Virtual Meetings

This seminar will feature cutting-edge methodologies used to measure fluid movement within the central nervous system, a crucial factor in maintaining cognitive health and understanding neurodegenerative diseases. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from pioneering experts Jeffrey J. Iliff, Ph.D., and Tommi Väyrynen, M.Sc. who will present their latest research in the field. Dr. Iliff, well-known for his foundational work on the glymphatic system, and Tommi Väyrynen, an expert in advanced neuroimaging technologies, will demonstrate how combining diverse experimental and imaging modalities in neurofluids imaging.

Whether you’re submitting your first abstract or looking to improve your chances of acceptance, this ISMRT Virtual Meeting will provide practical guidance to help you succeed. Hear from this year’s ISMRT Abstract Award winner as she shares her winning abstract and presentation, offering valuable insights into what makes a submission stand out. Members of the ISMRT Abstract Review Team will also explain what reviewers look for, highlight common pitfalls, and share practical tips to help you prepare a stronger abstract for future ISMRT and ISMRM meetings.

This virtual meeting of the ISMRM MR of Cancer Study Group will explore the evolving role of PET/MR in multiple myeloma, with perspectives spanning clinical practice, emerging technologies, and future directions. Dr. Francis Baffour of Mayo Clinic will discuss clinical applications of integrated PET/MR, highlighting how complementary molecular and MR information can contribute to disease detection, characterization, and assessment of treatment response. Dr. Monica Shokeen of Washington University in St. Louis will examine recent advances in multiple myeloma imaging and emerging approaches poised to shape the field. The session will provide the MR community with insights into opportunities for PET/MR to advance precision imaging in multiple myeloma.

This Introduction to cardiovascular MRI is part of the new ISMRM Educational Lecture Series designed to engage early-career clinical and technical researchers interested in cardiovascular MR (CMR). The lecture series covers fundamental technical and clinical aspects of the most common CMR techniques, including definitions, technical challenges, artifacts, and clinical applications. This session will feature four talks followed by an open discussion with the presenters and moderators.

Molecular MRI aims to improve biological specificity by generating imaging signals that report on defined molecular and cellular events. This virtual meeting will present two emerging molecular MRI approaches for studying brain function. Yi Zhang, Ph.D., will describe CEST MRI combined with a dynamic signal model that accounts for BOLD contributions to generate glutamate-weighted activation maps during stimulation. Robert Ohlendorf, Ph.D., will describe photosensitized vasculature that acts as a biological transducer, converting bioluminescent reporter emission into localized hemodynamic signals detectable by MRI. Together, the metabolite-sensitive imaging and engineered vascular reporter approaches demonstrate how molecular MRI can link neurochemistry and cellular events to brain-scale imaging. The speakers will discuss the underlying principles, technical challenges, validation requirements, and future applications of these methods.