ISMRM Program of the 2000 Meeting

The 8th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 3-7 April 2000. The program for this meeting can be seen in two ways on this page: You can either scroll through chronologically or select one of the links below to view a specific day's scheduled events. Additionally, there are links within this page that will enable you to see specific details of the events, including poster titles, presenter names, and other valuable information. Notice that while the meeting actually begins on 1 April 2000 with the Weekend Educational Programs, these programs are not included here. This page includes only those events scheduled between Monday, 3 April and Friday, 7 April 2000. To view the Weekend Educational Programs, click here.

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There is a section for poster sessions, and the link to a specific session gives the site and time in which the poster author will be present, along with all the posters to be presented within that session.

MONDAY, 3 April 2000
07:45 Welcome and Medal Presentations, Jürgen Hennig, President 08:20 Fourth Annual Lauterbur Lecture Fourier's Heritage, Richard R. Ernst Plenary Lectures Interventional MR: Thermotherapy
10:15 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00 Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical
Hyperpolarized Gas Imaging in the Lung Room A102	MRI & MRS of Epilepsy and Electrical Brain Activity Room A108			Clinical Categorical: Fetal and Newborn Imaging Room A201	Musculoskeletal MR Spectroscopy Room A207		Myocardial Perfusion Room C106	Interventional MR Imaging Techniques Room C205			fMRI Acquisition Methods Room C209
13:00 - 14:00 Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - G.E. Medical Systems Cardiac MR and 3T - Technology in Clinical Practice Room C112
14:00 - 16:00 Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, Symposium, and Clinical Focus Sessions
POSTER SESSION I (1/4 of authors present) Poster Walking Tour: Angiogenesis Poster Walking Tour: MRS of Degenerative and Inflammatory Brain Disease Hall C				Special Symposium: Strategies for Successful Clinical Research Room A207			Clinical Focus Session: Interventional MRI - Clinical Applications Room A201				Clinical Focus Session: Pulmonary Imaging Room C205
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:30 Oral Sessions and Educational Course
Diffusion Tensor MRI of the Central Nervous System Room A102	Body-Functional MRI and MRS Room A108			MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicans Room A201	Angiogenesis Room A207		Data Correction Methods Room C106	Musculoskeletal MR Imaging Room C205			Cardiac Spectroscopy and Sodium MRI Room C209
18:30 - 20:00 Bronze Corporate Member Symposia
Bracco Room A201			Schering AG Room A207			Toshiba Medical Systems Room C209			Marconi Medical (formerly known as Picker International) Room C112	Bruker Medical, Inc. Room C107
19:30 - 21:30 Study Groups
White Matter Diseases Room A102		Cardiac MR and MR Flow & Motion Quantitation Room A108				Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy Room C106				MR Imaging Efficacy & Effectiveness Room C205

TUESDAY, 4 April 2000

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Cardiac Imaging
Room C205

fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201

Abdominal Imaging
Room A207

The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Coronary Artery Disease in the 21st Century
Ballroom

09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categoricals

RF Coils and Imaging
Room A102

Rapid Imaging I
Room A108

Clinical Categorical:
Musculoskeletal MRI I
Ballroom

Clinical Categorical:
Brain Spectroscopy
Room A201

Perfusion: Arterial Spin Labeling
Room A207

MR Spectroscopy of Brain: Animal Models
Room C106

Contrast-Enhanced 3D MR Angiography
Room C205

Real-Time/Ultrafast Cardiac Imaging
Room C209

12:30 - 13:30
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Nycomed Amersham
TBA
Room C112

13:30 - 15:30
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION II
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
RF Coils

Poster Walking Tour:
Flow Quantification Methods and Applications

Hall C

Clinical Focus Session:
Liver Constract Agents
Room A201

Clinical Focus Session:
Ischemic Heart Disease: Clinical Use of MR
Room C205

15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

MR Imaging of Articular Cartilage
Room A102

MR Imaging of the Brain: Multiple Sclerosis
Room A108

MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians
Room A201

fMRI Analysis
Room A207

Tumor Animal Models: MRI & MRS
Room C106

Coronary Artery Imaging
Room C205

New Sequences and Reconstruction Methods
Room C209

18:15 - 19:45
Corporate Forum
Disease Management: Implications for Industry
Room A207

