ISMRM Workshop on
Perfusion MRI:
Found in Translation
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15-17 March 2025
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Baluarte Conference Centre
Pamplona, Spain
ISMRM Workshop on
Perfusion MRI:
Found in Translation
calendar_month
15-17 March 2025
location_on
Baluarte Conference Centre
Pamplona, Spain
Organizers
Co-Chairs:
Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D.
Qin Qin, Ph.D.
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Overview & Program
Workshop Overview
The overall goal is to catalyze and facilitate the clinical translation of perfusion MRI.
Perfusion MRI has experienced significant growth as a research field in recent years and is increasingly finding clinical applications. The general theme of the workshop will be about perfusion as an indicator of organ health and function. We will showcase research illustrating how perfusion imaging can be used to better understand disease pathology, monitor treatment response, and promote biomarker discovery.
In this workshop, we aim to disseminate cutting-edge research on perfusion MRI and other related methods. We aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas, techniques, and data, and to foster community development in an increasingly important scientific area through collaboration and networking. We aim to encourage dialogue between academic investigators and industrial, pharmaceutical, and regulatory partners.
We also aim to reach consensus on the acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation of perfusion MRI, given the new developments and availability of different techniques. These efforts will facilitate the standardization for the acquisition and analysis of perfusion MRI.
Target Audience
Engineers, scientists, and clinicians interested in perfusion MRI techniques and applications from acquisition to processing strategies.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Preliminary Program
Day 1 - Saturday, 15 March 2025
Session 1: Physics Time: Labeling, Readout & Reconstruction
Moderators: Yolanda Ohene, Ph.D. & T.B.A.
09:45
Opening Remarks
Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D. &
Qin Qin, Ph.D.
10:00
The Biophysics of Perfusion Imaging Using Contrast Agents
C. Chad Quarles, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Houston, TX, USA
10:20
Stack-of-Stars T1RESS: A New Approach to Bright & Dark Blood Perfusion Imaging
Robert Edelman, M.D.
Northwestern University
Evanstown IL, USA
10:40
The Physics of Arterial Spin Labeling Techniques
Joseph Woods, D.Phil.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK
11:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Session 2: Clinical Brain Perfusion
Moderators: Jia Guo, Ph.D. & Doris Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
12:30
Clinical Perspectives on Perfusion MRI for Brain Tumor Assessment & Follow-up
Marion Smits, M.D., Ph.D.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
12:50
Adventures in Spin Labeling: Clinical Application of ASL in Cerbebrovascular Diseases
Divya Bolar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
13:10
Perfusion MRI as a Biomarker in Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias
John Detre, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
13:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
14:30
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
Session 3: Functional Imaging: Responses to Challenges
Moderators: Amedeo Chirbiri, M.D., Ph.D. & Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.
16:00
Cerebrovasular Responses to CO2 Alteration: A Vascular Reserve Marker in Brain Diseases
Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
16:20
The Body Under Stress: Imaging Physiological Challenges with ASL
Manuel Taso, Ph.D.
Siemens Medical Solutions
Malvern, PA, USA
16:40
Stress Cardiac MR Perfusion: Challenges & New Directions
Teresa Correia, Ph.D.
University of Algarve
Faro, Portugal
17:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
18:30
Power Pitches & Poster Session
21:00
Adjourn & Networking Dinner
Day 2 - Sunday, 16 March 2025
Session 4: Math Time: Signal Models & Quantification
Moderators: Keith St. Lawrence, Ph.D. & Ze Wang, Ph.D.
10:00
DSC & DCE MRI: From Kinetic Modeling to Deep Learning Techniques
Linda Knutsson, Ph.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA
10:20
ASL Kinetic Curve Modeling & Deep Learning Based Reconstruction
Weiying Dai, Ph.D.
Binghampton University
Binghampton, NY, USA
10:40
Modeling of Velocity Selective Arterial Spin Labeling
Thomas Liu, Ph. D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
11:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Session 5: Clinical Body Perfusion
Moderators: Huijun Chen, Ph.D. & Petra van Houdt, Ph.D.
12:30
Quantitative Perfusion Imaging in the Liver: Clinical Rationale, Acquisitions, Modeling & Challenges
Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor, MI, USA
12:50
Lung Perfusion MRI in Obstructive Lung Disease
Mark Wielputz, M.D.
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
13:10
Evaluation of Breast Cancer Using DCE & Ultrafast MRI
Masako Kataoka, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, Japan
13:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
14:30
Lunch Break & Speaker Upload Available
Session 6: Alternative Methods & Accessibility
Moderators: Peiying Liu, Ph.D. & Swati Rane-Levendovsky, Ph.D.
16:00
Towards Translational Perfusion Imaging for All
Udunna Anazodo, Ph.D.
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal, QC, Canada
16:20
Local Mass Conversation of Tracer Transport: Quanitative Transport Mapping (QTM)
Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA
16:40
Unlocking IVIM Perfusion Imaging: Technical Insights & Expanding Accessbility
Andre Paschoal, Ph.D.
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
17:00
IVIM of the Body: What Can it Measure?
Diego Hernando, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
17:20
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
18:30
Power Pitches & Poster Session
20:30
Adjourn
21:00
Networking Session
Day 3 - Monday, 17 March 2025
Session 7: Best Practices
Moderators: Anath Madhuranthakam, Ph.D. & Mathias van Osch, Ph.D.
10:00
Best Practrices for Contrast-Based Brain Tumor Perfusion Imaging
Benjamin Ellingson, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
10:20
Standardization & Open Science in Perfusion Imaging
Yuriko Suzuki, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK
10:40
Best Practices in Harmonization of ASL Data
Henk Mutsaerts, M.D., Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
12:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Session 8: Clinical Translation & Industry
Moderators: Ona Wu, Ph.D. & T.B.A.
12:30
Where can Perfusion Imaging Help with Clinical Decision Making & Prognostication?
Roland Bammer, Ph.D.
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC Australia
12:50
Vendor-Neutral Product-Like MR Sequence Development Using GammSTAR: Current Status & Application in Clinical Research Studies
Matthias Günther, Ph.D.
Fraunhofer Institute of Digital Medicine MEVIS
Bremen, Germany
13:10
Vendor-Neutral MRI Pulse Programming with Pulseq: Current Status & Application to Velociy-Selective ASL
Jon-Fredrik Nielsen, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor, MI, USA
13:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
15:00
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
Session 9: Panel Discussion
Moderators: T.B.A.
16:30
Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
17:00
Adjourn