ISMRM 2006 Program

ISMRM 14th SCIENTIFIC MEETING & EXHIBITION
SMRT 15th Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington, USA
6-12 May 2006

2006 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees & ISMRM/SMRT Members

Friday, 5 May		Tuesday, 9 May
Saturday, 6 May		Wednesday, 10 May
Sunday, 7 May		Thursday, 11 May
Monday, 8 May		Friday, 12 May

FRIDAY 5 May 2006
Registration Opens 14:00 - 20:00
SMRT Poster Reception and Walking Tour 18:30 - 20:30 Room 4C-3,4
SATURDAY 6 MAY 2006
MR Physics for Physicists - Day 1	Diffusion and Perfusion Methodology	Advanced Body Imaging	MR Spectroscopy in Clinical Practice	Clinical MRI: From Physical Principles to Practical Protocols	RF Systems Engineering	Molecular Imaging	Quantitative Image and Data Analysis - Day 1
08:30 to 18:00 Room 6E	08:30 - 18:15 Room 6C	08:30 - 18:15 Room 6D	08:30 to 18:00 Room 611-612	08:00 - 17:45 Room 615-617	08:30 - 18:15 Room 618-620	08:00 - 17:50 Room 602-604	09:00 - 17:40 Room 613-614
SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 1 (Technologist/Radiographer Program) 07:45 - 17:00 Room 4C-3,4

SUNDAY
7 MAY 2006

MR Physics for Physicists
-Day 2

Experimental Methods in MR of Cancer

Cardiac MRI

Multi-Modal fMRI: Physiology, Acquisition, and Analysis

Demystifying Biomedical MR Spectroscopy:
Challenges, Advanced Concepts, and Applications

Musculoskeletal Imaging

Advanced Brain MR Imaging

Quantitative Image and Data Analysis
- Day 2

08:10 - 15:15
Room 6E

08:30 - 17:15
Room 6C

07:30 - 17:15
Room 6D

08:30 - 18:15
Room 611-612

08:00 - 15:15
Room 615-617

08:00 - 17:25
Room 618-620

08:30 - 17:45
Room 602-604

08:30 - 15:00
Room 613-614

SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 2
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
07:45 - 17:00
Room 4C-3,4

11:30 - 13:00
Bruker Biospin MRI
Silver Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"In Vivo Functional Cell Imaging: Fact or Fiction?"
Room 6A-B

STUDY GROUPS
15:30 to 17:30

High Field Systems & Applications
Study Group
MR of Cancer
Study Group Psychiatric MRS-I
Study Group

Room 6E Room 615-617 Room 613-614

OPENING RECEPTION
17:45 to 19:15
Exhibit Hall 4B

MONDAY
8 MAY 2006

07:45 Welcome and Award Presentations, Chrit T. Moonen, Ph.D., President

08:20 2006 Mansfield Lecture: Strategic Directions and the Role of Imaging in
21st Century Healthcare: The NIH Perspective
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland, USA

PLENARY LECTURES: Global Healthcare Challenges
09:00: Infectious Diseases: Is There A Role for MRI?, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, M.D.
09:25: Opportunities and Challengers of MR in Developing Countries, Jianping Dai, M.D.
09:50: Imaging COPD and Asthma - From Structure to Function, Eduard E. de Lange, M.D.
Room 6A-C

10:15 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00

Clinical Categorical:
Hot Topics in Clinical Practice: Neuroimaging and Body Imaging

Clinical MRI Course:
Body MR Problem Solving

Non-Cartesian Parallel Reconstruction

Experimental Cardiac MRI (Animal)

MRI of Animal Models Other Than Stroke

Functional Lung MRI

Multimodal Methods for Cancer Detection & Staging

Cartilage Imaging and Clinical Applications

Spectroscopic Imaging Acquisition Techniques and Speed Optimization

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

13:00 - 14:00
Philips Medical Systems
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"Perspectives on High Field and Ultra-High Field Imaging"
Room 6A-B

14:00 - 16:00
Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Special Symposium Grant Writing: Opportunities, Needs, and Strategies	SMRT and ISMRM Joint Forum: Imaging of the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn	Clinical Science Focus Session: Issues in Clinical Cardiac MRI	Clinical Science Focus Session: Cutting Edge Body MRI	Electronic Poster Discussion Session: Novel Contrast Agents & Methods	Clinical Science Focus Session: Assessment of Prostate Cancer
	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:30

