Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in Magnetic
Resonance
Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D., Organizer
Last
updated 19 February 2009
Overview:
At the annual ISMRM meeting and in many of our professional interactions, we
tend to focus on what we or others have recently accomplished in our areas
of interest, or else we speculate together on current trends and promising
future directions in MR research and practice. In the midst of all this
lively and topical activity, the less satisfying questions of what we cannot
but would very much like to achieve with MR receive little concentrated,
collective attention. The morning sessions on Unsolved Problems and Unmet
Needs in MR are intended to bring new attention to such questions. Over the
course of four days, the top ten reviewed submissions from a prior call for
abstracts on key problems and needs will be presented. The sessions will
also include substantial time for open discussion, in order to promote
interactions and to foster innovation.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• Identify and assess a sampling of key unsolved problems and unmet needs in
the field of magnetic resonance;
• Establish criteria for successful solutions to such problems;
• Consider any large-scale coordination across our field or with other
fields that may be called for to address some classes of
research or
clinical needs;
• Identify and share additional unsolved problems or unmet needs in your
areas of interest.
Audience Description:
These oral sessions are intended to bring together those with detailed
knowledge of important clinical or research needs and those who seek to
characterize and extend the limits of MR capabilities. All members of the MR
community, including both clinicians and basic scientists, both established
investigators and students or young investigators, are encouraged to attend.
The sessions are expected to be of particular value for students who may be
looking for research problems of importance. They are also targeted at
clinicians and researchers interested in potential collaborations on
high-impact problems.
Note: In order to continue the discussion after this year’s meeting, results
from the morning sessions and from the abstract solicitation will be posted
on the ISMRM Website, and an online list of unsolved problems and unmet
needs will be maintained and updated thereafter, serving as a resource for
new entrants into the field, as a point of reference for funding
organizations or other interested observers, and as an ongoing challenge for
established investigators.
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