuous discussions happen on Slack and Twitter. All information is on the  main meeting page.

As a global outreach to our MR community we offer “live streaming” for all sessions in Plenary Hall. Go to Program-At-A-Glance and click the Live Streaming Available link to connect.

SMRT Highlights - Award Winners!

SMRT Research and Clinical Focus Presentations

2nd and 3rd place awardees highlight their work, followed by the SMRT Awards Presentations

Complete SMRT Program Guide

Add to Calendar06/17/18 12:5506/17/18 13:45Europe/ParisSMRT Awardee Presentations S06

Secret Sessions are Back!

Content by trainees, for trainees! More details

Click the home icon, or go to blog.ismrm.org for year-round communication about society meetings, workshops, research and more!

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Magnetic Moments

Each day we feature 2 of the 10 finalists for the “Magnetic Moments” competition, for which final judging takes place on Thursday

Video#3: Sophie Schauman explains the importance to speed up MRI acquisition time while having richer images and highlights her first step to make it happen using compressed sensing.

Video #4: The MR community is in dire need of faster, more accurate and flexible image. Nadine Graedel unravel the potential use of a model forecasting the gradient’s behaviour in order to make it happen.

Monday: From Karla Miller, Program Chair

We’re delighted to present the first slate of Member-Initiated Symposia - planned by you, the members. From extreme fields to exotic contrast, from cutting-edge neuroscience to the latest in clinical MR. These are sure to be some of the most exciting sessions all week.

Don’t Miss Today…

ESMRMB Fellowship, ISMRM Gold Medal and Fellow Awards

The Gold Medal is ISMRM’s highest honor, awarded for pioneering scientific contributions to magnetic resonance in medicine and biology. Junior Fellows receive mentoring from Senior Fellows, and observe an ISMRM committee. Senior Fellows are named for substantial contributions to the society and the field.

Awards are streamed live!  Follow the link in the Program at a Glance

Add to Calendar06/18/18 10:3006/18/18 11:15Europe/ParisAwards Presentation Plenary Hall

Plenary Session on Cardiovascular Imaging: From Structure to Function

We’ll hear from Dr. Kwong about characterizing the tissue of the human heart, from Dr. Uribe Arancibia on novel ways to measure cardiac function, and all about the clinical impact from Dr. Fontana.

Plenaries are streamed live!  Follow the link in the Program at a Glance

Add to Calendar06/18/18 11:1506/18/18 12:15Europe/ParisCardiovascular Plenary Plenary

Member Initiated Symposium: Safety & Efficacy of Contrast Agents: State of the Art, Future Directions, & Alternative Approaches

Proposed by the Molecular & Cellular Imaging study group, this session will examine the Safety & Efficacy of three Contrast Agents: 1) Gd-based contrast gents; 2) iron and other paramagnetic contrast agents; and 3) metal-free alternatives. 4:15-6:15pm in N01.

Add to Calendar12/30/99 16:1512/30/99 18:15Europe/Paris N01

Young Investigator Awards

6 finalists for the W.S. Moore Award in Clinical Science and the I.I. Rabi Award in Basic Science will present oral sessions at 8:15-10:15am in S03, and E-posters at 1:45-3:45pm in the Exhibit Hall.
Add Oral Session to Calendar06/18/18 08:1506/18/18 10:15Europe/ParisYoung Investigator Presentations S03
Add E-Posters to Calendar06/18/18 13:4506/18/18 15:45Europe/ParisYoung Investigator E-Posters Exhibition Hall

ISMRM-SMRT Joint Forum

ISMRM-SMRT Joint Forum: AI in Radiology: Man vs. Machine – Come and debate how the interaction between man & MR machine will potentially affect Radiologists, Radiographers/Technologists and Scientists

Add to Calendar06/18/18 08:1506/18/18 10:15Europe/ParisISMRM-SMRT Forum N01

Today's Secret Sessions

Getting Involved with ISMRM: Come and hear from some of the people behind the ISMRM scene about how you can get involved and make a difference in our society – Monday @1:45PM

Add to Calendar06/18/18 13:4506/18/18 15:15Europe/ParisSecret Session: Getting Involved Resonarium

How to Make an Impact with Your Work: Publications, Patents, Clinical Translational, and Commercialization – Monday @4:15

Add to Calendar06/18/18 16:1506/18/18 17:45Europe/ParisSecret Session: Impact Resonarium

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MRM & JMRI

Come and hear from the editors about how to be a great reviewer for journals, 18:30-19:30 in W05/W06

Add to Calendar06/18/18 18:3006/18/18 19:30Europe/ParisMRM/JMRI Reviewing W05/W06

Science & Education Highlights

#1373

Associations between Osteoarthritis Molecular Biomarkers and MR-based cartilage composition and Knee Joint Morphology: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

This work suggests that serum biomarkers and cartilage T2 composition may reflect similar features of the pathophysiology of cartilage matrix degenerative disease.

