Program - ISMRM 2024 Workshop on Perfusion MRI: From Research to Clinical Practice

Day 1 - Saturday, 15 March 2025 (4.0 CME Available)

07:45

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Session 1: Physics Time: Labelling, Readout & Reconstruction

Moderators: Yolanda Ohene, Ph.D. & T.B.A.

08:45

Opening Remarks

Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D. &
Qin Qin, Ph.D.

09:00

The Biophysics of Perfusion Imaging Using Contrast Agents

C. Chad Quarles, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Houston, TX, USA

09:20

Stack-of-Stars T1RESS: A New Approach to Bright & Dark Blood Perfusion Imaging

Robert Edelman, M.D.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA

09:40

The Physics of Arterial Spin Labeling Techniques

Joseph Woods, D.Phil.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

10:00

A Pseudo-Inversion Framework for High Resolution ASL CBF Mapping Using Slice-Dithered GRASE Readouts

Xingfeng Shao, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA

10:08

Assessing Cerebral Microvascular Pulsatility Using Dynamic Pseudo-Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling MRI

Tianrui Zhao, M.Sc.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA

10:16

Towards Generalizable Deep Learning Networks for Non-Cartesian Multi-Coil ASL MRI Reconstruction

Yanchen Guo, M.Sc.
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY, USA

10:24

Velocity-Selective Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling: Comparison with PCASL & VSASL

MinJung Jang, Ph.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY, USA

10:32

Ultrafast Blood T1 Measurement at the Internal Jugular Veins Using Golden Angle Rotated Spiral K-T Sparse Parallel Imaging (GASSP)

Dan Zhu, Ph.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA

10:40

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

10:54

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Session 2: Clinical Brain Perfusion

Moderators: Jia Guo, Ph.D. & Doris Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

11:30

Clinical Perspectives on Perfusion MRI for Brain Tumor Assessment & Follow-up

Marion Smits, M.D., Ph.D.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

11:50

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

12:10

Perfusion MRI as a Biomarker in Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias

John Detre, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:30

APOE Genotype Modulates the Link Between Venous Hyperintense Signal on ASL MRI & Reduced Oxygen Extraction Efficiency in Older Adults

Jan Kufer, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA

12:38

Simultaneous Mapping of Intra- & Extracranial Arterial Territories in Adult Moyamoya Patients Using Modulation-Guided Vessel-Encoded Arterial Spin Labeling: Comparison with Digital Subtraction Angiography

Hongwei Li, B.Sc.
Fundan University
Shanghai, China

12:46

The Effect of DSC Perfusion Parameters on Spatial Mapping of Treatment-Induced Effects with Multi-Parametric MRI in Patients With Recurrent Glioma

Janine Lupo, Ph.D.
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

12:54

ASL as a Proxy for Autoregulation in a Non-Demented Cohort of Older Adults

Beatriz Padrela, M.Sc.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

13:02

Accelerated Cerebrovascular Brain Ageing Is Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Mathjis Dijsselhof, M.Sc.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

13:10

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

13:30

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Session 3: Functional Imaging: Response to Challenges (No CME Available)

Moderators: Amedeo Chirbiri, M.D., Ph.D. & Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.

15:00

Cerebrovasular Responses to CO2 Alteration: A Vascular Reserve Marker in Brain Diseases

Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

15:20

The Body Under Stress: Imaging Physiological Challenges with ASL

Manuel Taso, Ph.D.
Siemens Medical Solutions
Malvern, PA, USA

15:40

Stress Cardiac MR Perfusion: Challenges & New Directions

Teresa Correia, Ph.D.
University of Algarve
Faro, Portugal

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

16:00

Translation of Hyperpolarized [13C,15N2]Urea MRI for Novel Human Brain Perfusion Studies

Yaewon Kim, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

16:08

Mood Induction by Reliving Memories: Impact on Mood State & Cerebral Perfusion

Patricia Clement, Ph.D.
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium

16:16

Cerebrovascular Reactivity Mediates the Relationship Between Cerebral Blood Flow & the Amplitude of Low-Frequency BOLD Fluctuations

Catarina Domingos, M.Sc.
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language
San Sebastián, Spain

