ISMRM 24th Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2016

2016 Program at a Glance
Last updated: 25 July, 2017

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FRIDAY 06 MAY 2016

Onsite Registration Opens
14:00 - 20:00

Pick up your meeting materials early and avoid the weekend lines!

SATURDAY 07 MAY 2016

Registration Hours
06:30-18:00

Educational Course: Molecular & Metabolic Imaging	Educational Course: PET-MRI: Devices, Radiotracers & Applications	Educational Course: An Update on Body MRI Protocols & Applications	Educational Course: Neuro 1	Educational Course: Physics for Physicists	Educational Course: MR Systems Engineering	Educational Course: Cardiovascular MRI: The Basic Principles & Applications (morning)	Educational Course: Introduction to fMRI (morning)	Educational Course: Diffusion MRI Light (morning)
						*08:00 - 12:00*	*08:00 - 11:30*	*08:30 - 12:00*
						Educational Course: Cardiovascular MRI: Vascular Flow & Angiography (afternoon)	Educational Course: Advanced fMRI: Techniques & Applications (afternoon)	Educational Course: Diffusion MRI Applied (afternoon)
08:30 - 17:00 Room 300-302	07:30 - 18:00 Room 324-326	08:00 - 16:30 Room 331-332	07:30 - 18:00 Room 334-336	08:30 - 17:30 Summit 1	08:30 - 17:00 Summit 2	14:00 - 17:30 Nicoll 1	13:30 - 17:20 Nicoll 2	13:30 - 18:00 Nicoll 3

SUNDAY 08 MAY 2016

Registration Hours
07:00-18:30

Educational Course: Clinical Cancer MRI: Case-Based	Educational Course: Preclinical Imaging	Educational Course: Challenges in Imaging the Musculoskeletal System After Treatment	Educational Course: Neuro 2	Educational Course: RF Engineering: Coils	Educational Course: Image Acquisition & Reconstruction	Educational Course: Pediatric & Neonatal MRI (morning)	Educational Course: Magnetic Susceptibility Imaging (morning)	Educational Course: The Basics of Perfusion & Permeability Imaging (morning)
						*09:00-12:00*	*07:55-12:00*	*08:00 - 12:00*
						Educational Course: Advanced MR Spectroscopy in Operation (afternoon)	Educational Course: Validation of Structural Measurements with Diffusion MRI (afternoon)	Educational Course: Quantitative Physiology: Imaging Oxygenation (afternoon)
08:15 - 17:15 Room 300-302	08:30 - 15:45 Room 324-326	08:00 - 15:30 Room 331-332	07:30 - 18:00 Room 334-336	08:30 - 16:15 Summit 1	08:30 - 17:00 Summit 2	13:30 - 17:40 Nicoll 1	13:30 - 17:30 Nicoll 2	13:30 - 16:50 Nicoll 3
			Opening Reception Technical Exhibition Hall 17:45 to 19:15

MONDAY 09 MAY 2016

Registration Hours 06:30-18:30
Exhibition Hall 10:00-17:00
Traditional Poster Hall 07:00-20:30

OPENING SESSION Plenary Hall 07:30 - 10:15
07:30	Welcome & Awards James G. Pipe, Ph.D., ISMRM 2015-2016 President	The MR Value Initiative Organizers: Mark A. Griswold, Ph.D. & James G. Pipe, Ph.D. (no CME credit)
08:30	Mansfield Lecture: MR Imaging in Personalised Medicine Xiaoying Wang, M.D., Ph.D.	09:15	Introduction & Membership Thoughts
		09:30	Panel Discussion : What is Needed Across the World
		10:05	The High-Value Exam Campaign: A Contest with Consequences
		10:15	Adjournment

BREAK 10:15 - 10:45

MONDAY MORNING SESSIONS 10:45 - 12:45

Traditional Poster Session
Neuro (1158-1469)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Cardiovascular 1 (2664-2719);
Cancer (2635-2815)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
MR Flow & Motion Quantitation
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
MR Engineering
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Diffusion at the Cutting Edge	Scientific Session MRS Methods: What's New?	Scientific Session Magnetic Susceptibility	Scientific Session Young Investigator Awards Presentations	Scientific Session Artefacts: System Imperfections & Implants	Scientific Session The Aging Brain	Scientific Session fMRI Analysis: Post-Processing	Scientific Session Imaging of Joint Health & Disease	Educational Session: Body MRI Applications in the Emergency Department	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Molecular Imaging of Inflammation & Infection	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Proving Where MRI Has Value
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