Add 1373 to Calendar06/18/1808:1506/18/1810:15Europe/ParisAssociations between Osteoarthritis Molecular Biomarkers and MR-based cartilage composition and Knee Joint Morphology: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Exhibition Hall 1369-1393

#0278

Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Metabolic Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Brain Tumors: Initial Experience

This work pioneers the application of hyperpolarized Carbon-13 in pediatric population and demonstrates the feasibility of using HP [1-13C]pyravate for assessing in vivo metabolism from pediatric patients with brain tumors.

Add 278 to Calendar06/18/1817:2706/18/1817:39Europe/ParisHyperpolarized Carbon-13 Metabolic Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Brain Tumors: Initial Experience S04

#0165

Enhancing In Vivo Hyperpolarized 13C Chemical Shift Imaging by an Iterative Reconstruction

This work introduces an iterative approach to reconstruct the Carbon-13 imaging data, demonstrates its application on the in vivo data, and compares it to the traditional Fourier analyses.

Add 165 to Calendar06/18/1815:2106/18/1815:33Europe/ParisEnhancing In Vivo Hyperpolarized 13C Chemical Shift Imaging by an Iterative Reconstruction S02

#0303

Non-contrast assessment of blood-brain-barrier permeability with water-extraction-with-phase-contrast-arterial-spin-tagging (WEPCAST) MRI

This work applies a new technique to probe the blood-brain-barrier permeability whithout using any exogenous contrast agents.

Add 303 to Calendar06/18/1816:2706/18/1816:39Europe/ParisNon-contrast assessment of blood-brain-barrier permeability with water-extraction-with-phase-contrast-arterial-spin-tagging (WEPCAST) MRI W03/04

#0082

Spatial Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis lesions in the Cervical Cord

This work synthesizes results of an extensive multicentric study (358 patients across 7 sites) and provides means to further understand the MS disease pathophysiology.

Add 82 to Calendar06/18/1808:1506/18/1808:27Europe/ParisSpatial Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis lesions in the Cervical Cord S06

#0252

Breaking the power law scaling of the dMRI signal on the Connectom scanner reveals its sensitivity to axon diameters

This work addresses the longstanding and highly debated question whether, and under which conditions, it is possible to measure human axon diameters in vivo.

Add 252 to Calendar06/18/1816:1506/18/1816:27Europe/ParisBreaking the power law scaling of the dMRI signal on the Connectom scanner reveals its sensitivity to axon diameters N04

#0189

Accurate and Efficient QSM Reconstruction using Deep Learning

How Deep Learning can be used to solve an ill-posed deconvolution for more accurate quantification of the magnetic susceptibility distribution?

Add 189 to Calendar06/18/1814:0906/18/1814:21Europe/ParisAccurate and Efficient QSM Reconstruction using Deep Learning S06

#0295

Workflow proposal for defining SAR safety margins in parallel transmission

This work presents a validation workflow to account for model imperfections in local SAR estimation and allow accurate and safe SAR supervision for parallel transmission at UHF.

Add 295 to Calendar06/18/1816:5106/18/1800:00Europe/ParisWorkflow proposal for defining SAR safety margins in parallel transmission S06

Is ASL ready to replace Contrast-Agent perfusion methods in the clinic?

Don’t miss the open debate and make your own opinion. Sunrise educational session, Monday @ 7am, Room N03.

Add to Calendar06/18/18 07:0006/18/18 07:50Europe/ParisASL vs Contrast Perfusion? N03

Don’t be afraid of spins!

Educational sessions on MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians will be running every evening session, Room S01. Basic principles of MR physics will be covered with non-mathematical presentations suitable for clinicians and physicists new to the field.

What’s the value of MRI? Shall we image less or image more?