Parallel RF Transmission Technology	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Diffusion Imaging: Clinical Applications	Myocardial Function	High Resolution/High Field Spectroscopy in Human and Animal Models	fMRI of the Normal Human Brain: Cognition, Language, Vision	Prostate Cancer	Novel Nanoparticle Contrast Agents	Interventional MRI: Thermal Therapy
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

18:30 - 20:30 STUDY GROUPS
Diffusion & Perfusion	Cardiac MR	MR Safety	Current Issues in Brain Function	Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy	Musculoskeletal	Hyperpolarized Media MR
Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

TUESDAY
9 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: Technologies to Accelerate Applications
08:15: 1.5T vs 3.0T: A Technical and Application Update, Axel Haase, Ph.D.
08:40: Prospects for Acceleration and Dose Reduction in Selected MR and X-ray CT Cardiovascular Applications, Charles A. Mistretta, Ph.D.
09:05: Parallel Imaging Update: How Many Elements Do We Need? Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Pulse Sequences: I

Clinical Categorical:
Body/Cardiovascular Imaging at 3T

Clinical MRI Course:
Neuro MR Problem Solving

Emerging RF Coil Technology

Manganese Enhanced MRI: Multiple Applications

fMRI Analysis and Correction Methods

Human Brain MRS in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Dementia

On the Go: Muscles on the Move

MR Tracking and Intervention

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

12:30 - 13:30
Siemens Medical Solutions
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"syngo MR Applications. Powered by Tim."
Room 6A-B

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Clinical MRI Course: MR Neurography for MSK Radiologists	Clinical Science Focus Session: Diffusion Tensor Tractography: Clinical Applications	Electronic Poster Discussion: Parallel Imaging Reconstruction	Clinical Science Focus Session: Women's Imaging	Clinical Science Focus Session: Characterization of CNS Disorders Using fMRI	Electronic Poster Discussion: Novel Methods to Generate Contrast
	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 602-604
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Pulse Sequences: II	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Improvements in Diffusion Analysis	Cell Labelling Methods and Imaging	Advances in Coronary MRA	BOLD: Origins and Interactions	Measuring Vascular Function in Cancer	Hepatobiliary MRI	Multinuclear Spectroscopy of the Brain
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
18:15 - 19:45 BRONZE CORPORATE MEMBER SYMPOSIA

Berlex Imaging/Schering AG Breast MRI Hot Topics	Bracco The Quest for Signal: Developments in MR Sequences and Contrast Agents	Varian, Inc. Pushing the Envelope with High Fields
Room 6C	Room 4C-3,4	Room 6D

WEDNESDAY
10 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: The Role of Imaging in Understanding Obesity and its Complications
08:15: MR Spectroscopy in Obesity and its Complications: Diabetes and Insulin Resistance, Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
08:40: Functional Imaging in Obesity and its Complications: Understanding Food Craving and Satiety, J. Daniel Ragland, Ph.D.
09:05: When Fat is Good: The Biomechanical Role of Fat in the Musculoskeletal System, Mark Schweitzer, M.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
Sounds & Visions - Reloaded
Room 6A-C

10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00

Clinical Categorical: Cardiovascular Imaging	New Developments in Parallel Imaging RF Array Coil Design	Enhanced Contrast Using Non-Traditional Methods	Tracts, Maps & Atlases	Human White Matter Disease	fMRI: Metabolic and Vascular Responses	Pre-Clinical Assessment of Vascular Function	Diet and Exercise: The Physiology of Obesity	MRS of GABA, Gluamate and Glutathione: Detection Methods, Sensitivity Enhancement and Brain Mapping
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
GE Healthcare
Room 4F(1)

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Philips Medical Systems
Room 4F(2)

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 4F(3)

13:00 - 14:00
GE Healthcare
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"Research Collaborations Driving Technical Innovation"
Room 6A-B

