2004 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
 
Friday, 14 May 2004   Tuesday, 18 May
Saturday, 15 May   Wednesday, 19 May
Sunday, 16 May   Thursday, 20 May
Monday, 17 May   Friday, 21 May
 
 
FRIDAY
14 May 2004
Registration Opens
14:00 - 20:00
 
SMRT Poster Reception and Walking Tour
 18:30 - 20:30
 

SATURDAY
15 MAY 2004

Brain Function and fMRI - Day 1
08:30 to 17:50

MR Physics for Physicists - Day 1
08:30 to 17:50

MR Spectroscopy: Basics and Clinical Applications
08:30 to 18:00

Advanced Body MRI
08:30 to 17:15

 Neuroimaging
08:30 to 18:10		 RF Bootcamp
08:00 - 17:50

Main Hall

 Room A Room B-1 Room B-2 Room D Sakura

SMRT Technologist/Radiographer Program - Day 1
07:45 to 17:00

SUNDAY
16 MAY 2004
Brain Function and fMRI - Day 2
08:10 to 14:40		 MR Physics for Physicists - Day 2
07:30 to 14:30		 MR Spectroscopy: Frontier Methods and Applications
07:30 to 14:30

 

 Cardiac Imaging
07:30 to 17:00		 MR of Trangenic Mouse Models (MR Omics)
08:00 to 16:30		 Musculoskeletal MRI
07:30 to 17:00
Main Hall Room A Room B-1 Sakura Room B-2 Room D

SMRT Technologist/Radiographer Program - Day 2
07:45 to 17:30

12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH - GOLD CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
Siemens Medical Solutions
"Tim revolutionizes MR"
Main Hall

15:00 to 16:30
STUDY GROUPS

Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy/Psychiatric MRS & MRI

 MR in Drug Research White Matter Diseases
Main Hall Room A Room B-1

16:30 to 18:00
STUDY GROUPS
Cardiac MR
 		 MR of Cancer
 		 MR Engineering
 		 Interventional MR
 
Main Hall Room A Room B-1 Room B-2

18:00 to 19:30
OPENING RECEPTION
Technical Exhibition area of the Event Hall
 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

MONDAY
17 MAY 2004

07:45 Welcome and Medal Presentations, Michael E. Moseley, President

 08:20 2004 LAUTERBUR LECTURE:
"From Immune Suppression to Mad Cow Disease - In Vitro NMR Spectroscopy with the Molecules of Life"
Kurt Wüthrich, Eidgenössische Technische, Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland

 PLENARY LECTURES:  MR Impact in Metabolomics and Proteomics
09:00 From the Genome to the Metabolome by NMR, Kevin Brindle
09:25 The Tumor Metabolome by 1H MRS: Implications for Medical Diagnosis, John R. Griffiths
09:50 MR-Based Metabonomic Approaches in Toxicology, Disease Diagnosis and Global Systems Biology,
Jeremy K. Nicholson

Main Hall
 

10:15 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00
ORAL SESSIONS | CLINICAL CATEGORICAL
MRA: New Techniques Clinical Categorical:

Imaging in Drug Development		 Brain Plasticity and Functional Morphology (MEMRI) 13C (1H) MRS of Cerebral Physiology and Pathology Novel RF Coil Arrays and Other Innovations Physiology of Brain Activation Uterine and Fetal MRI Ex Vivo and In Vitro Approaches to Physiopathology and Therapeutics
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH - GOLD CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
 GE Healthcare
"Future Directions of MR"
Main Hall

14:00 - 16:00
POSTER SESSION | SYMPOSIUM | BASIC FOCUS SESSIONS | CLINICAL SCIENCE FOCUS SESSION
POSTER SESSION ISMRM & SMRT Joint Presentation:

 Managing MR Artifacts & Pitfalls		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

Clinical Applications of 3T and Beyond		 Basic Science Focus Session:

MRS Applications: In Vivo Dynamic Metabolism and Metabolomics		 Basic Science Focus Session:

Novel Acquisition Approaches in Cancer
  Room A Annex 2 Room B-1 Room B-2

16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 18:30
ORAL SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Diffusion: Models and Errors MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Artifacts and Corrections Human Brain MRS: 3T and Beyond fMRI of Primary Sensory Activation Hemodynamical Aspects and Ischemia in Animal Brain Image Processing and Quantitative Structural MRI of Brain Dynamic Contrast MR in Clinical Cancer: Theory and Applications
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

18:30 - 20:00
JAPANESE LANGUAGE SUMMARY SESSIONS
Basic Science Highlights, Room B-1                                        New Clinical Developments, Room B-2