What’s the value of MRI? Shall we image less or image more? Shall we move towards faster cost-effective protocols? Can we create new value and address unmet clinical needs? These questions are part of the MR value initiative previously launched by the ISMRM and continued this year. Don’t miss several Educational (M-07 & W-07) and Combined Educational & Scientific sessions (W-08) as well as Thursday morning Plenary.

Meeting Live & News

Featured Comments @ISMRM

#ParisMR18 Tweets

Magnetic Moments

Each day we feature 2 of the 10 finalists for the “Magnetic Moments” competition, for which final judging takes place on Thursday

Video#5: The importance to measure brain oxygen using an MRI magnet by Caitlin O’ Brien.

Video #6: A wireless coil as an alternative to standard cable-connected receive coils in clinical radiological settings by Alena Shchelokova.

Tuesday: From Karla Miller, Program Chair

If you haven’t already found your way to the Resonarium, be sure to pop in to see what our early-career researchers have planned for this year’s Secret Sessions. This content is all off-program, but between you and me - you can find the program here:

ismrm.org/secret

Don’t Miss Today…

NIBIB New Horizons Lecture

Dr. Miki Lustig will present “The Challenging Path Towards Pediatric MRI Without Anesthesia” at 10:45 in the Plenary Hall (watch the live stream here!). The hustle and bustle normally present in MR control rooms becomes especially focused and quiet whenever the pediatric anesthesia team is present to monitor children in MR scanners. Miki Lustig surveys specialty hardware, sequences and reconstructions to accelerate MR to ultimately avoid anesthesia.

Add to Calendar06/19/18 10:4506/19/18 11:15Europe/ParisNIBIB Lecture Plenary Hall

Plenary Session: Challenging the Assumptions of MRI

Current MRI technology enables acquisitions that violate some basic assumptions, with many implications. With Dr. Maxim Zaitsev, we ask if common MR dogmas are based on tradition or solid fact. Dr. Bram van Ginneken describes evolution of image interpretation by computers. Dr. Mariya Doneva points out insufficiencies of, and extensions of the Fourier model. Finally, Dr. Kai Tobias Block considers solutions for technique integration and open development. Watch the live stream here!

Add to Calendar06/19/18 11:1506/19/1812;15Europe/ParisTuesday Plenaries Plenary Hall

Member Initiated Symposium: The Future of Cardiac MRI

The proposed symposium will critically review the technical developments that have significantly improved the clinical usage of cardiac MRI during the last decade and will offer an overview of the cutting-edge research developments that could be game-changers in propelling the broad clinical adoption of cardiac MRI as the preferred imaging modality for multiple cardiac pathologies.
More info…

Add to Calendar06/19/18 16:1506/19/18 18:15Europe/ParisFuture of Cardiac MRI S05

Secret Sessions

Add to Calendar06/19/18 08:1506/19/18 09:45Europe/ParisBig Science Resonarium

Big Science: Come and learn about advantages and potential conflicts of collaborative science! – Tuesday @8:15AM

Add to Calendar06/19/18 13:4506/19/18 15:15Europe/ParisIdeas to Startups Resonarium

From ideas to start-ups: Let’s look at some success stories of connecting being a scientist and entrepreneur from a panel of experts! – Tuesday @1:45PM

Add to Calendar06/19/18 16:1506/19/18 17:45Europe/ParisMentor Speed-Dating Resonarium

Mentor Speed-Dating: Come and learn what it is to be a good mentee and how to identify and approach suitable mentors – Tuesday @4:15PM

Society Awards

The ESMRMB Fellowship award was presented to Patrick J. Cozzone. ISMRM Gold medals were awarded to Susumu Mori and Dwight G. Nishimura. 16 Senior fellows and 16 Junior fellows were also announced. More info here:

2018 ISMRM Research Exchange Grant Awardees

Join us in congratulating this year’s ISMRM Research Exchange Grant Program awardees who each won US$5000 to foster collaboration within the ISMRM.

Carlos Milovic, Ph.D. – Multiscale Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping

  • Home Mentor Christian Tejos (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)
  • Host Mentor Christian Langkammer (Neuroimaging Research Unit, Medical Univ. of Graz, Austria)

Alena Schelokova, Ph.D. – Body array coil based on novel materials for ultra-high field MRI

  • Home Mentor Pavel Belov (Saint Petersburg National Research University, Russia Federation)
  • Host Mentor Andrew Webb (Department of Radiology, Leiden Univ. Medical Center, Netherlands)

Sila Genc, Ph.D. – Microstructural imaging of childhood brain development at 300mT/m

  • Home Mentor Marc Seal (The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia)
  • Host Mentor Derek Jones (CUBRIC, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK)

Milou Straathof, Ph.D. – Excitation and inhibition; the Yin and Yang of functional brain connectivity?

