ABOUT THE MEETING
The American Society of Functional Neuroradiology is proud to present its 3rd Annual Meeting. This 2 ½ day course promises to be very exciting and practical. A series of focus sessions with didactic lectures, panel discussions and How-to Sessions by nationally recognized experts will cover a broad range of cutting-edge topics in functional neuroradiology, including functional brain mapping, diffusion tensor, perfusion, molecular/metabolic and electrophysiologic imaging. Details on physical principles, techniques as well as clinical applications of these state-of-the-art and emerging technologies will be discussed along with practical suggestions for implementation in a clinical practice setting. This year a disease-oriented approach to the utilization of these techniques will be taken to emphasize the integration and complementary nature of these different techniques.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This CME activity is intended to educate neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, cognitive neuroscientists and MR technologists as well as fellows, residents, doctoral and post-doctoral students in these fields.
SCIENTIFIC SPONSOR
Educational Symposia
ACCREDITATION
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentail Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medcial Education through the joint sponsorship of Educational Symposia and the American Society of Spine Radiology. Educational Symposia is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: Educational Symposia designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Technologists: This program has been submitted to the ASRT. The number of A CE credits will be available approximately 30 days prior to the meeting. Please visit www.edusymp.com/ASFNR or call 1-800-338-5901 regarding the availability of Category A CE credit.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Attendees should, at the completion of this meeting, be able to:
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Describe the underlying physical basis of advanced functional and physiological imaging techniques such as fMRI, DTI, Perfusion, MEG and molecular/metabolic imaging.
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Become familiar with the clinical applications and limitations of advanced functional and physiological imaging techniques.
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Discuss how to effectively integrate such techniques into clinical practice, with awareness of pertinent economic and logistical issues.
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.
FACULTY
Peter B. Barker, D.Phil.
Professor
Department of Radiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Michelle Bradbury, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Scott H. Faro, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman of Radiology
Director of Functional Brain Imaging Center and
Clinical MRI
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical
Engineering
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health
Madison, WI
Christopher P. Hess, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroradiology
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Andrei I. Holodny, M.D.
Chief of the Neuroradiology Service
Director of the Functional MRI Laboratory
Department of Radiology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Radiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
Lester Kwock, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Meng Law, M.D., MBBS, FRACR
Associate Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Lucien M. Levy, M.D., Ph.D
Professor of Radiology
Chief and Program Director, Neuroradiology
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Joseph A. Maldjian, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Neuroradiology
Director, Advanced Neuroscience Imaging Research
Core (ANSIR)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Elias R. Melhem, M.D., Ph.D.
Wallace Miller Senior Professor
Associate Chair for Neuroradiology
Associate Chair of Education
Division Chief
Department of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
David J. Mikulis, M.D.
Professor and Co-Director of Medical Imaging
Research
Department of Medical Imaging
The University of Toronto
The University Health Network
The Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Canada
Pratik Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and
Bioengineering
Attending Neuroradiologist
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Godfrey D. Pearlson, M.D.
Director, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center
IOL
Hartford, CT
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
James J. Pekar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Johns Hopkins University
Manager and Research Coordinator
F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain
Imaging
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey R. Petrella, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology
Director, Alzheimer Disease Imaging Research
Laboratory
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Micheal D. Phillips, M.D.
Vice Chairman, Research and Academic Affairs
Imaging Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Jay J. Pillai, M.D.
Director of Functional MRI
Neuroradiology Division
The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology
and Radiological Science
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Attending Neuroradiologist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey M. Pollock, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and
Oncology
Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Daniel S. Reich, M.D., Ph.D
Fellow, Division of Neuroradiology
Departments of Radiology and Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Oberkircher Family Chair in Pediatric Radiology
Vice-chair, Research
Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Howard A. Rowley, M.D.
Chief of Neuroradiology
Joseph Sackett Professor of Radiology
Professor of Radiology, Neurology and
Neurosurgery
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Erin Simon Schwartz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Pediatric Neuroradiologist
The Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia
Keith R. Thulborn, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology, Physiology and Biophysics
Director of the MR Research Program
Chief of Cross-Sectional Neuroradiology
Center for MR Research
Chicago, IL
John L. Ulmer, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Chief of Neuroradiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Peter C.M. van Zijl, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and
Radiological Science
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional
Brain Imaging
Hugo Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger
Baltimore, MD
Kirk M. Welker, M.D.