LUNCH BREAK 12:45 - 14:15

13:00 - 14:00
Gold Corporate Symposium
GE Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall

MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 14:15 - 16:15

Traditional Poster Session
Young Investigator Awards Presentations
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Sessions
Contrast Mechanisms (2816-2911; 2982-3005);
Body 1 (2912-2981)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
Current Issues in Brain Function
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Detection & Correction of Motion in MRI & MRS
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Novel Acquisitions & Reconstruction Strategies	Scientific Session Brain Metabolism	Scientific Session Diffusion Tractography	Scientific Session Tumour Response to Therapy	Scientific Session Myocardial Viability & Clinical Studies	Scientific Session Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease	Scientific Session Hepatobilliary 1: Liver Perfusion/Flow & Function	Scientific Session RF Coil Arrays	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Ultrastructural & Functional Bone & Muscle Imaging	Educational Session: Updates from Big Data Initiatives	Educational Session: ISMRM/SMRT Joint Forum: Update on MRI Contrast Agents: Recent Controversies
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

BREAK 16:15 - 16:30

MONDAY EVENING SESSIONS 16:30 - 18:30

Traditional Poster Session
Contrast Mechanisms (1470-1573)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Sessions
Diffusion 1 (3006-3101);
Cardiovascular 2 (3102-3170)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Joint Study Group Session
High Field Systems & Applications;
MR Safety
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Hyperpolarised Media
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) At the Cutting Edge of Cancer Imaging	Scientific Session MR-Guided Interventions	Scientific Session Diffusion Acquisition	Scientific Session fMRI in Disease	Scientific Session Human Brain Tumours: Diagnosis & Response to Therapy	Scientific Session Multiple Sclerosis: Novel Techniques & Studies	Scientific Session Automating & Speeding Algorithms	Scientific Session Quantitative MSK Imaging	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Quantitative Biomarkers in Renal MRI: Adding Physiologic Information to the Morphologic Assessment	Educational Session: Cardiac MRI: Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies	Educational Session: MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*
	Special Session: Manuscript Reviewing for ISMRM’s Scientific Journals (no CME credit) 18:45-19:45 Room 300-302					Study Group Session Molecular & Cellular Imaging (no CME credit) 18:45-20:45 Hall 406 D

TUESDAY 10 MAY 2016

Registration Hours 06:30-18:00
Exhibition Hall 09:30-17:00
Traditional Poster Hall 07:00-20:30

TUESDAY SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 07:00 - 07:50

Educational Session: Multiparametric MR for Cancer	Educational Session: High-Throughput: The 5 Minute MR Scan	Educational Session: Addressing Clinical Challenges in the Body with MRI: Incidental Cystic Lesions	Educational Session: Techniques for Imaging White Matter	Educational Session: Interventional MRI: Technology	Educational Session: Hyperpolarisation & MR Applications	Educational Session: Ultra-High Field Cardiovascular MRI	Educational Session: Advanced Quantitative MSK Imaging Techniques	Educational Session: Controversies in Diffusion & Functional MRI
*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

PLENARY SESSION Plenary Hall 08:30 - 09:30
MRI Biomarkers: Paradigm Shift or Contradiction in Terms? Organizers: Steven P. Sourbron, Ph.D., Guoying Liu, Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.
08:30		The Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) Daniel C. Sullivan, M.D.
08:50		Reproducibility & Standardisation of MRI Biomarkers Edward F. Jackson, Ph.D.
09:10		Integration of MRI Biomarkers into Radiology Practice Nandita M. deSouza, M.D., F.R.C.R.
09:30		Adjournment

