MR Academy

ISMRM EDUCATION COMMITTEE
– MR ACADEMY –

About the Committee

The ISMRM Education Committee is a group of 45+ education enthusiasts from different backgrounds that are led by  Anja G. van der Kolk, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair) and  Jakob Assländer, Ph.D. (Vice-Chair). The Committee was originally established to curate the society’s past educational content in the form of online courses within its own online platform, the MR Academy. However, over time our ambitions have grown to become the place to be for MR education on the internet, for everyone, everywhere! Members serve the committee for three years, and with such a big committee – we are the largest ISMRM committee after the AMPC – we are always looking for new education enthusiasts! Interested in joining, or eager to support MR education through videos, presentations, hands-on online tutorials, etc.? Volunteer during the annual call for volunteers through our membership announcements page (open end of January to March on the Member Announcements page).

Meet the Committee
(coming soon)

Innovation in MRI Education Award

2021 Award Winners

The ISMRM is dedicated to the lifelong learning and practice improvement of the MR community and those interested in learning more about magnetic resonance. While the society is known worldwide for its excellent, state-of-the-art science, education is another cornerstone of the ISMRM facilitated by educational talks at the annual meeting, workshops, and on-site encounters between junior researchers and established MRI leaders. On the following web pages, we present you with the full breadth of online MR education within our ‘MR Academy’.

MR Academy Vault

The MR Academy Vault is an online education portal. A selection of educational talks is available on YouTube for free:

The full MR Academy Vault is available to all ISMRM members by searching this Google Apps Script.

NEW Short Online-Only Videos

Over the past two years, new online educational content has been created by our members, ranging from basic science to clinical applications of MRI. These videos are up to 15 minutes long to facilitate easy watching and cover those topics that are generally not discussed at the Annual Meeting. Many of these videos are ‘How-to’ and use the online format to show in real-time how to address a specific issue or read a specific body part.

Some topics these short videos cover:

  • How to read knee MRI
  • Cartilage lesions
  • Basics of MRI of the pancreas
  • Fetal brain diffusion MRI
  • Artifacts in breast MRI
  • Impact of shimming strategies at 14.1T

Watch a playlist of these videos below or on YouTube.

Online Education by Topic

Body Genito-Urinary MRI

Topics Include:

  • Renal MRI technique/protocols, subtyping basics & pitfalls
  • Prostate (to guide individual management)
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer
  • and More…

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Cardiovascular

Topics Include:

  • Tissue Characterisation: Heart
  • Tissue Characterization: Clinical Needs
  • Clinical Needs: Inflammation/Sarcoid/Non-Ischaemic Applications & How We Image It
  • and More…

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Cross-Cutting & Emerging Technologies

Topics Include:

  • Multi-Modality Imaging in an MRI Scanner
  • PET Radiopharmacy 101
  • Clinical PET/MRI: Workflow Considerations
  • and More…

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Diffusion, Perfusion, fMRI

Topics Include:

  • Diffusion Modeling and Microstructure Probing
  • Numerical Phantoms
  • Deep Brain Stimulation & Chemogenetic fMRI
  • and More…

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Molecular Imaging/Spectroscopy

Topics Include:

  • Basic Principles of MRS (Chemical Shift, J-coupling, Spectral Resolution, Field Strength Effects
  • How To Get Meaningful MRS Data
  • Clinical MRS: Promise Potential, Power & Pitfalls
  • and More…

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Musculoskeletal

Topics Include:

  • Acceleration Methods for Musculoskeletal Imaging
  • Cartilage Mapping Techniques & Applications
  • DCE-MRI: Clinical Uses in Musculoskeletal imaging
  • and More…

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Neuro

Insights into Imaging the Developing Brain

Topics Include:

  • Fetal MR imaging techniques: A radiographer’s perspective on what you need to know to successfully perform fetal MRI scans
  • Neonatal Seizures
  • Imaging in Stroke
  • and More…

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Physics & Engineering

Topics Include:

  • Reconstruction Methods for Undersampled Data
  • Compressed Sensing in MRI
  • MR Fingerprinting
  • and More…

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Safety

Topics Include:

  • MR Safety: Where Do the Risks Come From?
  • Planning an MR Suite: What Can Be Done To Ensure MR Safety?
  • Screening the Patient: How to Deal with the Individual Subject
  • and More…

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* Credits are not offered for these courses.