Consultant
Division of Neuroradiology
Assistant Professor of Radiology
College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Ronald L. Wolf, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Steve Zomberg, R.T., (R)(MR)
Clinical Applications Coordinator for Neuro MRI
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
5:00 – 6:00 PM Registration
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009
7:00 – 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:45 Welcome
Jay J. Pillai, M.D., ASFNR President
IMAGING METHODS – INTRODUCTION
8:00 Introduction to BOLD Imaging
Andrei I. Holodny, M.D.
8:30 Introduction to DTI and DT Fiber-tracking
Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 Introduction to Proton MRS
Peter B. Barker, D.Phil.
9:30 Perfusion and Permeability Imaging
Meng Law, M.D., MBBS, FRACR
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break for Registrants
APPLICATIONS IN BRAIN TUMORS
10:30 Presurgical Functional Mapping: A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D.
11:00 Functional Anatomy of Language Systems Relevant to Presurgical
Planning
John L. Ulmer, M.D.
11:30 DWI and DTI of Brain Tumors, Including Presurgical Mapping
Elias R. Melhem, M.D., Ph.D.
12:00 PM Clinical Impact of Integrated Physiologic Brain Tumor Imaging
Jay J. Pillai, M.D.
12:30 Pick up Boxed Lunch for “How-To Workstation Software
Sessions”
12:40 Lunch “How-To Workstation Software Sessions”
Topic and Faculty TBD
(not accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™)
1:30 Panel Discussion – Economics and Reporting of Clinical
Functional Imaging – BOLD and MEG: Challenges and
How We Overcome Them
Moderator: Scott H. Faro, M.D.
Panel: Scott H. Faro, M.D.; Andrei I. Holodny, M.D.;
Jeffrey R. Petrella, M.D.; Jay J. Pillai, M.D.;
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D.; Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D.;
John J. Ulmer, M.D.; Kirk M. Welker, M.D.
2:30 – 4:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
BASIC BOLD: Parallel Session #1
Starting a Clinical fMRI Service
Moderator: Keith R. Thulborn, M.D., Ph.D.
2:30 Neuroradiologist’s Perspective
Kirk M. Welker, M.D.
3:00 Technologist’s Perspective
Steve Zomberg, R.T., (R)(MR)
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break for Registrants
4:00 MRI Physicist’s Perspective
Faculty TBD
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS: Parallel Session #2
Molecular Imaging
Moderator: Michelle Bradbury, M.D., Ph.D.
2:30 Introduction to Molecular Imaging
Faculty TBD
3:00 Molecular Imaging II, Including Molecular Imaging of
Brain Tumors
Faculty TBD
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break for Registrants
4:00 Advanced Diffusion Imaging of Brain Tumors: HARDI Technique
Pratik Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.
4:30 Victor M. Haughton, M.D. Honorary Lecture:
Novel Approaches for Brain Tumor Imaging
Peter C.M. van Zijl, Ph.D.
5:00 End of Session
5:00 – 6:00 Study Group Meeting #1: Molecular Imaging,
Michelle Bradbury, M.D., Ph.D.
Study Group Meeting #2: BOLD,
Keith R. Thulborn, M.D., Ph.D.
6:00 – 7:30 Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
7:00 – 7:55 AM Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:55 Welcome
Jay J. Pillai, M.D., ASFNR President
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
8:00 Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion Imaging Applications
in Clinical Stroke Imaging
Howard A. Rowley, M.D.
8:30 Arterial Spin Labeling Applications in Stroke Imaging
Ronald L. Wolf, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 Risk of Ischemia in Tissues Demonstrating Paradoxical
Cerebrovascular Reactivity
David J. Mikulis, M.D.
9:30 Non-Stroke Vascular Disease Imaging with ASL
Jeffrey M. Pollock, M.D.
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break for Registrants
EPILEPSY
10:30 DTI in Epilepsy
Christopher P. Hess, M.D., Ph.D.
11:00 MEG/BOLD in Epilepsy Presurgical Planning
Erin Simon Schwartz, M.D.
11:30 MRSI and Its Role in Epilepsy Imaging
Lester Kwock, Ph.D.
12:00 PM Pick up Boxed Lunch for “How-To Session”
12:10 Lunch “How-To Session”
Topic and Faculty TBD
(not accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
1:30 Panel Discussion – Perfusion Imaging and DTI: Standardization
and Reporting Challenges
Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D.; Meng Law, M.D., MBBS, FRACR;
Howard A. Rowley, M.D.; Elias R. Melhem, M.D., Ph.D.;
Pratik Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.; Ronald L. Wolf, M.D., Ph.D.
NEURODEGENERATIVE, DEMYELINATING AND PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES
2:30 BOLD and DTI in Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders
Micheal D. Phillips, M.D.
