ISMRM Workshop on
40 Years of Diffusion:
Past, Present & Future Perspectives
calendar_month
16-20 February 2025
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Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
ISMRM Workshop on
40 Years of Diffusion:
Past, Present & Future Perspectives
calendar_month
16-20 February 2025
location_on
Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
Preliminary Program
Day 1 - Sunday, 16 February 2025 - Optional Educational Boot Camp
Intended Audience: Trainees and those new to the field *
08:30
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
09:15
Introduction
Parallel Boot Camp Sessions 1: Foundations I
Moderators: T.B.A.
09:30
Diffusion Fundamentals
Nathan Hu Williamson, Ph.D.
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Bethesda, MD, USA
Moderators: T.B.A.
09:30
Diffusion MRI Acquisitions
Jennifer Campbell, Ph.D.
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
11:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Parallel Boot Camp Sessions 2: Foundations II
Moderators: T.B.A.
11:30
Diffusion Encodings
Qiuyun Fan, Ph.D.
Tianjin University
Tianjin, China
Moderators: T.B.A.
11:30
Image Processing Pipelines
Daan Christiaens, Ph.D.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
13:00
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
Parallel Boot Camp Sessions 3: Analysis & Applications I
Moderators: T.B.A.
14:30
Mathematical Representations
Sune Nørhøj Jespersen, Ph.D.
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Moderators: T.B.A.
14:30
Analysis Techniques
Elinor Thompson, Ph.D.
University College London
London, England, UK
16:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Parallel Boot Camp Sessions 4: Analysis & Applications II
Moderators: T.B.A.
16:30
Biological Models of Diffusion
Dmitry Novikov, Ph.D.
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
Moderators: T.B.A.
16:30
Tractography
Chun-Hung Yeh, Ph.D.
Chang Gung University
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
17:50
Closing Remarks
T.B.A.
18:00
Peter Basser, Ph.D.,
Denis Le Bihan, M.D., Ph.D.,
Derek Jones, Ph.D. &
Michael Moseley, Ph.D.
18:30
Adjourn
20:00
Trainee Networking Event (until 22:00)
Day 2 - Monday, 17 February 2025
08:30
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
Session 1: Introduction
Moderators: T.B.A.
09:00
Welcome
T.B.A.
09:15
Keynote: From Brownian Motion to Virtual Biopsy: A Historical Perspective from 40 Years of Diffusion MRI
Denis Le Bihan, M.D., Ph.D.
Frederic Joliot Institute for Life Sciences
Cedex, France
Session 2: Hardware, Acquisition & Processing
Moderators: Jelle Veraart, Ph.D. & T.B.A.
10:00
Hardware: Field Strength
An Joseph Vu, Ph.D.
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
10:30
Hardware: Gradient
Gigi Galiana, Ph.D
Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
11:00
Sequence Encoding
Filip Sczepankiewicz, Ph.D.
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
11:30
Break & Speaker Upload Available
12:00
Sequence Image Formation
Erpeng Dai, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
12:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
13:00
Senior Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
13:30
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
15:00
Fireside Chat
Handling Disruptions in Imaging & Science
Thomas Foo, Ph.D.,
Carlo Pierpaoli, M.D., Ph.D. &
Kawin Setsompop, Ph.D.
Session 3: Tractography & Connectivity
Moderators: Alexander Leemans Ph.D. & Carl-Fredrik Westin, Ph.D.
15:30
Tractography Visualization
Anna Villanova, Ph.D.
Eindhoven University of Techonology
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
16:00
Tracking Methods for Short Association Fibers
Dmitri Šastin, FRCS (SN), Ph.D.
Cardiff University
Cardiff, Wales
16:30
The Future of Tractography
Maxime Descoteaux, Ph.D.
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
17:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
17:30
Senior Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
Session 4: Power Pitches, Poster & Consensus Session
Moderators: T.B.A.