BREAK 09:30 - 10:00

TUESDAY MORNING SESSIONS 10:00 - 12:00

Traditional Poster Session
Body (1574-1650)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Acquisition, Reconstruction & Analysis 1 (1371-3307)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
Musculoskeletal MR
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
X-Nuclei Imaging
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Neuroimaging: Novel Findings & Techniques	Scientific Session Radiogenomics & Radiomics	Scientific Session New Techniques for CEST & MT	Scientific Session fMRI: The Cutting Edge in Connectivity	Scientific Session Velocity & Flow Quantification	Scientific Session Normal Brain: Measurement & Characterisation	Scientific Session Brain Motion Correction	Scientific Session MR Safety	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Quantitative Biomarkers of Diffuse Liver Disease	Educational Session: Diffusion & Perfusion: What Do You Know?	Educational Session: Fetal & Placental MRI
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

LUNCH BREAK 12:00 - 13:30

12:15 - 13:15
Gold Corporate Symposium
Philips Healthcare
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 13:30 - 15:30

Traditional Poster Session
fMRI (1651-1757)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Neuro 1 (3308-3427);
Diffusion 2 (3428-3499)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

No Session

Study Group Session
Interventional MR
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) MSK: The Most Powerful Hour	Scientific Session MRSI: What's New?	Scientific Session Dipoles & Dielectrics	Scientific Session Breast Disease & Cancer	Scientific Session CV Innovations	Scientific Session Normal Brain Physiology	Scientific Session Fingerprinting	Scientific Session Tumour Diffusion, Perfusion & Vessel Imaging	Educational Session: Advances in Pulse Sequences for Body MRI	Educational Session: Advanced Tumour Tutorial	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Imaging Drug Delivery & Drug Function
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

BREAK 15:30 - 16:00

TUESDAY EVENING SESSIONS 16:00 - 18:00

Traditional Poster Session
Acquisition, Reconstruction & Analysis (1758-1962)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Engineering (3500-3643);
MR Safety (3644-3667);
Interventional (3572-3619)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
MR of Cancer
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Diffusion
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Top CV's	Scientific Session Molecular Probes, DNP & Hyperpolarisation	Scientific Session fMRI Basic Neuroscience, Including Optogenetics	Scientific Session Novel Concepts in MR Technology	Scientific Session Relaxation Based Contrast	Scientific Session Focus Session: Gd in the Brain	Scientific Session Non-Cartesian Imaging	Scientific Session Hepatobiliary 2: Pancreasbilliary	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Advanced Cartilage Imaging	Educational Session: Game Show: What Artefacts-lah?	Educational Session: MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

18:30 - 20:30
Silver Corporate Evening Symposium
Toshiba Medical Systems
(no CME credit)
Hall 606

18:30 - 20:30
Bronze Corporate Evening Symposium
Bracco
(no CME credit)
Nicoll 1

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2016

Registration Hours 06:30-18:00
Exhibition Hall 09:30-17:00
Traditional Poster Hall 07:00-20:30

WEDNESDAY SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 07:00 - 07:50

Educational Session: Multiparametric MR for Cancer	Educational Session: High-Throughput: The 5 Minute MR Scan	Educational Session: Addressing Clinical Challenges in the Body with MRI: Contrast Agents	Educational Session: White Matter Changes Across the Lifespan	Educational Session: Interventional MRI: Devices & Cardiovascular Applications	Educational Session: Susceptibility Quantitative Mapping	Educational Session: Cardiovascular Image Processing	Educational Session: CEST Imaging: Techniques & Challenges	Educational Session: Controversies in Diffusion & Functional MRI
*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

PLENARY SESSION Plenary Hall 08:10 - 09:30
Advancing the Understanding, Diagnosis & Treatment of Cancer Organizers: Daniel B. Ennis, Ph.D. & Linda Moy, M.D.
08:10		The Essential Biology of Cancer Therapy Sandro V Porceddu, F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.
08:30		Advanced Multimodal MRI for Clinical Management of Brain Tumour Patients Bejoy Thomas, M.D., D.N.B.
08:50		MRI Guided Radiotherapy Jan J. W. Lagendijk, Ph.D.
09:10		NIBIB New Horizons Lecture A New Generation of Accelerated Imaging: Optimised Encoding in the Quest for Speed Kawin Setsompop, Ph.D.
09:30		Adjournment