16:24

Effects of Acetazolamide & Caffeine on Blood-Brain-Barrier Water Permeability Measured by Non-Invasive ASL-Based MRI Sequences

Diogo Fernandes, M.Sc.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

16:32

Spleen T1 Mapping as a Marker of Adenosine Stress Response in Perfusion CMR

Sergio Solis-Barquero, M.Sc.
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

16:40

Yakun Zhang, M.Sc.
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY, USA

16:48

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17:04

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17:30

Poster Session opens in new tab (No CME Available)

18:30

Adjourn

21:30

Networking Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday, 16 March 2025 (4.0 CME Available)

08:00

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Session 4: Math Time: Signal Models & Quantification

Moderators: Keith St. Lawrence, Ph.D. & Ze Wang, Ph.D.

09:00

DSC & DCE MRI: From Kinetic Modeling to Deep Learning Techniques

Linda Knutsson, Ph.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA

09:20

ASL Kinetic Curve Modeling & Deep Learning Based Reconstruction

Weiying Dai, Ph.D.
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY, USA

09:40

Modeling of Velocity Selective Arterial Spin Labeling

Thomas Liu, Ph. D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

10:00

Feasibility of High Temporal Resolution Quantitative Perfusion Using MR Fingerprinting

Tom Griesler, M.Sc.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

10:08

The Impact of Water Exchange on Estimates of Myocardial Blood Flow and Extracellular Volume Measured Using DCE-MRI

Alex Makins,
University of Leeds
Leeds, England, UK

10:16

Multi-Delay Kidney ASL Accuracy is Improved Using a Single-Compartment Model with Simultaneous Estimation of Arterial Arrival & Outflow Time

Jiachen Wang, B.Sc.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, USA

10:24

A Multitask Neural Network for Automatic Detection of Vascular Territories & Feeding Arteries with Random VE-ASL

Yining He, M.Sc.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA

10:32

QEI-Net: A Deep Learning-Based Automated Quality Evaluation Index for ASL CBF Maps

Xavier Beltran Urbano, Ph.D. Student
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA

10:40

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

11:00

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Session 5: Clinical Body Perfusion

Moderators: Huijun Chen, Ph.D. & Petra van Houdt, Ph.D.

11:30

Quantitative Perfusion Imaging in the Liver: Clinical Rationale, Acquisitions, Modeling & Challenges

Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

11:50

Lung Perfusion MRI in Obstructive Lung Disease

Mark Wielputz, M.D.
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany

12:10

Evaluation of Breast Cancer Using DCE & Ultrafast MRI

Masako Kataoka, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, Japan

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:30

Comparison of Placental Perfusion in Pregnancies with Fetal Growth Restriction & Healthy Pregnancies Using Velocity-Selective Arterial Spin Labeling

MinJung Jang, Ph.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY, USA

12:38

ASL, T1 & T2 Mapping for Ischemic & Infarcted Myocardium Detection in CAD

Sergio Solis-Barquero, M.Sc.
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

12:46

Motion Correction Strategies for Renal Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion: Impact on Temporal SNR

Verónica Aramendía-Vidaurreta, Ph.D.
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

12:54

Multiparametric Renal MRI Prognostic Value in Renal Transplantation Long-Term Outcome

Rebeca Echeverria-Chasco, Ph.D.
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

13:02

Influence of Field Strength, Sex & Age on Perfusion & Longitudinal Relaxation Time T1 in the Kidney

Leyre Garcia-Ruiz, M.Sc.
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

13:10

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

13:26

Lunch Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 6: Alternative Methods & Accessibility (No CME Available)

Moderators: Peiying Liu, Ph.D. & Swati Rane-Levendovsky, Ph.D.

15:00

Local Mass Conservation of Tracer Transport: Quantitative Transport Mapping (QTM)

Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA

15:20

IVIM of the Body: What Can It Measure?

