ISMRM22 - Added Value of Sophisticated Multicontrast Techniques

Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB & ISMRT 31st Annual Meeting • 07-12 May 2022 • London, UK

Added Value of Sophisticated Multicontrast Techniques

Weekday Course

ORGANIZERS: Noam Ben-Eliezer, Rolf Schulte, Karin Shmueli, Els Fieremans, Duan Xu

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

ICC Capital Suite 10-11

09:15 - 11:15

Moderators:
Technical: Wietske van der Zwaag
Clinical: Esin Ozturk-Isik

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: W-01

Session Number: W-01

Overview
Junior Fellow Observer: Stephan Kaczmarz

Diagnostic protocols used in clinical practice often include only a few basic contrasts or parameters (e.g. T1- and T2-weighted images, apparent diffusion coefficient and contrast-enhancement with a gadolinium-based agent). What is the added clinical value of more recently developed sophisticated multicontrast techniques? How do these techniques help to maximize clinically useful information and allow acquisition of multiple MRI contrasts or multiparametric images in a limited scan time?

Target Audience
Scientists and clinicians who wish to understand the physical principles and added clinical value of sophisticated multicontrast or multiparametric techniques.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the basic principles of magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF);
- Summarize the added clinical value of MRF as a rapid multicontrast technique;
- Describe sophisticated multicontrast acquisition techniques for neurological applications;
- Assess multicontrast neuro techniques in terms of their added clinical value;
- Identify multiparametric techniques applied in cancer imaging;
- Compare these techniques in terms of their added value in clinical oncology; and
- Explain the added value of sophisticated multicontrast techniques in clinical practice.

	Technical
09:15		Value of MRF for Multicontrast: Neuroimaging Applications in Epilepsy View the Presentation Zhong Irene Wang Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) is a novel quantitative MRI technique that enables the acquisition of multiparametric tissue property maps with high efficiency. In this talk, we will review principles of MRF and its advantages of generating multicontrast for brain imaging. We will review recent progress of using MRF for multicontrast normal brain atlases. We will also discuss applications of MRF on characterization of epileptic lesions and deep brain structures in patients with epilepsy. The talk will conclude with future direction on using the flexible framework of MRF to provide more contrasts for better depiction of pathologic processes.
09:45		Value of Multicontrast Techniques (Neuro) View the Presentation Berkin Bilgic
	Clinical
10:15		Value of Multicontrast in (Prostate) Cancer View the Presentation Shonit Punwani
10:45		Value of Multi-contrast in Clinical Practice View the Presentation Dafna Ben Bashat The approach of “personalized” MRI, using multi-contrast MRI protocol and advanced analyses methods, tailored to the patient and their conditions, seems promising and can improve diagnosis, follow-up, and prognosis. This approach is significantly needed especially with the introduction of novel treatments and therapies in the field of medicine, which led to the formation of new unique imaging challenges. In this talk I will explain and show this approach to enable individual assessment, in two different clinical scenarios, brain tumors and fetal MRI, and their implementation in our clinical site.