18:00
Power Pitch Session
18:45
Poster Session
19:45
Adjourn & Dinner on Own
Day 3 - Tuesday, 18 February 2025
08:30
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
09:00
Keynote: Microstructure
Peter Basser, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA
Session 5: Microstructure of the Brain & Validation
Moderators: Kouhei Kamiya, M.D. & Chantal Tax, Ph.D
09:45
Current Development & Application of Microstructural MRI
Corey Baron, Ph.D.
Western University
London, ON, Canada
10:15
Microstructure of the Brain: Recent Advances in Validation
Tim Dyrby, Ph.D.
Cophenhagan University Hospital
Copenhagan, Denmark
10:45
Microstructure of the Brain: Clinical Applications
Jennifer McNab, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
11:15
Break & Speaker Upload Available
11:45
Preclinical Imaging
Noam Shemesh, Ph.D.
Champalimaud Foundation
Lisbon, Portugal
12:15
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:45
Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
13:15
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
14:45
Fireside Chat
Beyond Diffusion MRI: Multimodal Approaches
Maxime Descoteaux, Ph.D.,
Els Fieremans, Ph.D. &
T.B.A.
Session 6: Diffusion in the Body & Oncology
Moderators: Maryam Afzali, Ph.D. & Gigin Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
15:15
Challenges in Body Diffusion & How To Overcome Them
Francesco Grussu, Ph.D.
Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
Barcelona, Spain
15:45
Advanced Diffusion Models in the Body
Dow-Mu Koh, M.D.
Royal Marsden Hospital
London, England, UK
16:15
Body Diffusion in the Clinic: Present & Future
Shintaro Ichikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Hamamatsu, Japan
16:45
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
17:15
Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
Session 7: Power Pitches, Poster & Consensus Sessions
Moderators: T.B.A.
17:45
Power Pitch Session
18:30
Poster Session
19:30
Adjourn & Dinner on Own
Day 4 - Wednesday, 19 February 2025
08:30
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
08:45
Keynote: Research to Clinic
Jens Jensen, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charlestown, SC, USA
Session 8: From Research to the Clinic
Moderators: T.B.A.
09:30
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Christina Andica, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate School of Medicine Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
10:00
Cardiac
Christopher Nguyen, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
10:30
Break & Speaker Upload Available
11:00
Developing Brain
Sila Genc, Ph.D.
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, VIC, Australia
11:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:00
Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
12:30
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
14:00
Fireside Chat
Successes & Pitfalls of Clinical Collaborations
Masako Kataoka, M.D., PhD.,
Gigin Lin, M.D., Ph.D. &
Ona Wu, Ph.D.
Session 9: AI & Big Data
Moderators: Maxime Descoteaux, Ph.D. & Chuyang Ye, Ph.D.
14:30
Charting Multi-Scale Brain Phenotypes Using Spectral Normative Models
Sina Mansour L., B.Sc.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
15:00
Machine Learning Methods To Enhance the Capabilities of Diffusion MRI for Studying the Fetal Brain
Davood Karimi, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
15:30
A Guided Tour of Generative AI in Neuroimaging & Tractometry
Paul Thompson, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
16:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
16:30
Expert-Led Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
Session 10: Power Pitches, Poster & Consensus Sessions
Moderators: T.B.A.
17:00
Power Pitch Session
18:00
Poster Viewing Session
19:00
Networking Dinner
21:45
Adjourn
Day 5 - Thursday, 20 February 2025
08:30
Registration & Speaker Upload Available
08:45
Keynote: Past, Present & Future Perspectives
T.B.A.
Session 11: On the Horizon: Cutting Edge Topics & Future Directions in Diffusion MRI Research
Moderators: T.B.A.
09:30
Diffusion-Weighted MRS & MRSI
T.B.A.
10:00
DWI/DTI on Neurofluids
Toshiaki Taoka, M.D., Ph.D.
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
10:30
DWI-PET
Sho Koyasu, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
11:00
Trainee Awards
11:15
Panel Discussion: Strategic Directions
T.B.A.
11:45
Recap & Reflections
12:15
Boxed Lunch & Adjourn