3:00 BOLD Imaging in Alzheimer’s and MCI
Jeffrey R. Petrella, M.D.
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break for Registrants
4:00 BOLD/DTI in Psychiatric Disease I: Schizophrenia
Godfrey D. Pearlson, M.D.
4:30 BOLD/DTI in Psychiatric Disease II: Substance Abuse
Godfrey D. Pearlson, M.D.
5:00 DTI/Fiber-tracking in Multiple Sclerosis
Daniel S. Reich, M.D., Ph.D.
5:30 End of Session
5:30 – 6:30 Study Group Meeting #3: MEG,
Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D.
Study Group Meeting #4: Perfusion/Diffusion,
Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D. and Meng Law, M.D., MBBS, FRACR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
7:00 – 7:55 AM Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:55 Welcome
Jay J. Pillai, M.D., ASFNR President
EMERGING APPLICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FUNCTIONAL IMAGING: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
8:00 Ultra High Field MRS
Peter B. Barker, D.Phil
8:30 Ultra High Field Diffusion Imaging
Pratik Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 High Field Non-Proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Keith R. Thulborn, M.D., Ph.D.
9:30 BOLD – Functional Connectivity Imaging
James J. Pekar, Ph.D.
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break for Registrants
10:15 Imaging of Olfaction: Current Knowledge and Potential Future
Clinical Applications
Lucien M. Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
10:45 Future Applications of MEG: Functional Imaging in the
4th Dimension
Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D.
11:15 Practical ASL Imaging in a Busy Clinical Practice
Joseph A. Maldjian, M.D.
11:45 Closing Remarks
Jay J. Pillai, M.D.
12:00 PM End of Meeting
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Omni La Mansión del Rio expresses the romance and charm of a grand estate through the blending of Spanish Colonial architecture and European-style furnishings. This luxury hotel is in the heart of San Antonio overlooking the historic Paseo del Rio, or River Walk. Located less than nine miles from San Antonio International Airport and in addition to its prime River Walk location, The Omni is within two blocks of The Alamo, Hard Rock Cafe, and Majestic Performing Arts Center.
Each of the guestrooms are decorated in a Spanish Colonial style and some offer enchanting views of the San Antonio River Walk or one of the hotel`s courtyards. Room amenities include: marble bathrooms with custom bath products, cotton robes upon request, irons with ironing boards, fully-stocked refreshment center, in-room movies, coffee maker, hair dryer, alarm clock, high speed internet connectivity, and all guestrooms are non-smoking.
Make your reservation as soon as possible as our room block may sell out prior to the cut-off date of January 26, 2009. After this date, reservations will be accepted at the discretion of the hotel, on a space and rate available basis.
Identify yourself as a registrant of “3rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology” to qualify for special discounted group room rates. Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation is made.
Call for reservations 800-843-6664 to receive the group rate.
Special discounted group room rates: $245.00 (Single/Double Occupancy)
Reservations must be made before January 26, 2009. Group room rates may be available three (3) days prior and three (3) days after the scheduled meeting dates (subject to availability and confirmation by the hotel.) Please note the rates do not reflect the current state and resort taxes currently 16.75% and are subject to change. The maximum number of people per guest room is four (4). Charges for rollaway and cribs may apply. Deposit: All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit (plus applicable taxes). Balance is payable at checkout. Cancellations must be made at least 5 days prior to arrival for deposit refund. No-shows will be charged for all nights of the reservation. Check-in time is 3:00pm; Check-out is before 12:00 noon.
After January 26, 2009, requests for room reservations will be on a space/rate available basis. Rates are based on single/double occupancy. To reserve your room using a credit card, you may call the hotel directly at (800) 843-6664 to receive the group rate. Or, you may mail with your credit card information to: Omni La Mansion, Group Reservations, 112 College Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205 “Attention Reservations”. IF YOU MAIL YOUR RESERVATION FORM MAKE SURE TO CALL THE HOTEL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. Your credit card will be charged the first night’s room and tax charges per room at the time of the reservation. Remember to identify yourself as a registrant of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiolgy in order to qualify for the special discounted group room rates. Guests will need to cancel reservations 5 days prior to arrival. The deposit is refundable if cancelled prior to this time. Any guest who fails to cancel a reservation 5 days in advance or is a “no show” will be charged.
Call Professional Travel (office travel agency) at (800) 237-7230 (toll-free, U.S. & Canada) or (813) 806-1050 (direct) if you have any problems making your hotel reservations or prefer alternate accommodations.
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