2012-13 ISMRM Challenge

Fat/Water Reconstruction


 
 
 
For more info, please contact Jeff Tsao or Alexey Samsonov

 

What is it?

  • Open contest to develop the most robust and practical MRI fat/water reconstruction algorithm for clinical use that:
    • Accurately generates water and fat images for clinically relevant cases of varying difficulty
    • Does not require for case-by-case manual adjustment
    • Reconstructs within practical time limits
  • Contest held in conjunction with organizers from 2012 ISMRM Fat/Water workshop

Key information:

  • Contestants may enter Challenge throughout the year as teams or individuals; contestants need to register (no cost) and agree to the contest rules
  • Clinical cases of varying difficulty available for download
  • Results (i.e. separated water and fat images) can be submitted online, with scores posted to a leader board; results can be resubmitted throughout the year to improve scores
  • Top teams invited in Feb to submit algorithms for head-to-head comparison on additional clinical cases
  • Contestants must be willing to disclose details of the winning method and why it works

 

Logistics:

  • Contest to start in June 2012
  • Winning teams will be announced publicly at ISMRM 2013

 

About ISMRM Challenge

ISMRM Challenge is an initiative to foster innovation in MRI applications and methodology through a series of year-around online competitions

  • Focuses on 1 – 2 technical or clinical topics each year on unsolved problems and unmet needs
  • Starts around ISMRM annual conference and lasts until next conference
  • Contestants can join throughout the year as individuals or teams (Submission rules and timelines tailored to every Challenge)
  • Results from participating teams will be tested against pre-determined metrics (TBD), with online leader board updated continuously
  • Winner announced at ISMRM annual conference of following year