ISMRM 2008 Poster Awards

To recognize outstanding educational contributions to the ISMRM Annual meeting, the Annual Meeting Program Committee acknowledges the highest rated speaker in each educational course. Recipients of these awards have been determined by the evaluation scores which attendees gave to the speakers.

We thank all our attendees who, with their responses, chose these outstanding teachers:

WEEKEND COURSES (Saturday & Sunday) Winner Talk

MR Engineering 1 & 2 Blaine Chronik, Ph.D. Gradients: Design and Limitations

WEEKEND COURSES (Saturday) Winner Talk

Advanced Topics in Diffusion and Perfusion MRI Peter Basser, Ph.D. Biophysics of Diffusion

Advanced Topics in Analysis of Structural and fMRI Data Michael Chappell, Ph.D. Bayesian Analysis and Estimation

Advanced Brain Imaging Marco Catani, M.D. Virtual Tractography and Dysconnection Syndromes

MR Physics for Physicists Michael Markl, Ph.D. Principles of Manipulating Magnetization Phase for Applications

Body MRI by the Experts Peter L. Choyke, M.D. MR Molecular Imaging of Prostate Cancer

Clinical MRI: from Physical Principles to Practical Protocols Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D. Overview of MR Physics: T1, T2

Probing Cancer with MR I: Molecular Pathways to Experimental Models Robert Gillies, Ph.D. Tumor Acidosis

WEEKEND COURSES (Sunday) Winner Talk

Cardiovascular MRI: Basic Techniques and Applications Orlando P. Simonetti, Ph.D. Myocardial Viability: Techniques

Cancer MR Spectroscopy: Clinical and Research Applications John Jurhanewicz, Ph.D.

Imaging Strategies John Mugler III, Ph.D. Echo-Train Sequences: EPI, RARE, GRASE

Molecular Imaging A. Dean Sherry, Ph.D. CEST Agents

Translating Physics to the Clinic: Diffusion, Perfusion and Functional Imaging Stefan Sunaert, M.D., Ph.D. Functional MRI: How To Do It In Your Practice

Probing Cancer with MR II: From Animal Models to Clinical Assessment Dow-Mu Koh, M.D. Diffusion MRI: Utility in Cancer Management

Current Concepts in MSK MRI Christine Chung, M.D. MRI of the Knee

fMRI: Hardware, Interpretations and Applications Rasmus M. Birn, Ph.D. Fluctuations: Good and Bad

MONDAY - FRIDAY COURSES (Morning Categorical Courses) Winner Talk

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Anatomical and Functional MRI of the Human Brain Derek K. Jones, Ph.D. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Diffusion MRI

Clinical Applications of Cardiovascular Imaging Matthias G. Friedrich, M.D. Global and Regional Function

Safety Update Paul M. Glover, Ph.D. Bioeffects of Static and Gradient Fields: Sensing the Static Field

Ultra-High-Field MR in Humans Peter Ullmann, Dipl. Phys. Multiple-Channel RF Pulses and SAR Control

Cell Tracking Anna V. Moore, Ph.D. Cell Tracking in Diabetes

Hyperpolarization: How to Obtain and Use a 100,000-fold Increase in Polarization Bastiaan Driehuys, Ph.D. Hyperpolarized Contrast Media: Overview of Principles & Applications

Tissue Contrast in MSK MRI: From Physics to Physiology Douglas W. Goodwin, M.D. Structural Organization of Cartilage and the Habituation Hypothesis

Clinical Science for Physicists and Engineers Matthias G. Friedrich, M.D.

Neuro: What Can the Clinician Learn from the Animal Model Work? Tracy D. Farr, Ph.D. Focus on Stroke: Determining the Outcome/Prognosis Through Experimental Work

Cardiovascular Molecular MR Contrast Agents: From Bench to Bedside Zahi A. Fayad, Ph.D. Molecular Imaging Using Multimodality (MR, PET, and CT) for CharacterizingAtheroscleroticPlaque

Body MRI by the Experts II: Lung fMRI and Multi-parametric Prostate MR Jurgen Futterer, M.D., Ph.D. Prostate MR 3T or 1.5T in the Clinic

MONDAY - FRIDAY COURSES (Clinical Categorical Courses) Winner Talk

Imaging Brain Tumors: From Physiology to Therapy Meng Law, M.D. Tumor Biology with MR Spectroscopic and Perfusion Imaging

CMR of Myocardial Infarction Christopher M. Kramer, M.D. Identification of Microvascular Obstruction

Areas to Watch: Unique Lesions in Pediatric Lower Extremity R. Paul Guillerman, M.D. Bone Marrow and Inflammatory Lesions

Neuro: Imaging CNS Autoimmune Disease Vincent Dousset, M.D. Primary Demyelinating Diseases

Shoulder Instability: Clinical Considerations and Imaging Needs? Diane L. Dahm, M.D. Post-traumatic Shoulder Instability

Areas to Watch: Clinical Developments in Lung Imaging Christian Fink, M.D. Time-Resolved Three-Dimensional Contrast-Enhanced Pulmonary Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Its Clinical Applications

Other Body Courses Regina Beets-Tan, M.D., Ph.D. MR of the Rectum

Case-Based Teaching Courses Claude Sirlin, M.D. Malignant Tumors in the Non-Cirrhotic Liver

MONDAY - FRIDAY COURSES (Other Courses) Winner Talk

ISMRM/SMRT Joint Forum: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis - A Multidisciplinary and Global Issue Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R. NSF: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?

Grant Writing: Prospects, Pearls & Pitfalls Richard L. Ehman, M.D. Strategies for Moving Forward after an Unsuccessful Grant Application

Image Processing Timothy F. Cootes, Ph.D. Shaped-Based Analysis

Ethics in Imaging Research A. Gregory Sorenson, M.D. Ethics of Incidental Findings - What Do You Owe Your Subject?

So You Want to Start an MRI Company? - What You Need to Know Mark Jay, Esq. Patenting of MR Technology

MR Physics for Clinicians Walter Kucharczyk, M.D. Spin Gymnastics