PROGRAM
 Program with Recorded Oral Presentations available to Workshop Attendees
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
16:30 Registration
 
Friday, September 11th, 2009: Quantitative Cardiovascular Flow
07:30 Registration
08:30 Welcome and General Overview –Organizers
 
Physiological and Clinical Background    Moderators:  Leon Axel, M.D., Ph.D., NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA and Christopher François, M.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
08:45 Cardiovascular Flow - Physiological and Clinical Background - Albert de Roos, M.D., Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
09:15 Whole Heart Morphodynamics: Why Is the Heart Shaped and Structured As It Is? - Philip Kilner, M.D., Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
09:45 Break
 
MR Physics and Imaging of Flow   Moderators:  R. Mark Henkelman, Ph.D., Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada and Oliver Wieben, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
10:15 Principles of MR Flow Measurements - David N. Firmin, Ph.D., Royal Brompton Hospital, London, London, UK
10:45 Distortion and Artifacts - Kevin M. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA
11:15 Accuracy in Clinical Studies - Paul E. Summers, Ph.D., Modena, Italy
11:45 Questions / Panel Discussion
Vendor Session   Moderators:  Oliver Wieben, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA and Michael Markl, Ph.D., Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
12:00 Lunch & Vendor Session
 
Advanced Flow Imaging 1   Moderators:  Tino Ebbers, Ph.D., Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden and David Saloner, Ph.D., University of California,San Francisco, CA, USA
13:45 4D Flow Imaging: Applications, Quantification & Flow Visualization - Michael Markl, Ph.D., Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
14:10 Advanced Flow Encoding Strategies - Sebastian Kozerke, Ph.D., University of Zürich, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
14:35 Questions/Panel Discussion
14:45 Proffered Papers
 
1. 14:45 Ramona Lorenz - 4D Flow Sensitive MRI in Realistic Aortic In-Vitro Models Using a Novel MR Compatible Pulsatile Pump System Based on a Ventricular Assist Device
2. 14:57 Nicholas R. Zwart, B.S.E.E., M.S. - Dual VENC Phase Contrast MRA Using Spiral Projection Imaging
3. 15:09 Frank Helderman - Onset Time of Retrograde Flow in the Pulmonary Artery in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients: An Estimator for Pulmonary Arterial Pressure?
4. 15:21 Elizabeth J. Nett, B.A. - Phase Contrast VIPR for Anatomical and Functional Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
15:33 Break
 
Advanced Flow Imaging 2   Moderators:  David N. Firmin, Ph.D., Royal Brompton Hospital, London, London, UK and  Michael Markl, Ph.D., Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
16:00 Advanced Flow Quantification Strategies - Tino Ebbers, Ph.D., Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
16:20 Neurovascular Hemodynamics - David Saloner, Ph.D., University of California,San Francisco, CA, USA
16:40 25 Years of MR CSF Flow: Are We There Yet? - Noam Alperin, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
17:00 Questions / Panel Discussion
17:15 Proffered Papers
 
1. 17:15 Jelena Bock, Dipl.Ing. - 4D Pressure Difference Mapping in the Aorta
2. 17:27 Petter Dyverfeldt - Potential Effects of Intraatrial Hemodynamics on the Pulmonary Venous Return in Mitral Regurgitation
3. 17:39 Michael Hope, M.D. - Elevated Aortic Wall Shear Stress in Patients with Bicuspid Valves
4. 17:51 Meide Zhao, Ph.D. - Effect of Age on Wall Shear Stress: Measurement with Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Angiography in 301 Healthy Adults
Poster Session
18:03 Posters and Wine and Cheese Session
 
Saturday, September 12th, 2009: Cardiac Function & MR Elastography
07:30 Registration
 
Cardiac Function - Physiological and Clinical Background   Moderators:  David Firmin, Ph.D., Imperial College, London, England and J. Tim Marcus, Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
08:00 Echocardiographic Tools to Study Cardiac Mechanics and Haemodynamics -
Jan d’Hooge, Ph.D., Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
08:20 Tagging and HARP - Leon Axel, M.D., Ph.D., New York University, New York, NY, USA
08:40 DENSE and SENC -  Frederik H. Epstein, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
09:00 Questions / Panel Discussion
09:15 Proffered papers
 
1. 09:15 Yuchi Han, M.D. - Papillary Muscle Systolic Velocity and Fibrosis in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse
2. 09:27 Gert Jan Mauritz - Right Ventricular Post-Systolic Contraction Causes a Prolonged Post-Systolic Isovolumic Period in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
3. 09:39 Ziheng Zhang, Ph.D. - High-Temporal Resolution Simultaneous Assessment of Diastolic Strain-Velocity Relationships Using MRI
9:51 Break
 
Rapid Flow and Motion Imaging   Moderator:  John Oshinski, Ph.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA and Peter Gatehouse, Ph.D., Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England
10:15 Real-time Measurement of Cardiac Function and Flow - Krishna Nayak, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
10:40 Spatiotemporal Acceleration for Rapid Flow & Motion Imaging - Jeffrey Tsao, Ph.D., Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
11:00 Regional Cardiac Function: Future Perspectives -  Elliot R. McVeigh, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
11:20 Questions / Panel Discussion
11:35 Proffered Papers
 