  • Home Mentor Rick Dijkhuizen (Center for Image Sciences, U. Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands)
  • Host Mentor Robin de Graaf (MR Research Center, Yale University, New Haven CT, USA)

Science & Education Highlights

#0459

UTE imaging of the bone-cartilage junction, showing repeatable changes in osteoarthritic subjects

Ultrashort Echo Time Imaging of the Osteochondral Junction in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis and Age-matched Healthy Volunteers

Add 459 to Calendar06/19/1814:5706/19/1815:09Europe/ParisUltrashort Echo Time Imaging of the Osteochondral Junction in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis and Age-matched Healthy Volunteers S01

#0327

High-resolution DTI obtained at UHF allows an accurate quantification of the structural organization of skeletal muscle fibers

Intramuscular variability and sex difference in diffusion properties and 3D architecture of human lower leg muscles assessed with ultra-high-field diffusion tensor imaging and tractography

Add 327 to Calendar06/19/1808:1506/19/1810:15Europe/ParisIntramuscular variability and sex difference in diffusion properties and 3D architecture of human lower leg muscles assessed with ultra-high-field diffusion tensor imaging and tractography Power Pitch Theater B

#0462

New Diffusion Tensor and Dixon Imaging Results in Human Skeletal Muscle from the GESTALT Longitudinal Study of Aging

This work investigates how aging influences skeletal muscle diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures in a healthy cohort with a broad age range.

Add 462 to Calendar06/19/1815:3306/19/1815:45Europe/ParisNew Diffusion Tensor and Dixon Imaging Results in Human Skeletal Muscle from the GESTALT Longitudinal Study of Aging S01

#0407

Development and Proof of Principle for Free Radical Imaging with the Novel Field-cycling in vivo DNP-MRI

Want to use DNP-MRI clinically? This work demonstrates a field-cycling system with the spatiotemporal resolution going beyond that of conventional MRI.

Add 407 to Calendar06/19/1810:0306/19/1810:15Europe/ParisDevelopment and Proof of Principle for Free Radical Imaging with the Novel Field-cycling in vivo DNP-MRI S04

#0414

Deep CEST MRI – 9.4T spectral super-resolution from 3T CEST MRI data

Application of machine learning to CEST data acquired at 3T can reveal underlying spectral features observed on ultra-high field training data. This work raises many fundamental questions on the use of machine learning in MRI.

Add 414 to Calendar06/19/1809:2706/19/1809:39Europe/ParisDeep CEST MRI – 9.4T spectral super-resolution from 3T CEST MRI data S05

#0598

Real-time acquisition, reconstruction, and mixedreality display system for 2D and 3D cardiac MRI

MRI has always touted its 3D capabilities, but how do you display all that information in an interventiaonla applicaiton? This work shows how to move beyond bi-plane views with the HoloLens technology

Add 598 to Calendar06/19/1816:1506/19/1816:27Europe/ParisReal-time acquisition, reconstruction, and mixedreality display system for 2D and 3D cardiac MRI S04

#0350

30 Brain Exams in 1 hour

30 Brain exams in 1 hour using multi-contrast EPI (T1-FLAIR, T2w, DWI, ADC, T2*w, T2-FLAIR)

Add 350 to Calendar06/19/1809:2006/19/1809:25Europe/Paris30 Brain Exams in 1 hour S03

Sunrise educational sessions on diffusion MRI start Tuesday @ 7am

Tractography-based neurosurgical targeting, DTI outside the brain, and benefits and challenges of diffusion MRI at UHF will be covered throughout the rest of week. Don’t miss it every morning at 7am, Room N03.

Add to Calendar06/19/18 07:0006/19/18 07:15Europe/ParisDiffusion MRI N03

Want to buy a brand new Ultra-High Field MRI human scanner?

The educational session Primer for UHF MRI is made for you! Practical information and guidance for brain and body imaging will be given by recognized experts of the field.Tuesday @ 13:45, Room N02.

Add to Calendar06/19/18 13:4506/19/18 15:45Europe/ParisBuy Ultra-High Field Scanner N02

Meeting Live & News

Last Night's Special Session: Manuscript Reviewing for ISMRM's Scientific Journals

Drs. Bernstein and Schweitzer spoke to an enthusiastic and engaged group about becoming more active in the ISMRM by reviewing for our journals. Both editors are welcome to new reviewers.

