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Saturday, 14
February
2009 |
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17:00 - 20:00 |
Registration |
18:00 - 20:00 |
Reception |
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Day 1, Sunday,
15 February 2009 |
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07:30 |
Registration |
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08:30 |
Introductory Remarks by Felix Wehrli, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA, , and Ravinder Reddy, Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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08:45 - 12:00 Session I - Biochemistry,
Structure and Function of Cartilage, Session Chair:
Ravinder Reddy, Ph.D. |
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08:45 |
Biochemistry, Biomechanics and Mechanisms of Cartilage
Degeneration: Implications for Osteoarthritis |
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Steven B. Abramson, M.D., NYU Medical Center, New York, NY,
USA |
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09:10 |
Engineered and Stem Cell Derived
Cartilage for Tissue Repair: Role of Imaging |
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Brian Johnstone, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science
University, Portland, OR, USA |
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09:35 |
Break |
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09:55 |
Order and Function of Connective Tissues by Multiple Quantum
NMR |
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Gil Navon, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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10:20 |
Diagnostic Imaging of Cartilage, Current Status |
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Garry E. Gold, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
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Contributed Papers (six papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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10:45 |
Longitudinal Analysis of Knee Cartilage T2 Laminar
Organization in a Subset of Patients from the Osteoarthritis
Initiative
Julio Carballido-Gamio, Ph.D., University of
California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA |
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10:57 |
Cartilage T2 Mapping Using Loading in situ MRI in Early
Osteoarthritis with Hip Dysplasia
Takashi Nishii, M.D.,
Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan |
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11:09 |
Quantitative Magnetization Transfer SSFP Cartilage
Imaging
Monika Gloor, University of Basel, University
Hospital, Basel, Switzerland |
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11:21 |
A New Short TE 3D Radial
MRI Sequence: SWIFT-LiTE
Jang-Yeon Park, Ph.D., University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN USA |
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11:33 |
Quantitative MRI of Early Osteoarthritis in the Canine
Stifle
Ute Goerke, CMRR/University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN USA |
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11:45 |
Feasibility and Reproducibility of T1 MRI Examining
Osteoarthritis in a Guinea Pig Model
Matthew Fenty, B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA USA |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:30 Session II - Diagnostic Imaging of Cartilage and Clinical
Studies, Session Chair: Garry Gold, M.D. |
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13:30 |
Collagen Changes and the Role of T2 Mapping |
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Timothy J. Mosher, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine,
Hershey, PA, USA |
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13:55 |
Assessment of Treatment Response in OA and RA |
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Philipp Lang, M.D., M.B.A., Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA |
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14:20 |
Image Based Assessment of Cartilage Morphology in OA
Patients |
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Felix Eckstein, M.D., Ph.D., Paracelsus Private Medical
University, Salzburg, Austria |
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14:45 |
Structural Imaging of Connective Tissue in vivo: Sequences
with New Contrast and High Resolution |
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Garry E. Gold, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
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15:10 |
Break |
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15:30 - 18:25 Session III - Technical
Developments in Cartilage Imaging, Session Chair:
Felix Eckstein, M.D., Ph.D. |
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15:30 |
Molecular Imaging in Cartilage by Multinuclear MRI |
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Walter Witschey, B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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15:55 |
Contrast Enhanced MRI and its Role in Imaging of Cartilage |
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Miika T. Nieminen, Ph.D., Oulu University Hospital, Oulu,
Finland |
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16:20 |
In vivo Assessment of Connective Tissues by Ultra-short TE
MRI |
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Graeme M. Bydder, M.B., Ch.B., University of California San
Diego,
San Diego, CA, USA |
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16:45 |
7 Tesla Imaging of the Articular Cartilage and Other Tissues in the Joint |
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Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D., University of California, San
Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Contributed Papers (six papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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17:10 |
Cartilage Bound Pool Fraction Maps In Vivo
Nikola A. Stikov, M.Sc., Stanford University, Stanford,
CA USA |
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17:22 |
T1rho MRI of Arthroscopic Grade I and II Cartilage
Degeneration in 6 Patients
Walter R.T. Witschey, B.S., University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA |
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17:34 |