Diego Hernando, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA

15:40

Towards Translational Perfusion Imaging for All

Udunna Anazodo, Ph.D.
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal, QC, Canada

16:00

Unlocking IVIM Perfusion Imaging: Technical Insights & Expanding Accessibility

Andre Paschoal, Ph.D.
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

16:20

Comparing Non-Invasive Hyperoxic BOLD-fMRI & Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI for Quantification of Cerebral Blood Volume – Preliminary Results

Elisa Saks, M.Sc.
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany

16:28

Determination of IDH-Mutation Status of Non-Enhancing Glioma by ASL-DSC Mismatch

Esther A. H. Warnert, Ph.D.
Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

16:36

Whole-Brain CMRO2 Mapping with a Novel Dual Acquisition pCASL & Multi-Echo BOLD Calibrated Functional MRI Sequence

Ines Chavarria, M.Sc.
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language
San Sebastián, Spain

16:44

Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Blood to CSF Exchange

Briana Meyer, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA

16:52

Blood-Brain Barrier Water Permeability in Relation to Alzheimer’s Disease & Age-Related Vascular Damage

Beatriz Padrela, M.Sc.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

17:00

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

17:16

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17:30

Poster Session opens in new tab (No CME Available)

18:30

Adjourn

Day 3 - Monday, 17 March 2025 (2.0 CME Available)

08:00

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Session 7: Best Practices

Moderators: Anath Madhuranthakam, Ph.D. & Mathias van Osch, Ph.D.

09:00

Best Practices for Contrast-Based Brain Tumor Perfusion Imaging

Benjamin Ellingson, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA

09:20

Standardization & Open Science in Perfusion Imaging

Yuriko Suzuki, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

09:40

Best Practices in Harmonization of ASL Data

Henk JMM Mutsaerts, M.D., Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

10:00

Self-Navigated Inter-Shot Motion Correction for 3D GRASE ASL Perfusion Imaging with CAIPI Sampling

Minhao Hu, M.Sc.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

10:08

Accelerating Time-Resolved ASL-based 4D MRA Acquisition by 50% with Self-Supervised Learning

Zhitao Li, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA

10:16

Blood-CSF Barrier Permeability to Water & Contrast Agent in Neurodegenerative Dementias

Ziming Xu, B.S.
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China

10:24

Blurring-Free 3D Perfusion & Arterial Blood T2 Mapping Using Partition Encoding Reordered GRASE (PER-GRASE) ASL at 5T

Junqi Xu, Ph.D. Candidate
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, China

10:32

Developing a Workflow To Analyze Perfusion Changes in Ischemic Stroke Post-Endovascular Therapy Using Multi-Timepoint MRI

Carolyn Lomahan, B.Sc.
Karolinska Institutet
Solna, Sweden

10:40

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10:56

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Session 8: Clinical Translation & Industry (No CME Available)

Moderators: Jalal Andre, M.D. & Ona Wu, Ph.D.

11:30

Vendor-Neutral MRI Pulse Programming with Pulseq: Current Status & Application to Velocity-Selective ASL

Jon-Fredrik Nielsen, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

11:50

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

12:10

Where Can Perfusion Imaging Help with Clinical Decision Making & Prognostication?

Roland Bammer, Ph.D.
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC Australia

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

12:30

Non-Invasive Multi-Echo Arterial Spin Labeling Revealed Higher Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage in Patients with High-Grade Glioma Compared to Brain Metastases

Gabriel Hoffman, M.Sc.
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany

12:38

High-Resolution Brain Perfusion Imaging in Clinical Practice Using 3D Arterial Spin Labeling & Deep Learning Reconstruction

Marta Vidorreta, Ph.D.
Siemens Healthineers
Madrid, Spain

12:46

Stochastic Variational Inference Improves Arterial Transit Time Estimation from Multi-Timepoint Arterial Spin Labelling

Thomas Kirk, M.Sc.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

12:54

Fractional Tumor Burden (FTB): A Quantitative DSC-MRI Perfusion Biomarker Predictive of Treatment Response in Glioblastoma

Kathleen Schmainda, Ph.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI, USA

13:02

Time-Efficient Compressed-Sensing Reconstruction of Variable-Density Spirals for ASL Perfusion Imaging

Manuel Taso, Ph.D.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Malvern, PA, USA

13:10

Power Pitch Session opens in new tab

13:30

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15:00

Poster Session opens in new tab

Session 9: Panel Discussion (No CME Available)

Moderator: Luis Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D.

16:00

Challenges & Opportunities in Perfusion Imaging: Q & A with Industry Partners

T.B.A.

18:00

Adjourn