Featured Comments @ISMRM

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Magnetic Moments

Each day we feature 2 of the 10 finalists for the “Magnetic Moments” competition, for which final judging takes place on Thursday

Video #7: Ben Tendler exposes the importance of understanding how sites of neurons can provide rich sets of MR signals

Video#8: On the quest for new MRI biomarkers to improve Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, a magnetic moment video by Marco Palombo

Wednesday: From Karla Miller, Program Chair

Today, I invite our society to look inward. We want to start a conversation about how unconscious bias affects our scientific society. There will be opportunities throughout the day to learn about the latest research on unconscious bias, to discuss how it is manifested in our field, and to think how we can move forward.

Don’t Miss Today…

Presidential Lecture

Dr. Curt Rice will present “When the Right Thing to Do is Also the Smart Thing to Do: Research on Diversity in Research Organizations”. Dr. Rice is Rector ( President) of the Oslo and Akershus University of Applied Sciences. After growing up in the magnetic field of the Mayo MRI scanners in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, he is now playing a leadership position in developing and communicating evidence-based research on the implementation and derived benefits brought by inclusion and diversity. The ISMRM is pleased to provide a discussion from a leader advising institutions from universities to the Nobel Foundation.

Add to Calendar06/20/18 10:4506/20/18 11:15Europe/Paris Plenary Hall

Plenary Session: Point-of-Care Diagnostics: MR’s Friend or Foe?

We will revisit our current healthcare delivery system and technology development pipeline from the perspective of “Point-of-Care” (POC) diagnostics. Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam will highlight how cancer prevention platforms can be made more accessible and the toxicity of conventional cancer treatments reduced via POC approaches; Dr. Steven Schiff will describe how access to brain imaging can be dramatically increased in developing economies using low-field MRI; and Dr. Edwin van Beek will introduce novel ways for improving the efficiency and clinical value of MRI in our changing healthcare landscape.

Add to Calendar06/20/18 11:1506/20/18 12:15Europe/Parissigned off by moderators Plenary Hall

RESONATE: A Discussion on Social Biases Within ISMRM

Science undeniably evolves through collaboration, transparency and inclusiveness. Please join in an inaugural community-wide action-driven symposium aimed at fostering ongoing dialogue on ways to mitigate bias and increase inclusiveness in ISMRM.

Add to Calendar12/30/99 16:1512/30/99 18:15Europe/Paris No3

Member Initiated Symposium: Magnetic Particle Imaging and Synergies with MRI

MPI directly images the intrinsic magnetic moment of injected superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) tracers, the same as used in MRI. This session describes strengths and limitations of MPI, ans synergies between MPI and MRI.

Add to Calendar06/20/18 08:1506/20/18 10:15Europe/Paris S01

Today's Secret Sessions

Clinical and Research Collaboration: How to Bridge the Gap? Interact and hear from clinical research experts about the importance of cross-collaboration and how they achieved it – Wednesday @8:15AM

Add to Calendar06/20/18 08:1506/20/18 09:30Europe/Paris Resonarium

 

Combining clinical duties with a career in research: Learn from renowned experts on how to be an efficient MD/technician-scientist – Wednesday @1:45PM

Add to Calendar06/20/18 13:4506/20/18 15:00Europe/Paris Resonarium

 

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Science & Education Highlights

#0153

Probing temporal information in fast-TR
fMRI data during attention modulations

Can we gain more with fast-TR fMRI data? This work explores the possibility of exploiting the temporal specificity of
fMRI using high temporal resolution 7T fMRI data during attention modulations.

Add 153 to Calendar06/18/1813:4506/18/1814:57Europe/ParisProbing temporal information in fast-TR fMRI data during attention modulations N04

#0363

Non-invasive pressure-volume loops from cardiovascular magnetic resonance and brachial pressure

Eliminating invasive pressure measurement for pressure-volume loops using a model

Add 363 to Calendar06/19/1809:1506/19/1809:27Europe/ParisNon-invasive pressure-volume loops from cardiovascular magnetic resonance and brachial pressure N01

#0362

Beat-by-Beat Dynamic Assessment of Myocardial Oxygenation with Highly Time-Resolved, Free-breathing, Ungated Cardiac T2 BOLD MRI Using a Low-Rank Tensor Formulation

Fast measurement of myocardial oxygenationation during to acheive stress perfusion measurements without contrast.