BREAK 09:30 - 10:00

WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSIONS 10:00 - 12:00

Traditional Poster Session
Diffusion (1963-2090)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Molecular Imaging (3668-3715);
fMRI (3716-3835)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
MR in Drug Research
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Hyperpolarisation Methods & Equipment
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) MR Engineering, Safety & Interventional	Scientific Session Neurodevelopmental Imaging	Scientific Session Fat/Water Imaging	Scientific Session Prostate	Scientific Session Myocardial Tissue Characterisation	Scientific Session Neurovascular Disease & Stroke	Scientific Session Simultaneous Multi-Slice	Scientific Session Abdominal Techniques & Pulse Sequences	Educational Session: Muscle Diseases	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Alzheimer's Disease	Educational Session: Portable MRI
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

LUNCH BREAK 12:00 - 13:30

12:15 - 13:15
Gold Corporate Symposium
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
(no CME credit)
Plenary Hall

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 13:30 - 15:30

Traditional Poster Session
Engineering (2126-2208);
MR Safety (2209-2240);
Interventional (2091-2125)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Body 2 (3836-3931);
Spectroscopy (3932-4027)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
Cardiac MR
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
MR Elastography
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Controversies in fMRI	Scientific Session Perfusion & Permeability Contrast Agent Methods	Scientific Session Diffusion: Probing Microstructure	Scientific Session Hyperpolarised MR & Metabolism	Scientific Session Imaging of Osseous Structure & Function	Scientific Session Neurodegeneration: Non AD	Scientific Session New Techniques: It's Time to See How It Works!	Scientific Session Renal/Adrenal/Male Pelvis	Educational Session: Wrist Imaging	Educational Session: Traumatic Brain Injury	Educational Session: Quantitative Imaging of Cancer
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

BREAK 15:30 - 16:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSIONS 16:00 - 18:00

Traditional Poster Session
MSK (2241-2303);
Molecular Imaging (2304-2350);
Spectroscopy (2351-2421)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Neuro 2 (4028-4195)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
Perfusion
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Psychiatric MR Spectroscopy & Imaging
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Body MRI	Scientific Session Imaging of Pediatric Neuropathology	Scientific Session UHF Applications	Scientific Session Structural & Functional Imaging of Muscle	Scientific Session fMRI Physiology	Scientific Session Epilepsy	Scientific Session Motion Correction: No Brainer	Scientific Session Focused Discussion Session: Frontiers of Diffusion	Educational Session: Clinical Implications of the MRI Phenotype in Oncology	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Regional Function & Cardiac Tissue Characterisation	Educational Session: MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*
			ISMRM Business Meeting (no CME credit) Room 312 18:15-19:15

THURSDAY 12 MAY 2016

Registration Hours 06:30-18:00
Exhibition Hall 09:30-16:30
Traditional Poster Hall 07:00-16:30

THURSDAY SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 07:00 - 07:50

Educational Session: Multiparametric MR for Cancer	Educational Session: High-Throughput: The 5 Minute MR Scan	Educational Session: Addressing Clinical Challenges in the Body with MRI: Maternal & Fetal Evaluation	Educational Session: Demyelinating Diseases	Educational Session: Interventional MRI: Oncology & Neuro	Educational Session: Beyond Traditional Brain Quantitative Metrics	Educational Session: Artefacts in Cardiovascular MR	Educational Session: Metal Related Artefacts: Imaging Techniques & Challenges	Educational Session: Controversies in Diffusion & Functional MRI
*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

PLENARY SESSION Plenary Hall 08:00 - 10:00
		Imaging of Metabolism & Metabolic Diseases Organizers: Mark D. Pagel, Ph.D.
08:00	Young Investigator Awards Presentation Garry E. Gold, M.D., 2016-2017 ISMRM President	09:00	Molecular & Cellular Imaging of Diabetes Anna V. Moore, Ph.D.
08:15	Lauterbur Lecture Label-Free Molecular Imaging: A Story of Lauterbur, Spins & Sparse Sampling Zhi-Pei Liang, Ph.D.	09:20	MR of Lipids in Biological Processes & Disease States Chris Boesch, M.D., Ph.D.
		09:40	MR of Bioenergetics in Metabolic Diseases: Focus on the Asian Phenotype Patrick J. Cozzone, Ph.D., M.B.A.
		10:00	Adjournment

