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Friday, 23 October
2009 |
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16:30 - 19:30 |
Registration
and Dinner |
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Saturday, 24
October 2009
Parallel
MRI from Beginnings to Today |
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07:30 |
Registration
and Breakfast |
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08:30 |
Welcome
- Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D., New York University Langone Medical Center,
New York, NY, USA |
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Origins |
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08:40 |
History of
Parallel Imaging - Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D., New York
University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA |
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09:10 |
From
Inverse Source to New Permanent Magnet Design in MRI and
other Applications - Doron Kwiat, Ph.D., Ra'anana, Israel |
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Parallel
Reception - Fundamentals
and State of the Art |
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09:45 |
Parallel MR
Image Reconstruction - Nicole E. Seiberlich, B.S., Ph.D.,
University Hospitals, Shaker Heights, OH, USA |
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10:15 |
Coil Array
and System Design for Parallel Imaging - Mark A. Griswold,
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA |
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10:45 |
Coffee
Break
and Poster Viewing |
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Parallel Reception - New
Image
Reconstructions and Coil Array Designs |
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11:15 |
Proffered
Papers |
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A Rapid
Self-Calibrating Radial GRAPPA Method Using Kernel
Coefficient Interpolation - Noel C.F. Codella, M.Eng.
A Method to Assess g-factor and Noise in Dynamic MR Image
Series - Yu Ding, Ph.D.
Noise Amplification in Iterative Joint Estimation Algorithms
for Parallel MRI - Julien Sénégas, Ph.D.
Joint Estimation of Signal and Coil Sensitivities with a
Bilinear Model - M. Dylan Tisdall, Ph.D. |
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12:15 |
Open Discussion |
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12:30 |
Lunch and
Poster Viewing |
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Parallel
Transmission - Fundamentals
and State of the Art |
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13:30 |
Pulse
Design
for Parallel Excitation - Yudong Zhu, Ph.D., New York
University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA |
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14:00 |
Coil
Array
and System Design for Parallel Transmission - Ulrich Katscher,
Ph.D., Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany |
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Parallel Transmission - New
Pulse,
Coil Array, and System Designs |
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14:30 |
Proffered
Papers |
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Multi-Dimensional RF Pulse Design for Parallel Transmission
Using Graphics Processing Units - Weiran Deng, Ph.D.
Joint Design of Large-Tip-Angle RF and Gradient Waveforms in
Parallel Excitation - William A. Grissom, Ph.D.
Comprehensive Analysis of 7T Multi-Channel Transmit Array
Performance - Mikhail Kozlov, Ph.D.
Input Predistortion and Loopback Architecture for Precision
Transmit Array Control - Pascal P. Stang, B.S., M.S. |
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15:30 |
Open Discussion |
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15:45 |
Refreshment
Break and Poster Viewing |
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Current
Applications |
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16:15 |
Cardiovascular Imaging - Peter Kellman, Ph.D., National
Institutes of Health NHLBI, Bethesda, MD, USA |
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16:45 |
Neuroimaging
- Roland Bammer, Ph.D., Stanford University, Lucas Center,
Stanford, CA, USA |
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17:15 |
Proffered
Papers |
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Subject Specific
Water Selective Imaging Using Parallel Transmission - Shaihan J. Malik, Ph.D.
Tailored Water Selective Imaging in the Knee Using a
"Bolt-On" Parallel Transmit - Francesco Padormo
G-factor Weighted T2*-IDEAL Reconstruction for Non-Uniformly
Under-Sampled K-Space Acquisitions - Curtis Wiens, B.Sc.
Through-Time Radial GRAPPA Calibration: Application to
Real-Time Cardiac Imaging - Nicole E. Seiberlich, Ph.D.,
B.S.
CAIPIRINHA Accelerated SSFP Imaging - Daniel Stäb
Parallel Imaging for Non-Rigid Motion Compensation - Feng
Huang, Ph.D. |
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18:45 |
Open Discussion |
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19:00 |
Poster
Viewing and Dinner |
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Sunday, 25 October
2009
Limits and
Opportunities |
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07:30 |
Registration
and Breakfast |
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Limits and Opportunities for Parallel Reception: Highly
Parallel MRI and Compressed Sensing |
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08:30 |
Extending
the Limits of Acceleration: An Update On Time-Domain
Techniques, Constrained Techniques, Compressed Sensing, Etc.
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Jeffrey Tsao, Ph.D., Novartis Institute for BioMed Research,
Cambridge, MA, USA |
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09:00 |
Proffered
Papers |
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A Rapid and
Robust Approach for Sparsity Constrained SENSE - Feng Huang,
Ph.D.
Faster L1SPIRiT Reconstruction With Parallel Imaging
Initialization - Peng Lai, Ph.D.