T1p Sequences as Predictors of Proteoglycan Content in
Articular Cartilage
Kathryn Keenan, M.S., Stanford University, Stanford,
CA USA |
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17:46 |
Time and Power Efficiency of Multishot and Steady-State
T1ρ MRI in 7 T Joint Imaging
Walter R.T. Witschey, B.S., University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA |
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17:58 |
T2 and T2* Measurements of the Menisci and Femorotibal
Cartilage at 7.0 Tesla: Preliminary Results
Klaus Friedrich, M.D. |
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18:10 |
MRI of the Wrist at 7 Tesla Using an 8 Channel Array Coil
and Parallel Imaging: Preliminary Results
Gregory Chang, M.D., NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
USA |
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Day 2, Monday,
16 February 2009 |
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08:15 - 12:00 Session IV - Biology,
Chemistry, Structure and Function of BoneSession Chair:
Felix Wehrli, Ph.D. |
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08:15 |
Osteoporosis: A Brief Update on the Cell Biology |
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Nancy E. Lane, M.D., University of California at Davis,
Sacramento, CA, USA |
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08:45 |
Biomechanical Implications of Bone Micro- and Ultrastructure
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Daniel P. Nicolella, Ph.D., Southwest Research Institute,
San Antonio, TX, USA |
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09:15 |
Solid State MR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Bone Mineral and Matrix |
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Jerome L. Ackerman, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA |
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09:45 |
Break |
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10:15 |
MR Imaging and Spectroscopy of Bone Marrow |
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Fritz Schick, M.D., Ph.D., University of Tübingen,
Tübingen, Germany |
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10:45 |
Advanced Imaging of Bone Macro and Micro Structure |
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Harry Genant, M.D., University of California San
Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Contributed Papers (five papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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11:15 |
Assessment of Cortical Bone
Structure with FSE, 2D and 3D UTE Sequences
Jiang Du, Ph.D., University of California - San
Diego, San Diego, CA USA |
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11:27 |
Differences Between
Weight-Bearing Patellofemoral Joint Kinematics and Static
Joint Alignment
Christine E. Draper, M.S., Stanford, University
Stanford, CA USA |
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11:39 |
From Imaging Data to
Patient-Specific Modeling for a Large Number of Femur
Geometries: Definition of a Smooth Workflow
Marc Horner, Ph.D., ANSYS, Evanston, IL USA |
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11:51 |
MRI and PET Perfusion Kinetics in Advanced Osteoarthritis
of the Dunkin-Hartley Guinea Pig: A Pilot Study
Jonathan P. Dyke, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medical
College, New York, NY USA |
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12:03 |
SWIFT: a Novel Method for
Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Extremely Fast
Relaxing Spins
Jutta Ellermann, M.D., Ph.D., University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA |
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12:15 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:45 Session V - Technical and
Clinical Aspects of Imaging Bone Structure and Function,
Session Chair: Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D. |
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13:30 |
MRI-Based Virtual Bone Biopsy: Principles and Applications |
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Jeremy Magland, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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14:00 |
The Pros and Cons of MRI and CT for the Assessment of
Corital and Trabecular Structure |
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Thomas Link, M.D., University of California San
Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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14:30 |
Potential of MRI for Indirect Assessment of Bone Micro- and
Ultrastructure |
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Hee Kwon Song, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Contributed Papers (five papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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15:00 |
16
Channel, Bell Shaped
Surface Coil for Knee Imaging
Modhurin Banerjee-Snyder, Ph.D., GE Healthcare, Aurora, OH USA |
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15:12 |
Rapid High
Resolution Whole Knee Assessment Using Radial LC-SSFP with
Parallel Imaging
Jessica L. Klaers,
M.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA |
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15:24 |
Rapid Estimation of
Cartilage T2 Based on Double Echo at Steady State (DESS) at
3T
Goetz H. Welsch, M.D., Medical University of Vienna, Vienna,
Austria |
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15:36 |
Evaluating a Novel
Positioning Device in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of
the Wrist
Anshul Rastogi, MBBS, MRCP, Kennedy Institute of
Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom |
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15:48 |
Quantification of 3D Radial
Undersampling Artifact to Obtain High Quality Isotropic
Resolution (0.36 mm) for Volumetric Cartilage Assessment
Jessica L. Klaers, M.S., University of Wisconsin -
Madison, Madison, WI USA |
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16:00 |
Break |
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16:20 - 18:30 Session VI - Image Based
Assessment of Fracture Risk & Treatment Efficacy,
Session Chair: Jerome Ackerman, Ph.D. |
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16:20 |
In vivo Imaging of Trabecular Bone Structure for
Fracture Discrimination |
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Masako Ito, M.D., Ph.D., Nagasaki University, Nagasaki,
