Pushing the Boundaries of Diffusion MRI Across Field Strengths & Gradient Performance
Member-Initiated Session
Thursday, 09 May 2024
Room 325-326
16:00 -
18:00
Moderators: Santiago Coelho
Session Number: MIS-10
No CME/CE Credit
Overview:
This MIS is endorsed by the Diffusion study group.
The emergence of high-performance gradient coils holds the promise of unlocking new avenues for advanced diffusion MRI in both human and preclinical research, providing more sensitive insights into tissue microstructure in health and disease. Concurrently, low-field MRI systems have undergone a significant advancement driven by hardware and software improvements. Originally regarded as low-cost but underperforming systems, low-field MRI systems have overcome their initial limitations and now support a variety of applications that complement high-field MRI systems.
The principles of high-performance gradient coil design have been highlighted at recent ISMRM annual meetings. The goal of this Member-Initiated Symposium is to shed light on the exciting prospects presented by existing and emerging high-performance gradient systems across different field strengths in diffusion MRI. The symposium's structure will consist of a two-hour session featuring six speakers, each allotted a 15-minute slot. The session will conclude with a 30-minute panel discussion, focusing on identifying opportunities to tailor high-performance gradient hardware for innovative techniques and applications in the field of diffusion MRI. This collaborative exchange of ideas promises to catalyze innovative developments and further advancements in the realm of diffusion MRI.
Target Audience:
Clinicians, MRI researchers and developers interested in advanced diffusion MRI, gradient coil technology, and low-field MRI innovations.
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Gain knowledge about the latest advancements in high-performance gradients and how they can enhance diffusion MRI, enabling better image quality and definition of healthy and pathological tissue structure;
- Learn how low-field MRI systems have evolved and how they can now support a wide range of applications, offering unique benefits compared to high-field MRI systems; and
- Understand the technical challenges and solutions related to high-performance gradient coil design and their translational potential to the clinic.
| 16:00 | | Industry Perspective on Where Low-, Mid- & High-Field Systems & High Performance Gradient Technologies Sit Along the Translational PipelineRebecca Ramb Siemens Healthineers |
| 16:17 | | High Performance Gradient System Applications: Brain & ProstateAnte Zhu GE Healthcare - Technology & Innovation Center |
| 16:34 | | High Performance Diffusion MRI in the Prostate: New Opportunities & Potential for Clinical TranslationMalwina Molendowska Lund University |
| 16:51 | | Advancing Diffuison MRI of the Brain and Tumor: Clinical Translation and Reverse Translation Dan Wu 1, Jianmin Yuan 2Zhejiang University, China1, United Imaging Healthcare, China2 |
| 17:08 | | Opportunities for Ultra-High Field Diffusion MRI in the Brain |
| 17:25 | | Panel Discussion |