Scientific Programme

2010-03-26T13:36:02Z

Wednesday 22 September
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE Refresh Course organized by AIFM Medical Physics School “Caldirola”
Chair: A. Torresin
14.00	Contrast mechanisms (T1 T2 T2*)	M. Cercignani (I)
15.00	Basic Hardware: magnet, gradients and RF coils	G. Hagberg (I)
16.00	Coffee Break
16.30	Image formation in MR imaging: from k-space to parallel imaging	J. Bittoun (F)
17.30	Discussion
Thursday 23 September
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE Refresh Course organized by AIFM Medical Physics School “Caldirola”
Chair: G. Hagberg
8.00	Radio Frequency Coils: Basic Principles and Advanced Applications	M. Alecci (I)
9.00	Origins of Image distortion and artifacts	J. Andersson (UK)
Chair: P. Ferrari
10.00	Changes in MR physics when moving to higher field strengths: drivers for methods and technology development	F. Schick (D)
IV EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MEDICAL PHYSICS
11.00	Opening Ceremony
SESSION I - Development of methods and technology for high-field MRI Chair: S. Christofides, O. Speck
11.30	Travelling wave MR	R. Pohmann (D)
12.00	Novel motion correction techniques	M. Zaitsev (D)
12.30	Novel pulse sequence approaches addressing high-field limits	O. Speck (D)
13.00	Lunch
SESSION II - Introduction to MR techniques: from spins to image contrast Chair: F. Schick, M. Tosetti
14.00	Design of High Field Magnets and MR Scanners for Biomedical Use	G. Hurst (USA)
14.30	Clinical MultiTransmit MRI - The Why and The How	P. Harvey (NL)
15.00	Parallel transmission: current and future applications of multi-dimensional RF pulses	U. Katscher (D)
15.30	7T Italian project	M. Tosetti (I)
16.00	Ultra High field MRI of the future	F. Schmitt (D)
16.30	Coffee break
ORAL PRESENTATIONS Chair: R. Longo
17.00	Transmit/Receive RF coil pair designed for MRI experiments on small animals at 2.0 Tesla	D. Papoti (BR)
17.15	Dynamic localised 31P MRS of exercising human muscle at 7T	E. Moser (A)
17.30	Optimization of BCG artifact removal for single-trial EEG-fMRI recordings at 4T	S. Assecondi (I)
17.45	Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the breast at 3.0-T. State-of-art and personal experience	M. Lorenzon (I)
18.00	High-resolution resting-state network analysis at 7 Tesla	E. Moser (A)
Friday 24 September
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE Refresh Course organized by AIFM Medical Physics School “Caldirola”
Chair: M. Tosetti
8.00	High Field MR applications: what can we expect?	O. Speck (D)
8.45	Discussion
IV EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MEDICAL PHYSICS
SESSION III - General Chair: M. Bazzocchi, M. A. Cova
9.00	MR probes for molecular imaging	S. Aime (I)
9.30	MRI-guidance in surgery	M. Skrap (I)
10.00	Improved imaging of joints at higher fields	S. Trattnig (A)
10.30	Coffee break
ORAL PRESENTATIONS Chair: L. Mascaro
11.00	Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) at 3.0T in evaluating water diffusion pattern in cirrhotic and healthy livers: Preliminary results	D. Bagatto (I)
11.15	Is SWI brain vessel change suitable for enhance functional activation cortical maps?	M. Maieron (I)
11.30	DT-MR images: A CAD System for Cerebral Glioma and Therapy Follow-up	G. De Nunzio (I)
11.45	Cognitive impairment in MS: a TBSS study	C. Mastropasqua (I)
12.00	Breath-hold induced BOLD MRI signal changes in the spinal cord	M. Maieron (I)
12.15	Probabilistic fibre tracking: a possible validation?	A. Moscato (I)
12.30	Lunch
SESSION IV - Neuroimaging Chair: M Skrap, P. Ferrari
13.45	Neuroimaging: anatomy	G. Basso (I)
14.10	Cortical structure observed by phase contrast at high fields	R. Pohmann (D)
14.35	Anatomical and spatial components in imitation of intransitive actions	R. Rumiati (I)
15.00	Combining behavioral, rTMS and fMRI data in the understanding of the role of Right temporal parietal junction during emotional egocentricity bias	G. Silani (CH)
15.15	Coffee Break
SESSION V – Quality Assurance Chair: A. Torresin, F. Levrero
15.40	Geometric accuracy, functional sensitivity and specificity: optimization experiences for human functional neuroimaging at 4T	J. Jovicich (I)
16.05	Quality of fMRI studies	P. Ferrari (I)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS Chair: G. Hagberg
16.30	Biophysical principles and acceptance test in MRgFUS	A. Torresin (I)
16.45	The integration of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Radiation Treatment Planning of localized prostate cancer using intra-prostatic fiducial markers for Computed Tomography-Magnetic Resonance registration - The experience of Udine Hospital	E. Moretti (I)
17.00	Are the commercial tools embedded on MR-scanners suitable for fMRI analysis?	M. Maieron (I)
17.15	Preliminary experience for evaluation of scanner performance and scanner stability for MRI studies at 3T	M. Band (I)
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE Refresh Course organized by AIFM Medical Physics School “Caldirola”
Guided excercise Chair: O. Speck, M. Tosetti
17.30	Susceptibility-weighted imaging imaging and data processing	R. Bowtell (UK)
18.30	Discussion
Saturday 25 September
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE Refresh Course organized by AIFM Medical Physics School “Caldirola”
Chair: R. Longo
8.00	Safety at high field – where do we stand?	S. Keevil (UK)
8.45	Discussion
SESSION VI – Safety Issues and Regulation Chair: P. Allisy-Roberts, P. Vecchia
9.00	Protection of patients in MRI: the position of ICNIRP	P. Vecchia (I)
9.30	Regulation of occupational EMF exposure in MRI - where are we?	S. Keevil (UK)
10.00	The Medical Physics Expert for Non-Ionizing Radiation Applications in the Healthcare Environment	P. Allisy-Roberts (F)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
10.30	Safety in high field MRI:practical aspects	R. Delia (I)
10.45	Accuracy and typical values of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) during routine MR scanning	W. Van der Putten (IR)
11.00	Coffee Break
11.30	SESSION VII - Education and training - ROUND TABLE Moderators: O. Speck (ESMRMB), S. Christofides (EFOMP)
EFOMP-ESR Medical Physics Education Guidelines		W. Van der Putten (IR)
Education and Training of Medical Physicists- IOMP Recommendations		F. Nusslin (D)
MRI Physics Education for Diagnostic Radiographers - an initial study		C. Caruana (Malta)
EMIT project for e-Training in Medical Imaging (MRI module)		S. Tabakov (I)
13.00	Closing Ceremony

IV European Conference of Medical Physics onADVANCES IN HIGH FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGUdine, Italy 23–25 September 2010

Scientific Programme

IV European Conference of Medical Physics on
ADVANCES IN HIGH FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Udine, Italy 23–25 September 2010