ISMRM Workshop on
Perfusion MRI:
Found in Translation
calendar_month
15-17 March 2025
location_on
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
Preliminary Program
Day 1 - Saturday, 15 March 2025
07:45
Registration & Speaker Upload
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
10:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
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
12:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
13:30
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
15:00
Power Pitch & Poster Session
Session 3: Functional Imaging: Response 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
18:00
Adjourn
21:00
Networking Dinner
Day 2 - Sunday, 16 March 2025
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
10:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
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 Harbor, 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
12:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
13:30
Lunch Break & Speaker Upload Available
15:00
Power Pitch & Poster Session
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 Conservation of Tracer Transport: Quantitative Transport Mapping (QTM)
Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA
16:40
Unlocking IVIM Perfusion Imaging: Technical Insights & Expanding Accessibility
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
18:20
Adjourn
18:35
Networking Session
Day 3 - Monday, 17 March 2025
08:00
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Session 7: Best Practices
Moderators: Anath Madhuranthakam, Ph.D. & Mathias van Osch, Ph.D.
09:00
Best Practrices 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
10:00
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
11:00
Break & Speaker Upload Available
Session 8: Clinical Translation & Industry
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 Harbor, 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
12:30
Proffered Papers - Oral Session
13:30
Lunch & Speaker Upload Available
15:00
Power Pitch & Poster Session
Session 9: Panel Discussion
Moderators: T.B.A.
16:00
Panel Discussion
T.B.A.
17:00
Adjourn