SMRT 2 3 r d A N N U A L M E E T I N GSETTING THE TRENDS FOR GLOBAL MR EDUCATION

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Time Saturday, 10 May 2014, 07:45–16:45

06:30 Registration

07:45

Welcome & AnnouncementsBen Kennedy, B.App.Sc. (MIT) MMRTSMRT President 2013–2014

Rhonda F. Walcarius, B.Sc. (MRT)(R)(MR)SMRT Program Chair 2014

Forum 1: Neuro MR Moderator: Vera Kimbrell, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)

08:00Innovations in Neuro ImagingMichael Moseley, Ph.D.

09:00MR Neurography

John A. Carrino, M.D., M.P.H.

09:30StrokeCelestine Santosh, MBBS, M.D., F.R.C.R.

10:00 Break

Forum 2: MR PhysicsModerator: Raschel van Luijk-Snoeks, R.T

10:20DTIChristian Beaulieu, Ph.D.

10:50 Sponsor Presentation

11:00Fast & Super Fast ImagingDaniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D.

11:30 SMRT Business Meeting

12:00 Lunch

Forum 3: Proffered Papers – Research FocusModerator: Sheryl Foster, MHSc. (MRI)

13:00President’s Award: Evaluation of MR Elastography Reproduc-ibility: Effect of Motion Encoding Gradient Direction, Slice Position, and Meal Ingestion – Claudio Arena, R.T. (MR)(CT)

13:201st Place Research Focus Award: Non-Invasive Assessment of Ectopic Fat in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Using 1H-MRS– Tomonori Isobe, R.T., Ph.D.

13:302nd Place Research Focus Award: Non Contrast Breath Hold 3D T2 Prepared Balanced Steady State Free Precession Thoracic Aorta MRA - ECG versus Pulse Gating – Emma Hornsey, B.Sc.

13:403rd Place Research Focus Award: Predicting Non-compliance with MRI Procedures Among Younger Pediatric Patients– Glenn Cahoon, B.App.Sc., Dip.Ed., M.App.Sc.

Forum 4: Lung MRModerator: Amanda Hunt, Dip App Sc (MRT)

13:50Imaging the LungMaureen Ainslie, M.S., R.T. (R)(MR), FSMRT

14:20Hyperpolarized MR Imaging of the LungTalissa Altes, M.D.

14:50 Break

Forum 5: MR Pulse SequencesModerator: James Stuppino, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)

15:10MRI in the TrenchesWilliam Faulkner, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT

15:40 Sponsor Presentation

15:50MR Artifacts: Who wants to be a MRillionaire?Nina U. Salman, BSc. (Hons)

16:40 Closing Remarks

17:00 Poster Presentations/Reception

Time Sunday, 11 May 2014, 07:45–17:00

07:00 Registration

07:45

Welcome & AnnouncementsMaureen N. Hood, Ph.D., R.N., R.T. (MR), FSMRTSMRT President 2014–2015

Rhonda F. Walcarius, B.Sc. (MRT)(R)(MR)SMRT Program Chair 2014

Forum 6: Interventional MRModerator: Scott Dunn, R.T. (MR)

08:00MR-Guided Cardiovascular InterventionsAnthony Faranesh, Ph.D.Jonathan Mazal, M.S, R.R.A., R.T. (R)(MR)

09:00Neuro Interventional MRJanice Fairhurst, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)

09:30Minimally Invasive Interventional MRKemal Tuncali, M.D.

10:00 Break

Forum 7: Emerging TechnologiesModerator: Kendra Huber, B.S., R.T. (R)(M)(CT)(MR)

10:15Pet/MRHarald H. Quick, Ph.D.

10:45 Sponsor Presentation

10:557T ImagingPriti Balchandani, Ph.D.

11:25 Lunch

Forum 8: Proffered Papers – Clinical FocusModerator: Sheryl Foster, MHSc. (MRI)

12:251st Place Clinical Focus Award: The Utility of the DWI/FLAIR Mismatch for Identifying Wake-up Stroke Patients Who May Benefit from Thrombolysis – Ben Statton, B.App.Sc.

12:35 2nd Place Clinical Focus Award: Estimation of Hepatic Iron Content (HIC) at 3.0T – Mark Smith, M.S. R.T. (R)(MR)

12:453rd Place Clinical Focus Award: Comparison of Single-Shot and Readout-Segmented, Multi-Shot (RESOLVE) Diffusion—Tensor Imaging in the Cervical Spinal Cord – Michael Geneser, R.T.

12:55 SMRT Awards Presentation

Forum 9: Abdominal MRModerator: Vanessa Orchard, DCR(D), PGDip., NM, MSc. MRI

13:35Prostate MRClare Tempany-Afdhal, M.D.

14:05Liver/Fat QuantificationMustafa Bashir, M.D.

14:35 Break

Forum 10: MR SafetyModerator: Michael Schlenk, M.S., R.T. (R)(MR)

14:50MR Safety: Conditional Imaging Based on Field StrengthKristan Harrington, M.B.A., R.T., (R)(MR)

15:20MRI Safety Events: Lessons LearnedRobert E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.

15:50FPO: B UpdateVera Kimbrell, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.

16:20The European Union EMF Directive: An Update Stephen Keevil, Ph.D.

16:50 Closing Remarks

SMRT Poster Walking Tour & Reception: Saturday 10 May 2014 17:00–20:00Included with SMRT Meeting Registration! ISMRM/SMRT Joint Forum: PET/MR: Monday, 12 May 2014, 14:15 PLEASE NOTE

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