19:30 - 21:30
Study Groups

MR in Drug Research
Room A102

High Field Systems & Applications
Room A108

Diffusion & Perfusion MR
Room A201

Musculoskeletal
Room C106

WEDNESDAY, 5 April 2000

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Cardiac Imaging
Room C205

fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
Room A201

Abdominal Imaging
Room A207

The Nanometer Film
Room C106

08:15 - 09:30
Plenary Lectures
Genetic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment
Ballroom

09:30 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
Oral Sessions and Clinical Categoricals

Perfusion/Diffusion Studies of Cerebral Ischemia: Animal Models
Room A102

MRS & MRI of Brain Degeneration and Disorders
Room A108

Clinical Categorical:
Musculoskeletal MRI II
Ballroom

Clinical Categorical:
MR Contrast Media
Room A201

Rapid Imaging II
Room A207

Myocardial Viability: Basic Science
Room C106

fMRI: Clinical Disorders
Room C205

MR Systems and Gradients
Room C209

12:30 - 13:30
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Philips Medical Systems
Neuro and Cardiac MRI: The Next Challenges
Room C112

13:30 - 15:30
Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions

POSTER SESSION III
(1/4 of authors present)

Poster Walking Tour:
MRI Microscopy

Poster Walking Tour:
Registrations, Segmentaion, and Tissue Characteristics

Hall C

Clinical Focus Session:
Gastrointestinal Fast MRI
Room C205

Clinical Focus Session:
Gynecologic and Fetal MRI
Room C209

15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00
Oral Sessions and Educational Course

Vessel Wall Mechanics and Morphology
Room A102

Spectroscopic Localization and Imaging
Room A108

MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians
Room A201

New Contrast Agents and Applications
Room A207

MRS and MRI of Brain Tumors
Room C106

Motion and Artifacts
Room C205

Interventional MRI Devices
Room C209

18:15 - 19:15
ISMRM Business Meeting

19:15 - 21:15
Study Groups

MR Engineering
Room A108

MR of Cancer
Room A207

Hyperpolarized Noble Gas MR
Room C205

Interventional MR
Room C209

THURSDAY, 6 April 2000
07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging Room C205		fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment Room A201			Abdominal Imaging Room A207			The Nanometer Film Room C106
08:15 - 09:30 Plenary Lectures Acute Stroke Ballroom
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30 Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical
Spectroscopic Quantitation Room A102	Quantitation - Relaxation Measurements Room A108	Clinical Categorical: Dynamic Contrast of Tumors Room A201		fMRI: Quantitative Measurements Room A207	MR Imaging of Brain - Vascular Room C106		MR Angiography: Function and New Techniques Room C205	Analysis and Interpretation of Diffusion MRS and MRI Room C209
12:30 - 13:30 Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium - Siemens Medical Systems Advanced Hardware Drives Advanced Applications - Cardiovascular & Neuro Imaging Room C112
13:30 - 15:30 Poster Session, Poster Walking Tours, and Clinical Focus Sessions
POSTER SESSION IV (1/4 of authors present) Poster Walking Tour: Rapid Imaging Poster Walking Tour: MR Angiography: Technique Optimization Hall C			Clinical Focus Session: Diffusion MRI Room A207			Clinical Focus Session: MR Imaging of Breast Cancer Room C205
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 18:00 Oral Sessions and Educational Course
fMRI: Spatial-Temporal Characteristics Room A102	Contrast Mechanisms Room A108	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Room A201		MR Spectroscopy of the Brain Room A207	Perfusion: Contrast Agent-Based Methods Room C106		Image Processing Room C205	MR Imaging of the Head and Neck Room C209
18:15 Reception

FRIDAY, 7 April 2000
07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses
Cardiac Imaging Room C205		fMRI in Neuro-Psychiatric Disease and Treatment Room A201			Abdominal Imaging Room A207			The Nanometer Film Room C106
08:15 - 09:30 Plenary Lectures Advanced Processing and Display Ballroom
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30 Oral Sessions and Clinical Categorical
RF Coil Design Room A102	MR Spectroscopy of Cells, Body Fluids and Other Room A108		Clinical Categorical: Head and Neck Imaging Room A201	Registration, Segmentation, and Tissue Characterization Room A207		Pediatric MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy Room C106	MR Spectroscopy - Other Room C205		fMRI: Insights to Neuroscience Room C209
12:30 Adjournment

MONDAY, 3 April 2000

TUESDAY, 4 April 2000

WEDNESDAY, 5 April 2000

THURSDAY, 6 April 2000

FRIDAY, 7 April 2000

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