ISMRM Scientific Program

Lauterbur Lecture: The Legacy of I.I. Rabi
Monday, 12 May, 08:20 - 09:00
Each year the ISMRM Scientific Meeting opens with the Lauterbur Lecture in recognition of the contributions of Paul Lauterbur to the field of magnetic resonance. At this 11th Annual Meeting, the lecture will focus on the legacy of Isadore Rabi, whose early observations on molecular beam resonance were fundamental to the development of our field and won him the Nobel Physics Prize in 1944. The lecture will discuss the many facets of Isadore Rabi and will be given by his former Ph.D. student and colleague Norman Ramsey, who also won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989.

Toronto Keynote Lecture: Future Directions in Funded Biomedical Imaging Research
Monday, 12 May, 09:00 - 09:25
This year, in recognition of the establishment in the United States of the first dedicated national biomedical imaging institute, Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, the inaugural director, will present a keynote lecture outlining the future development of programs and initiatives for biomedical imaging research.

Plenary Sessions
Monday, 12 May - Friday, 16 May
The plenary sessions are intended to give a cutting-edge overview of the work of different groups in the relevant topic area and should enable the attendees to evaluate the impact of recent progress in magnetic resonance on clinical and scientific work in the near and far future. Additinal talks by speaker from outside the field of magnetic resonance will enable the audience to better comprehend the role and value of MR relative to advances in other medical disciplines, including other diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.

Scientific Sessions
Monday, 12 May - Friday, 16 May

Oral Sessions: Oral presentations are organized in parallel sessions, one series in the morning after the plenary lectures, and the other in the later afternoon. Oral sessions include a selected number of papers from among the accepted submissions. Each author will make a 9-minute presentation, followed by 3 minutes for discussion. Digital data projection will be available in all sessions. Single slide projection will be available with advance notice only.

Poster Presentations: A poster session is a simultaneous informal presentation by many investigators with the opportunity for scientific interchange between the authors and other meeting participants.. A poster may contain text, graphs, photographs, diagrams, etc., affixed to a poster board so it can be viewed. Please note that light boxes, power outlets, and audiovisual equipment are not available for poster presentation. Specific times for the authors to be present for discussion will be assigned by the Scientific Program Committee. Posters may be mounted between 12:00 and 17:00 on Sunday, 11 May, and must be mounted before 13:00 on Monday, 12 May, the first day of the Scientific Meeting. They should remain mounted and available for viewing until noon on Friday, 16 May. Posters must be removed by 13:00 on Friday.

Basic Science Focus Sessions
These sessions will consist of brief oral presentations by authors of posters on very new or controversial topics. Each poster author will make a short presentation, followed by an extended discussion.

Clinical Focus Sessions: These sessions will focus on clinically oriented topics and bring together submissions in specific areas that are of particular clinical impact and interest. The topics will reflect the pattern of the submissions in relation to clinical applications of magnetic resonance, and the sessions aim to stimulate discussion in the relevant clinical areas.