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 (3.50 CME Available)
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: Sudha Anupindi, M.D. & Ryan Brunsing, M.D., Ph.D.
08:20
Female Pelvis Applications
08:40
Mary-Louise Greer, M.B.B.S., FRANZCR
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
09:00
09:20
Whole-Body Screening (Low-Risk Population): Promises & Controversy
09:40
Moderated Panel Discussion
10:00
Break & Poster Session
(No CME Available)
Session 2: AI, Acceleration & Artifact Correction (No CME Available)
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
11:10
Rasim Boyacioglu, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
11:30
11:50
Mariya Doneva, Ph.D.
Philips Research Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
12:30
Lunch
Session 3: Quantitative MR Imaging Biomarkers (No CME Available)
Moderators: Michael Boss, Ph.D. & Amita Shukla-Dave, Ph.D.
14:00
14:20
Clinical Trials & QIBs: Industry Perspectives
16:00
Break & Poster Session (No CME Available)
Proffered Papers – Oral Session I
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & Houchun Harry Hu, Ph.D.
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
16:30
Eze Ahanonu, M.Sc.
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ, USA
16:35
Brian Toner, M.Sc.
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ, USA
16:40
Elizabeth Huaroc Moquillaza, M.Sc.
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany
16:45
Gastao Cruz, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
16:50
Nima Gilani, Ph.D.
New York University Langone Health
New York, NY, USA
16:55
Jingjia Chen, Ph.D.
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
17:00
Corina Margain, B.Sc.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, USA
17:05
Cemre Ariyurek, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
17:10
Elima Hussain, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17:15
Smiti Tripathy, M.Sc.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen, Germany
17:20
Gradient-Guided Super-Resolution Reconstruction for Rapid, High-Resolution Whole-Body MRI in Infants
Deniz Kocanaogullari, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
17:25
Shreya Ramachandran, B.Sc.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA
17:30
Discussion
Hot Topic I: The Future of Exogenous Contrast Agents
Moderators: Ari Borthakur, Ph.D., M.B.A. & 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
Mark Pagel, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
18:30
Networking Reception
19:30
Adjourn
Day 2 - Saturday, 29 March 2025 (1.25 CME Available)
07:30
Registration
Session 4: Hot Topics in Clinical Practice
Moderators: Hero K. Hussain, M.D. & Evan Siegelman, M.D.
08:00
08:20
08:40
Maria El Homsi, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, USA
09:00
09:20
09:40
Break & Poster Session (No CME Available)
Session 5: AI/Machine Learning & Clinical Practice Workflow (No CME Available)
Moderators: Ari Borthakur, Ph.D., M.B.A. & Thomas Küstner, 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 – Power Pitch Session (No CME Available)
Moderators: Alexander R. Guimaraes, M.D., Ph.D., Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & Suraj Serai, Ph.D.
11:10
12:30
Lunch
Session 6: Partnerships & Team Science (No CME Available)
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
Richard Ehman, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
15:35
Moderated Panel Discussion
16:00
Break & Poster Session (No CME Available)
Session 7: Fact vs. Fiction: An MRI Artifact Gameshow (No CME Available)
Moderator: Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
16:30
Artifacts Game Show
Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17:10
Pearls & Potential Pitfalls of AI in Body MRI
Arnaud Guidon, Ph.D.
GE HealthCare
Hot Topic II: Field of Dreams (No CME Available)
Moderators: Houchun Harry Hu, Ph.D. & Rina Neeman, M.D.
17:25
How Low Can We Go in Body MRI?
Clarissa Cooley, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
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 (1.25 CME Available)
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
Jie Deng, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, USA
09:50
Moderated Panel Discussion
10:00
Break
Session 10: Vendor Neutral AI Platforms & Analysis Software (No CME Available)
Moderators: Elizabeth Hecht, M.D. & Holden Wu, Ph.D.
10:30
Ari Borthakur, Ph.D., M.B.A.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
11:00
Multi-Parametric Image Analysis
Hansel Otero, M.D. &
Suraj Serai, Ph.D.
11:30
Q & A
Session 11: Study Group Meeting: Weekend in Review & Future Directions (No CME Available)
Moderators: Ryan Brunsing, M.D., Ph.D., Hersh Chandarana, M.D. & Elizabeth Hecht, M.D.
11:40
Discussion
12:00
Boxed Lunch & Adjourn