BREAK 10:00 - 10:30

THURSDAY MORNING SESSIONS 10:30 - 12:30

Traditional Poster Session
Cancer (2422-2486)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Acquisition, Reconstruction & Analysis 2 (4196-4339)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
White Matter
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Electro-Magnetic Tissue Properties (SWI)
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Contrast Mechanisms: Novel Imaging Biomarkers	Scientific Session MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound	Scientific Session Body Diffusion	Scientific Session Cancer Metabolism & Metabolomics	Scientific Session Spinal Cord: Clinical Applications	Scientific Session TBI: Neurometabolic Consequences	Scientific Session The Sparse Road to Quantitative Imaging	Scientific Session Whole Body/PET/MRI	Educational Session: All About Bones	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: The Singapore Flyer of Vascular Imaging	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Imaging Metabolism: What Can We Detect & How?
*Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall*	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

LUNCH BREAK 12:30 - 13:30

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 13:30 - 15:30

Traditional Poster Session
Cardiovascular (2525-2634)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Electronic Poster Session
Neuro 3 (4340-4459);
MSK (4460-4531)
(no CME credit)
Exhibition Hall

Study Group Session
MR Spectroscopy
(no CME credit)
Hall 405 E

Study Group Session
Pediatric MR
(no CME credit)
Hall 406 D

Power Pitch Session (no CME credit) Molecular Imaging & Metabolomics	Scientific Session Device Development & Safety	Scientific Session Diffusion Validation Using Phantoms & Histology	Scientific Session Characterizing Field Environment in the MR Scanner: B0, B1 & Gradients	Scientific Session fMRI: Acquisition, Contrast, Artefacts	Scientific Session Structural/Functional Connectomics	Scientific Session Atherosclerosis Imaging	Scientific Session Female Pelvis/Fetal	Educational Session: Overuse Injuries: Too Much of a Good Thing	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Quantitative Biomarkers of Chest Disease: Role of MRI in a Multimodality Practice?	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Tissue Characterisation: Brain, Heart & Body
Power Pitch Theatre, Exhibition Hall	*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*

BREAK 15:30 - 16:00

THURSDAY EVENING SESSIONS 16:00 - 18:00

Scientific Session CMR Perfusion & Function	Scientific Session Arterial Spin Labeling	Scientific Session RF Pulse Design	Scientific Session Molecular & Cellular Imaging	Scientific Session Psychiatric Disorders: Translational Approaches	Scientific Session Diffusion Weighted Image Analysis	Scientific Session Metabolism	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Rapid Three-Dimensional (3D) MSK Imaging	Combined Educational & Scientific Session: Neurovascular: Hemorrhage	Educational Session: MR Physics & Techniques for Clinicians
*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Hall 606*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll 3*
			Closing Party Makansutra Glutton’s Bay 18:30-22:00

FRIDAY 13 MAY 2016

Registration Hours
07:00-12:30

FRIDAY MORNING SESSIONS 08:00 - 10:00

Scientific Session MR Angiography	Scientific Session Diffusion: Making Use of Microstructure Information	Scientific Session New Frontiers in Image Reconstruction	Scientific Session Cardiac & Muscle MRS	Scientific Session Electromagnetic Property Based Contrast	Scientific Session Clinical Cancer Investigations & Methods	Scientific Session Spine Imaging: Normal Structure/Novel Methods	Scientific Session Lung/Mediastinum	Scientific Session B0 Shimming
*Room 300-302*	*Room 324-326*	*Room 331-332*	*Room 334-336*	*Summit 1*	*Summit 2*	*Nicoll 1*	*Nicoll 2*	*Nicoll3*

BREAK 10:00 - 10:30

PLENARY SESSION Plenary Hall 10:30 - 11:30
Hyperpolarisation: Past, Present & Future Organizers: Martin J. Graves, Ph.D. & Edwin J. van Beek, M.D., Ph.D., M.Ed., FRCR
10:30		Methods & Applications of Hyperpolarised Xe-129 Jim M. Wild, Ph.D.
10:50		Methods & Applications of Hyperpolarised He-3 Talissa Altes, M.D.
11:10		Methods & Applications of Hyperpolarised C-13 Daniel B. Vigneron, Ph.D.
11:30		Adjournment

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