14:00 - 16:00

Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Clinical Science Focus Session: Human Stroke: From Disease Markers to Patient Management	Clinical Science Focus Session: MR Angiography: Why Use Gadolinium	Electronic Poster Discussion: MR Engineering Forum	Electronic Poster Discussion: The Future of BOLD? Resting State Signals and Multiple Modalities	Clinical Science Focus Session: Novel MR Clinical Applications in the Musculoskeletal System
	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 602-604

14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 -18:30

Molecular Imaging in Atherosclerosis	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	MR Angiography: Pushing the Limits	Functional Breast Imaging	MRS Sensitivity Enhancement Techniques for 13C and Other Nuclei through Hyperpolarization	RF Pulse Design	Brain Tumors: fMRI and DTI	MRI of Animal Models on Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury	Fat-Water Imaging
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
18:30 - 19:30 ISMRM BUSINESS MEETING Room 6D
19:30 - 21:30 STUDY GROUPS

MR Engineering	MR in Drug Research	MR Flow & Motion Quantitation	Molecular & Cellular Imaging	White Matter Diseases	Interventional MRI
Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

THURSDAY
11 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

08:05: Lauterbur Lecture: Functional Brain Imaging: An Evolving Perspective
Marcus E. Raichle, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA

08:45: YIA and Poster Award Presentations, J. Paul Finn, M.D., President

PLENARY LECTURES: The Making of the Brain: Developmental Plasticity
08:50: Developmental and Genetic Factors Underlying the Complexity and Variability of Cortical Convolutions, David van Essen, Ph.D.
09:15: Prematurity and Developmental Plasticity in the Brain, David G. Gadian, M.A., DPhil
09:40: Digital Dynamic Brain Atlases, Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D. in place of Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D.
Room 6A-C

10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Diffusion: A Window in Fiber Architecture

Clinical Categorical:
Stroke Imaging

Clinical MRI Course:
Cardiac Problem Solving: Imaging the Coronary Arteries in 2006 - CT vs. MRCA

Plaque Imaging: Techniques and Clinical Relevance

Neuronal Activation: Novel (Unconventional) Detection Methods

Cerebral Perfusion: Methodology

Cell Tracking and Targeted Contrast Agents in Cancer

Reconstruction Methods

EM Fields: Computation and Validation

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
12:30 - 13:30
GE Healthcare Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "Clinical Trials Driving Technical Innovation" Room 6E	Philips Medical Systems Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "SmartExam: The first MR with IQ" Room 6C	Siemens Medical Solutions Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "Developments in Molecular MRI" Room 6D
13:30 - 15:30

Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Electronic Poster Discussion: Diffusion: Simulation, Attenuation, Computation and Application	Clinical MRI Course: Vascular Problem Solving and Case Presentation	Clinical Science Focus Session: Alzheimer's and Other Degenerative Diseases	Clinical Science Focus Session: Pediatric Brain: Advanced MR Modalities	Electronic Poster Discussion: Correction Strategies	Clinical Science Focus Session: MR as a Predictive of Response Biomarkers to Cancer Treatment
	Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620

13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Brain Architecture, Function and Development: Analysis by Diffusion Tensor Imaging	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Emerging MR Systems Concepts	Cardiac: From Acquisition to Quantitative Data	fMRI: Drug Modulated Effects in Animals	Cerebral Vessels: Morphology and Territories	Brain Tumors: The New Frontier	Tissue Segmentation and Co-Registration	Gastrointestinal MR Imaging and Techniques
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
Reception 18:15 - 19:30 Experience Music Project & Science Fiction Museum

FRIDAY
12 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: Clinical Trials
08:15: MRI in Multicenter Trials: Challenges and Limitations, Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D.
08:40: MR as a Biomarker in Clinical Trials: Jeffrey L. Evelhoch, Ph.D.
09:05: Challenges in the Use and Approval of Novel Diagnostic Agents: Jelle O. Barentsz, M.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Clinical Categorical: Therapy Assessment	Advances in Diffusion Acquisition and Sequence Design	Hyperpolarized Gas Imaging	Phase Contrast: Go With the Flow	Spinal Cord Imaging	fMRI: Spatial and Temporal Signal Characteristics	Proton MRS of Human Brain Disease	Microscopy, ESR, and Other Nuclei	Relaxometry
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
12:30 ADJOURNMENT