18:30 - 20:00
STUDY GROUPS
Diffusion and Perfusion MR MR Flow and Motion Quantitation Molecular and Cellular Imaging High Field Systems and Applications Musculoskeletal
Imaging		 Hyperpolarized Nobel Gas MR
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Annex 2 Sakura Room D


 

TUESDAY
18 MAY 2004

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses: 

Functional Body MRI: From Morphology to Function, Sakura
Understanding Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional MRI, Room A
Echo Management, Room D
Established and Evolving Applications of MRA, Annex 2
New Horizons in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Room B-1
Parallel Imaging 2004, Annex 1
Spectroscopy: The Brain and Beyond, Room B-2

PLENARY LECTURES:  MRI Beyond Tissue Anatomy with Novel Contrast Agents
08:15 MRI of Biochemical Variables with Novel Contrast Agents, A. Dean Sherry
08:40 Improved Blood Pool Agents for High Resolution Angiography and Vascular Research, Robert M. Weisskoff
09:05 Stem Cell Tracking in Physiology and Pathology, Mathias Hoehn

Main Hall
 

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
ORAL SESSIONS | CLINICAL CATEGORICAL
Labeling and Tracking of (Stem) Cells Clinical Categorical: Interventional MRI: State of the Art and Beyond Myocardial Viability:
From Pulse Sequences to Patients		 Exploiting Endogenous Contrast Mechanisms RF Pulse Design and Manipulation fMRI: Spatial Temporal Response Evolution and Validation of Cartilage MRI in Humans Imaging the Tumor Microenvironment
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH - GOLD CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
Amersham Health
"The Great Debate II: Cardiac Controversies"
Main Hall

13:30 - 15:30
POSTER SESSION | CLINICAL SCIENCE FOCUS SESSIONS | BASIC SCIENCE FOCUS SESSIONS
POSTER SESSION Clinical Science Focus Session:

Peripheral and Renal MRA		 Basic Science Focus Session:

Design Consideration for RF coils in Parallel Imaging		 Basic Science Focus Session:

MSK Gone Soft: Basic Science MR Imaging of Cartilage and Muscle		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

MR Mammography- Clinical and Technical Developments
  Room A Sakura Room B-1 Room B-2

15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
ORAL SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Cells: Inside and Out? MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Rapid Steady State Free Precession Imaging fMRI: Spatial and Temporal Signal Characteristics New Contrast Agents: Theory and Applications MR Spectroscopy of Acquired Brain Disease Myocardial Perfusion and Oxygen Consumption Techniques for Quantitative Spectroscopic Measurements
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

18:00 - 19:30
JAPANESE LANGUAGE SUMMARY SESSIONS
Basic Science Highlights, Room B-1                                        New Clinical Developments, Room B-2

18:15 - 19:45
BRONZE CORPORATE MEMBER SYMPOSIA
Tyco Healthcare Mallinckrodt
"Clinical Application of MR Contrast Delayed-Enhancement"		 Bruker Biospin MRI, Inc.
"Translational Imaging Strategies to Optimize Drug Discovery"		 Bracco Imaging S.P.A
"High Dose Contrast Enhancement in MRI: When, Why, How?"		 TBA
Sakura Room A Annex 1  


 

WEDNESDAY
19 MAY 2004

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses:

 Functional Body MRI: From Morphology to Function, Sakura
Understanding Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional MRI, Room A
Echo Management, Room D
Established and Evolving Applications of MRA, Annex 2
New Horizons in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Room B-1
Parallel Imaging 2004, Annex 1
Spectroscopy: The Brain and Beyond, Room B-2

PLENARY LECTURES:  MR in Screening
08:15 Disease Screening in the 21st Century: Is it Viable and What are the Tools, Bruce J. Hillman
08:40 MR Screening in Cardiovascular Disease, Zahi A. Fayad
09:05 Screening for Breast Cancer with Conventional Imaging and MRI, Christiane K. Kuhl

Main Hall
 

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
ORAL SESSIONS | CLINICAL CATEGORICAL
Limits in Parallel Imaging Clinical Categorical:
 Hot Topics for Clinical Practice		 DTI in the Developing Brain Novel Reconstructive Methods Modeling Human Abdominal Disease Cerebral Vascular Imaging Methodology Catheter Tracking and Cardiovascular Intervention Clinical Cancer MRS: Improved Definition
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH - GOLD CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
Philips Medical Systems
"Breakthrough Applications in MR"
Main Hall