Japan |
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16:50 |
The Role of Structural Imaging for Monitoring Treatment
Responsible in Osteoporosis |
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Sundeep Khosla, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA |
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17:20 |
Can Images Predict Bone Mechanical Competence in Patients? |
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Edward Guo, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, NY, USA |
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Day 3, Tuesday, February 17,
2009 |
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08:15 - 12:15 Session VII -
Multimodality Imaging of Muscle and Other Tissues, Session
Chair: Chris Boesch, M.D., Ph.D. |
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08:15 |
Biology, Physiology and Function of Muscle: Muscular Dystrophy |
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Glenn Walter, Ph.D., University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL, USA |
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08:40 |
MRI Studies of Muscle Mechanics |
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Klaas Nicolay, Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology,
Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
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09:05 |
MR Spectroscopy of Muscle Physiology in Health and Disease |
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Chris Boesch, M.D., Ph.D., University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland |
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09:30 |
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging of Orthopedic Muscle
Disorders |
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Juerg Hodler, M.D., Department of Radiology, Balgrist
University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland |
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09:55 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Quantification of Skeletal Muscle Perfusion and Oxygenation |
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Pierre G. Carlier, M.D., Ph.D., Institute of Myology, Paris,
France |
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10:40 |
MRI and MRS of the Intervertebral Disc |
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Ari Borthakur, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Contributed Papers (six papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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11:05 |
Preliminary Results Evaluating Muscle Function in Mice
Lacking Myostatin: a mpf-NMR Study
Claire Wary, Ph.D. |
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11:17 |
Assessment of Inververtebral Disc via CEST
Wen Ling, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
USA |
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11:29 |
in vivo Magnetization Transfer Ratio Mapping of Human
Intervertebral Disc
Chenyang Wang, B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA USA |
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11:41 |
Correlation of Intervertebral Disc T1ρ Relaxation
Measurement with Osmotic Pressure
Chenyang Wang, B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA USA |
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11:53 |
Comparison of Discography Opening Pressure to T1r
Relaxation in the Inter-Vertebral Disc in vivo
Matthew Fenty ,B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA USA |
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12:15 |
Break |
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13:15 - 16:30 Session VIII - Role of
Imaging in MSK Drug Discovery, Session Chairs: Philip
Land, M.D., M.B.A., and Harry Genant, M.D. |
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13:15 |
Pharma Industry Perspectives of the Role of Imaging in
Drug Development |
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Salvatore Alesci, M.D., Ph.D., Wyeth Research,
Collegeville, PA, USA
Bernhard Dardzinski, Ph.D., Merck Research Labs, West
Point, PA, USA
Yuying C. Hwang, Ph.D., Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks,
CA, USA
Michael B. Smith, Ph.D., Novartis Institutes for BioMedical
Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA |
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14:15 |
Roundtable discussion |
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Contributed Papers (four papers, each 10 minutes +2 min
discussion) |
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15:15 |
Quantitative DCE-MRI of The
Spine
Andreas F. Biffar, Dipl.Phys., Klinikum der Universität
München München, Germany |
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15:27 |
Pixel-by-Pixel ADC
Measurements in In-Vivo Study of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Degeneration
Hon Yu, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, Irvine,
CA USA |
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15:39 |
Association
between Vertebral Endplate-Perfusion and Intervertebral Disc
Degeneration
Hon Yu, Ph.D., University
of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA USA |
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16:30 |
Adjournment |
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POSTER SESSION |
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Comparing Parameters of Muscle VX2Tumor Vascularization
in Rabbits Assessed by Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography and
Dynamic Enhanced MRI
Guo Liang,
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow, University Suzhou,
China |
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Eliminating Signal Contamination from Olefinic Fat in
Skeletal Muscle Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
Dimitrios Karampinos,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL USA |
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Neural Network Approach for a Robust ROI Segmentation
System for Electron Magnetic Resonance Color Tomograms
Christopher Dharmaraj, Ph.D.,
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD USA |
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T1 and T2 Relaxation Times of Musculoskeletal Tissues at 7T
MRI
Seungbum Koo, Ph.D.,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA |
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