ISMRM Workshop on
Body MRI:
Unsolved Problems & Unmet Needs
calendar_month
28-30 March 2025
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA, USA
ISMRM Workshop on
Body MRI:
Unsolved Problems & Unmet Needs
calendar_month
28-30 March 2025
location_on
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA, USA
Preliminary Program
Day 1 - Friday, 28 March 2025
07:15
Registration
07:45
Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
Kassa Darge, M.D.,
Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. &
Holden Wu, Ph.D.
Session 1: Unmet Needs in Body MRI
Moderators: Ryan Brunsing, M.D., Ph.D. & Elizabeth Hecht, M.D.
08:00
Abdominal Applications
08:20
Female Pelvis Applications
08:40
Pediatric Body Imaging
Mary-Louise Greer, M.B.B.S., FRANZCR
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
09:00
Whole-Body Imaging & Cancer Management/Staging
09:20
Whole-Body Screening (Low-Risk Population): Promises & Controversy
09:40
Moderated Panel Discussion
10:00
Break
Session 2: AI, Acceleration & Artifact Correction
Moderators: Sila Kurugol, Ph.D. & Ricardo Otazo, Ph.D.
10:30
Motion-Tolerant Body MRI Using AI
Thomas Küstner, Ph.D.
University Hospital of Tübingen
Tuebingen, Germany
10:50
Other Artifact Correction (Susceptibility, Motion, Denoising...)
11:10
Motion-Compensated Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting in Body Applications
Rasim Boyacioglu, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
11:30
Quantitative Parameter Estimation in Body MRI with Deep Learning (DWI, DCE-MRI)
11:50
Technical Considerations for Success (Clinical Translation)
Mariya Doneva, Ph.D.
Philips Research Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
12:10
Real-Time MRI
12:30
Lunch
Session 3: Quantitative MR Imaging Biomarkers
Moderators: Michael Boss, Ph.D. & Amita Shukla-Dave, Ph.D.
14:00
QIBs: "State of the Union," Consortia Perspectives
14:20
Clinical Trials & QIBs: Industry Perspectives
14:40
Fat & Iron
Jürgen Machann, Ph.D.
University Hospital of Tübingen
Tuebingen, Germany
15:00
DWI/ADC
Daniel Margolis, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Ithaca, NY, USA
15:20
T1, T2 Mapping
15:40
Elastography
Meng Yin, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
16:00
Break
Proffered Papers – Oral Session I
Moderators: Houchun Harry Hu, Ph.D. & T.B.A.
17:30
Discussion
Hot Topic I: The Future of Exogenous Contrast Agents
Moderators: Ari Borthakur, Ph.D. & Anugayathri Jawahar, M.D.
17:40
Advances in Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
Natalie Serkova, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO, USA
18:05
Moving Beyond Just GBCA in Clinical Practice
Mark Pagel, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
18:30
Networking Reception
19:30
Adjourn
Day 2 - Saturday, 29 March 2025
07:30
Registration
Session 4: Hot Topics in Clinical Practice
Moderators: Evan Siegelman, M.D. & T.B.A.
08:00
Problem-Focused Protocols for Cancer Surveillance: When Is Less, More?
08:20
Assessment of Liver Treatment Response with MRI
08:40
Rectal Cancer Pre-Post Treatment: What the Surgeon Wants To Know?
Maria El Homsi, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, USA
09:00
A Masterclass in MR Imaging of the Female Pelvis
09:20
Prostate Cancer MRI: The Life of PI: PI-RADS, PI-RR, PI-FAB
09:40
Break
Session 5: AI/Machine Learning & Clinical Practice Workflow
Moderators: Ari Borthakur, Ph.D. & Thomas Kustner, Ph.D.
10:10
AI in Body MRI: Pros & Cons
10:30
New AI-Based Reconstruction & Image Enhancement Techniques in Body MRI
10:50
Image Enhancement with Machine Learning in Body MRI
Efrat Shimron, Ph.D.
Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
Proffered Papers – Oral Session II
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D., Alexander R. Guimaraes, M.D., Ph.D. & Suraj Serai, Ph.D.
11:10
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:30
Lunch
Session 6: Partnerships & Team Science
Moderators: Houchun Harry Hu, Ph.D. & Jürgen Machann, Ph.D.
14:00
Global Partnerships & Addressing Disparities in Access to Body MRI
14:25
GE HealthCare
14:35
Philips Healthcare
14:45
Canon Medical Systems Corporation
14:55
United Imaging Healthcare
15:05
Siemens Healthineers
15:15
Strategies in Collaborative Science To Advance Body Imaging: Lessons Learned
Richard Ehman, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
15:35
Moderated Panel Discussion
16:00
Break
Session 7: Fact vs. Fiction: An MRI Artifact Gameshow
Moderator: Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
16:30
T.B.A.
Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
Hot Topic II: Field of Dreams
Moderators: Houchun Harry Hu, Ph.D. & Rina Neeman, M.D.
17:10
How Low Can We Go in Body MRI?
Clarissa Cooley, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
17:25
Pearls & Potential Pitfalls of AI in Body MRI
T.B.A.
17:55
Body MRI in the Mid to High-Field: Is There a Sweet Spot?
Tom Scheenen, Ph.D.
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
18:20
Discussion
18:45
Networking Dinner
Day 3 - Sunday, 30 March 2025
07:30
Registration
Session 8: Awards Ceremony/Announcing New Leadership
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & Holden Wu, Ph.D.
08:00
Awards Ceremony/Announcing New Leadership
Session 9: Champions for Change (or How NOT To Get Lost in Translation)
Moderator: Mary-Louise Greer, M.B.B.S., FRANCR & Kristina Ringe, M.D.
08:30
Bridging the Gap: Lessons Learned from Radiation Oncology
Jie Deng, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, USA
08:50
Just Breathe: Free-Breathing DCE & Other Applications
Hersh Chandarana, M.D. &
Li Feng, Ph.D.
09:20
MR Fingerprinting: Mystery Solved?
Alexander R. Guimaraes, M.D., Ph.D. &
Cory Wyatt, Ph.D.
09:50
Moderated Panel Discussion
10:00
Break
Session 10: Vendor Neutral AI Platforms & Analysis Software
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & Holden Wu, Ph.D.
10:30
Solutions to Deploy & Monitor AI Models for Body Imaging in a Healthcare System
Ari Borthakur, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
11:00
Multi-Parametric Image Analysis
Suraj D. Serai, Ph.D. &
T.B.A.
11:30
Q & A
Session 11: Study Group Meeting: Weekend in Review & Future Directions
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & T.B.A.
11:40
Discussion
12:00
Boxed Lunch & Adjourn