1. 11:35 Daniel Giese, Dipl. Phys. - Compartment-Based k-t PCA for Highly Accelerated Cine Phase Contrast MRI
2. 11:47 Bernd Jung, Ph.D. - On the Optimal Acceleration of Time-Resolved 3D Imaging Using GRAPPA
3. 11:59 Jennifer Steeden, M.Eng. - Real-time Flow Measurements for the Assessment of Hemodynamic Response to Exercise
12:11 Break
 
MR Elastography - Technical Approach and Applications   Moderators:  Richard L. Ehman, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA and Ralph Sinkus, Ph.D., Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution, (ESPCI), Paris, France
13:30 Introduction - Richard L. Ehman, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
13:35 Why MRE, Mechanical Properties/Models  - Ralph Sinkus, Ph.D., Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution, (ESPCI), Paris, France
13:55 Pulse Sequences for MRE  - Ingolf Sack, Ph.D., Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
14:15 Inversion Methods for MR Elastography - Anthony J. Romano, Ph.D., Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
14:45 MRE of Liver Disease - Richard L. Ehman, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
15:25 Questions / Panel Discussion
15:45 Break
 
MR Elastography - Technical Approach and Applications   Moderators:  Ingolf Sack Ph.D.,  Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, CCM, Department of Radiology, Berlin, Germany and Anthony J. Romano, Ph.D., Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
16:00 MRE of the Breast - Ralph Sinkus, Ph.D., Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution, (ESPCI), Paris, France
16:20 MRE of the Brain - Ingolf Sack Ph.D.,  Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, CCM, Department of Radiology, Berlin, Germany
16:40 Proffered papers
 
1. 16:40 Ingolf Sack, Ph.D. - Assessment of Left Ventricular Pressure Changes by Cardiac MR Elastography
2. 16:52 Arunark Kolipaka, M.S. - In vivo Assessment of Myocardial Stiffness using MR Elastography under Different Physiological Conditions
3. 17:04 Xavier Maître, Ph.D. - Could Hyperpolarized Helium-3 MR-Elastography of the Lung be Quantitative?
4. 17:16 Daniel Litwiller, Ph.D. - Mechanical Assessment of the Eye Using MR Elastography and Finite Element Modeling
5. 17:28 Anna-Lisa Kofahl - Finite Element Simulation of MR-ARFI in Breast Tissue
6. 17:40 Meng Yin, Ph.D. - Influence of Perfusion on Tissue Stiffness Assessed with MR Elastography
7. 17:52 Jean-Luc Daire, Ph.D. - Towards an Understanding of the Internal Mechanical Architecture of Liver Tumours
18:04 Questions / Panel Discussion
 
Sunday, September 13th, 2009: Flow Analysis & CFD
07:30 Registration
 
Image-Based Modeling Basics   Moderators:  David A. Steinman, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada and Charles A. Taylor, Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
08:00 Fundamentals of CFD-Based Hemodynamics - C. Ross Ethier, Ph.D., Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
08:25 Pre-Processing: From Image to Model - Luca Antiga, Ph.D., Mario Negri Institute, Bergamo, Italy
08:50 Post-Processing of Image-Based Models - David A. Steinman, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
09:15 Questions / Panel Discussion
09:30 Proffered Papers
 
1. 09:30 Jonathan Eriksson, M.Sc. - Improved Visualization and Quantification of 4D Blood Flow in the Human Left Ventricle
2. 09:42 Sven Petersson, M.Sc. - Simulation of Phase-Contrast MRI of Turbulent Flow
09:54 Break
 
Image-based Modeling of Plaques and Aneurysms   Moderators:  Luca Antiga, Ph.D., Mario Negri Institute, Bergamo, Italy  and Juan R. Cebral, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
10:30 Neurovascular Image-Based CFD - Juan R. Cebral, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
10:55 Ultrasound vs. MRI-based CFD in Human Coronary Arteries -  Frank J. Gijsen, Ph.D., Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11:20 Questions / Panel Discussion
11:35 Proffered Papers
 
1. 11:35 Leonid Goubergrits, Ph.D. - Uncertainty of the MRI Based Reconstruction of a Cerebral Aneurysm and the Near Wall Flow Field Features
2. 11:47 Christof Karmonik, Ph.D., - Hemodynamics and Wall Dynamics in a Cerebral Aneurysm Visualized with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Compared with CFD Results
3. 11:59 Gador Canton - Hemodynamic Forces and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture
12:11 Break
 
Flow Analysis & CFD   Moderators:  C. Ross Ethier, Ph.D., Imperial College, London, United Kingdom and Frank J. Gijsen, Ph.D., Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
13:15 Adding Motion to Flow:  MR Image-based Models of Blood Flow and Vessel Wall Dynamics - Charles A. Taylor, Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
13:40 Proffered Papers (with joint session for questions)
 
1. 13:40 Johannes Töger, M.Sc. - Flow Partitioning in Intracardiac Blood Flow Using Lagrangian Coherent Structures Computed from Three-Dimensional, Time-Resolved, Three-Component Phase Contrast MRI Measurements
2. 13:49 Iain Pierce, M.Sc. - Combined MR Imaging and Computational Analysis of Venous Blood Flow in the Lower Leg: New Methods for Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis
13:58 Joint Questions for Both Proffered Papers / Panel Discussion
14:19 Adjournment
 

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