Combination of Compressed Sensing and Parallel Imaging for
Whole-Heart Cardiac Perfusion MRI - Ricardo Otazo, Ph.D.
Atlas Based Sparsification of Image and Theoretical
Estimation (ABSINTHE) - Eric Y. Pierre, M.S.
Robustness of Compressed Sensing Parallel MRI in the
Presence of Inaccurate Sensitivity Estimates - Carlos Fernández-Granda, M.Sc.
Routine Application of >10x-Accelerated 3DFT to Clinical
Contrast-Enhanced MRA - Clifton R. Haider, B.S.
Combining Nonconvex Compressive Sensing and Parallel Imaging
for Highly-Accelerated 4D CE-MRA - Joshua D. Trzasko |
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10:45 |
Coffee
Break
and Poster Viewing |
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Consensus Panel: SNR Measurement and Reporting in Parallel
MRI |
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11:15 |
Opening
statement Peter Kellman, Ph.D., National Institutes of
Health NHLBI, Bethesda, MD, USA
Panelists:
Mark A. Griswold, Ph.D.
Peter Kellman, Ph.D.
Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D.
Yudong Zhu, Ph.D. |
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12:30 |
Lunch and
Poster Viewing |
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Limits and Opportunities for Parallel Transmission:
Calibration, Validation, and Implementation |
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13:30 |
Electrodynamic Limits for Parallel Transmission - Riccardo
Lattanzi, Ph.D., New York University Langone Medical Center,
New York, NY, USA |
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14:00 |
Proffered
Papers |
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Automated In
Vivo Global SAR Prediction for Parallel Transmission - Leeor
Alon, M.Sc., B.A.
Development of a Versatile MRI Simulator Including SAR and
Noise Correlation for Multiple Transmit and Receive Coils in
3D - Zhipeng Cao, B.S.
Parallel Excitation Using Nonlinear Non-Bijective PatLoc
Encoding Fields - Martin Haas, Ph.D.
Inner-Volume-Imaging Using Three-Dimensional Parallel
Excitation: Simulations and First Experimental Results -
Johannes T. Schneider
Four-Dimensional Spectral-Spatial Pulses for Susceptibility
Artifact and B1+ Inhomogeneity Reduction Using Parallel
Transmission - Cungeng Yang, Ph.D.
Simultaneous Signal Loss Correction from B1 and B0 Field
Inhomogeneity in BOLD fMRI with Parallel Excitation - Daehyun Yoon, B.S., M.S. |
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15:30 |
Open Discussion |
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15:45 |
Refreshment
Break and Poster Viewing |
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Consensus Panel: Unsolved Problems in Parallel Transmission |
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16:15 |
Panel of
Experts in Parallel Transmission |
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Ulrich Katscher,
Ph.D.
Douglas C. Noll, Ph.D.
Wolfgang Ruhm, Ph.D.
Yudong Zhu, Ph.D. |
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Vendor Perspectives and Product Plans |
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17:30 |
Philips, Stefan
E. Fischer, Ph.D. |
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17:45 |
Siemens, Stefan A.R. Kannengiesser,
Ph.D. |
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18:00 |
GE, Anja C.
Brau, Ph.D. |
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18:15 |
Bruker, Wolfgang
Ruhm, Ph.D. |
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18:30 |
Communication
Power Corp., Russel Bannan |
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18:40 |
Analogic, Adrian
Delforge, B.Sc. |
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18:50 |
Quality
Electrodynamics, Hiroyuki Fujita, Ph.D. |
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19:00 |
Poster Viewing,
Dinner, followed by a relaxing evening with your colleagues
enjoying a wonderful view of the Pacific Coast from the
outdoor terrace! |
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Monday, 26 October
2009
The Future:
Where from Here? |
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07:30 |
Registration
and Breakfast |
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Emerging Technologies, Methods, and Applications |
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08:30 |
Parallel Imaging without Gradients - Jürgen Hennig, Ph.D., Universität
Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
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09:00 |
Parallel
Imaging with Non-Bijective Gradients - Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D.,
Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
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09:30 |
Proffered
Papers |
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The Concept of a
'Local K-Space' in PatLoc - Daniel Gallichan, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Small-Animal Imaging Using Non-Linear, Non-Bijective "PatLoc"
Encoding Fields: First In-Vivo Results - Stephanie Ohrel |
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10:00 |
Open Discussion |
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10:15 |
Break (with
Coffee) |
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Consensus Panel: Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in
Parallel MR |
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11:00 |
Discussion
of general problems and needs, and detailing of future
action items
Topics to include
a) scientific/technological needs and
b)
organizational needs (e.g. code and data sharing) |
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Panelists:
Mark A. Griswold, Ph.D.
Peter Kellman, Ph.D.
Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D.
Yudong Zhu, Ph.D. |
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11:50 |
Closing
Remarks - Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D., New York University
Langone Medical Center,
New York, NY, USA |
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