Add 362 to Calendar06/19/1809:0306/19/1809:15Europe/ParisBeat-by-Beat Dynamic Assessment of Myocardial Oxygenation with Highly Time-Resolved, Free-breathing, Ungated Cardiac T2 BOLD MRI Using a Low-Rank Tensor Formulation N01

#0783

Multidimensional T1 Relaxation-T2 Relaxation Correlation Spectroscopic Imaging (RR-CSI) for In Vivo Imaging of Microstructure

Ever seen a pumpkin being scanned? This work demonstrates a new multidimensional MRI experiment to probe microstructure of a pumpkin and of in vivo human brain.

Add 783 to Calendar06/20/1813:4506/20/1813:58Europe/ParisMultidimensional T1 Relaxation-T2 Relaxation Correlation Spectroscopic Imaging (RR-CSI) for In Vivo Imaging of Microstructure N03

#5081

Electro-Magnetic Property Mapping Using Kalman Filtering with a Single Acquistion at 3.0 T and 7.0 T MRI

This work calculates susceptibility and conductivity maps by applying the Kalman filter to MRI phase images and compares the method to the SHARP filter and van Lier’s method, respectively.

Add 5081 to Calendar06/20/1817:1506/20/1818:15Europe/ParisElectro-Magnetic Property Mapping Using Kalman Filtering with a Single Acquistion at 3.0 T and 7.0 T MRI Exhibition Hall

#0868

Blood pressure correlated fluctuations of BOLD origin in fMRI signals: A multi-echo 7T study.

This work shows correlations of blood pressure with R2* signals, and compares with corresponding S0 signals. The results further suggest a significant proportion of BOLD dependent signal variance in fMRI that is of non-neuronal origin.

Add 868 to Calendar06/20/1816:1506/20/1816:18 (plasma screen at 17:15)Europe/ParisBlood pressure correlated fluctuations of BOLD origin in fMRI signals: A multi-echo 7T study. Power Pitch Theater B

#0934

k-space Diagonal Preconditioner: Speeding Up Iterative Reconstruction For Variable Density Sampled Acquisitions Without Compromises

Useful reconstruction speed up for undersampled non-Cartesian data

Add 934 to Calendar06/20/1816:2706/20/1816:39Europe/Parisk-space Diagonal Preconditioner: Speeding Up Iterative Reconstruction For Variable Density Sampled Acquisitions Without Compromises S05

#5011

Exploring the Origin of Asymmetries in the Balanced SSFP Profile at 9.4 Tesla: Microstructure Anisotropy or Chemical Exchange?

Are you sure it is only Microstructure Anisotropy? This work explore the contribution of Chemical Exchange to anisotropies in bSSFP.

Add 5011 to Calendar06/20/1816:1506/20/1817:15Europe/Paris Exploring the Origin of Asymmetries in the Balanced SSFP Profile at 9.4 Tesla: Microstructure Anisotropy or Chemical Exchange? Exhibition hall

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MR-STAT is a technique that can directly determine parameters from time-domain data. No Fourier transform is required solving aliasing constraints of existing Fourier based quantitative MRI methods. Oscar van der Heide from the University Medical Center Utrecht shows here the latest MR-STAT high resolution in-vivo results that are based on regular short cartesian readouts.

Need an X-otic break?

Need an X-otic break? Non-proton imaging and spectroscopy can provide additional information that is not available with proton MRI and open new doors to assess body metabolism and physiology. Learn how at the Educational Session on Multinuclear Imaging & Spectroscopy: Methods & Applications. Wednesday @ 8:15am, Room S03.

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Let's get into human learning!

Let’s get into human learning! Don’t miss the Combined Educational & Scientific session on Machine Learning for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Wednesday @ 13:45, Room N01. The session will address topics including regression and classification, model selection as well as performance evaluation procedures.

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Magnetic Moments

Each day we feature 2 of the 10 finalists for the “Magnetic Moments” competition, for which final judging takes place on Thursday

Video #9: Jingjing Xu’s research tackles the crucial role of human hippocampus into the memory circuitry.

Video #10: Brain images are complex and composed of many parts, like symphonies.  Agah Karakuzu and Tanguy Duval help doctors and scientists tease out the instruments in the symphony and figure out if your brain is in tune.

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