13:30 - 15:30
POSTER SESSION | CLINICAL SCIENCE FOCUS SESSIONS
POSTER SESSION Clinical Science Focus Session:

fMRI of Language and Cognition		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

Cerebrovascular Diseases and Stroke: Diffusion and Perfusion		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

Novel MR Techniques for Clinical Musculoskeletal Imaging		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

Digestive Tract MRI
  Sakura Annex 2 Room B-1 Room B-2

15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
ORAL SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Diffusion: Sequences and Schemes MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Vascular MRI: Illuminating the Wall MRI and MRS in Multiple Sclerosis Thermotherapy Assessment Computational Electromagnetics fMRI Data Analysis Liver MRI: Focal, Diffuse, and Metabolic
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

18:00 - 19:30
JAPANESE LANGUAGE SUMMARY SESSIONS
Basic Science Highlights, Room B-1                                        New Clinical Developments, Room B-2

18:15 - 19:15
ISMRM BUSINESS MEETING
Room A


 

THURSDAY
20 MAY 2004

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses: 

Functional Body MRI: From Morphology to Function, Sakura
Understanding Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional MRI, Room A
Echo Management, Room D
Established and Evolving Applications of MRA, Annex 2
New Horizons in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Room B-1
Parallel Imaging 2004, Annex 1
Spectroscopy: The Brain and Beyond, Room B-2

08:10 Announcement of Young Investigator Awards

08.15 Inaugural Sir Peter Mansfield Lecture:
"Fast Forward - Horizons in Rapid MR Imaging"
Robert R. Edelman, M.D., Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA

PLENARY LECTURES:  The Current and Future Role of Imaging in Cancer Therapy Assessment
08:45 The Role of Imaging in the Assessment of Cancer Treatment, Anthony F. Shields
09:10 Current Concepts in MR Based Therapy Assessment, Michael V. Knopp
09:35 Molecular Imaging in Cancer Therapies of the Future, Chrit T. Moonen
 

10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
ORAL SESSIONS | CLINICAL CATEGORICAL
fMRI Imaging Techniques Clinical Categorical:

 Cardiovascular MR: Today and Beyond		 Neuro Impairment The Breadth of Rapid Imaging MRI and MRS to Monitor Anti-tumor Therapy Flow Quantification and Vessel Wall Function Functional Renal MRI Tissue Characterization with Elastography and Micrography
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH - GOLD CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
Berlex Imaging/Schering AG
"The New Wave in Contrast-Enhanced MRI"
Main Hall

13:30 - 16:00
POSTER SESSION | CLINICAL SCIENCE FOCUS SESSION | BASIC SCIENCE FOCUS SESSIONS
POSTER SESSION Basic Science Focus Session:

Parallel Imaging: Reconstruction Methods and Regularization		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

DTI, fMRI, and Volumetrics in Pediatric Brain		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

fMRI: Drugs, Pain, and Treatment		 Clinical Science Focus Session:

Cancer Diagnosis and Brachytherapy
  Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room B-2

15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK

16:00 - 18:00
ORAL SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Diffusion: Fibers, Layers, and Areas MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Radial Imaging Functional and Pharmacological Brain Activation in Animals Myofiber Architecture and Strain MR Safety and Bioeffects MRI of Lung: Form and Function Spectroscopic Localization and Editing Techniques
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

18:15
CLOSING EVENING RECEPTION


 

FRIDAY
21 MAY 2004

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Categorical Courses: 

Functional Body MRI: From Morphology to Function, Sakura
Understanding Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional MRI, Room A
Echo Management, Room D
Established and Evolving Applications of MRA, Annex 2
New Horizons in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Room B-1
Parallel Imaging 2004, Annex 1
Spectroscopy: The Brain and Beyond, Room B-2

PLENARY LECTURES:  Extending the Limits of MRI: New Concepts for Signal Detection and Enhancement
08:15 Signal Detection in NMR: Macroscopic, Microscopic and Nanoscale, James Tropp
08:40 "Lighting Up" NMR and MRI, Alexander Pines
09:05 Beyond Relaxation Contrast: Agents for Polarization Enhancement in MR Imaging, J. Stefan Petersson

Main Hall
 

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30
ORAL SESSIONS
Novel Sequence Design and Optimization Coronary MRI Neuro MR Perfusion: Spin Labeling Methods White Matter Structure and Function by MRI fMRI of Complex Neural Systems Advances in Gradient Coil Design and Field Homogeneity Improvement Image Processing: Segmentation, Registration, Other Applications of Hyperpolarized Gases
Main Hall Room A Annex 1 Sakura Annex 2 Room D Room B-1 Room B-2

12:30
ADJOURNMENT

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