25th Annual Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Angiography

描述（由申请人提供）：“第25届磁共振血管造影年度研讨会”（以下简称MRA研讨会）的目的是为对磁共振血管造影技术感兴趣的科学家和临床医生提供一个论坛，以可视化心血管系统以及测量和显示血流。磁共振血管造影是一种重要的临床工具，每年应用于数百万患者，估计占 MR程序。在时间分辨、非对比后处理技术、流量测量和流量可视化以及其他创新方面的最新进展，继续使MRA成为科学研究的动态前沿领域。该MRA研讨会的主要目标是为科学家，临床医生和学生提供建立联系，汇集知识和相互教育的机会，以加速MRA技术的完善并将其应用于临床实践。因此，我们组织了这次MRA研讨会的主题，包括以下方面的基本和高级讨论：血管疾病机制;血管壁和斑块成像;动态流量的量化;血管腔成像;脑、心脏、腹部和四肢的MRA;造影剂;临床研究设计;新技术;以及MRI与X射线和光学成像的比较技术评估。今年的特刊是心血管疾病的遗传学，以及MRI在筛查可遗传心血管疾病（如脑动脉瘤、主动脉夹层、动脉粥样硬化等）高危人群中的作用。 我们计划通过三个具体目标来实现我们的研讨会目标：1）将来自世界各地的科学家聚集在一起，展示他们最新的研究成果并交流想法。2)促进来自多个中心的研究人员之间的合作关系，以改善MRA技术及其临床应用。3)教育年轻的科学家（学生，博士后和初级研究人员）和具有不同背景的科学家关于MRA技术的基础知识和最先进的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the "25th Annual Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Angiography" (referred to as MRA workshop hereafter) is to provide a forum for scientists and clinicians interested in MR angiography techniques to visualize the cardiovascular system as well as to measure and display flow. MR angiography is an important clinical tool that is applied to millions of patients annually and accounts for an estimated 10% of MR procedures. Recent advances in time-resolved, non-contrast post-processing techniques, flow measurements, and flow visualization, as well other innovations, continue to make MRA a dynamic, cutting-edge area of interest for scientific investigation. A major goal of this MRA workshop is to provide scientists, clinicians, and students with the opportunity to build connections, pool their knowledge, and educate each other in order to accelerate the refinement of MRA technology and apply it in clinical practice. Accordingly, we have organized the topics for this MRA workshop to include basic and advanced discussions on the following: vascular disease mechanisms; vessel wall and plaque imaging; quantification of dynamic flow; vessel lumen imaging; MRA of the brain, heart, abdomen, and extremities; contrast agents; clinical study design; new techniques; and technology assessment comparing MRI with x-ray and optical imaging. A special issue this year is the genetics of cardiovascular diseases and the role of MRI in screening populations at high risk of heritable cardiovascular diseases (such as cerebral aneurysm, aortic dissection, atherosclerosis, etc.). We plan to achieve our workshop goals through three specific aims: 1) Bring together scientists from around to world to present their most up-to-date research results and exchange ideas. 2) Foster collaborative relationships among researchers from multiple centers to improve MRA technology and its clinical applications. 3) Educate young scientists (students, postdocs, and junior investigators) and scientists with different backgrounds on the fundamentals and state-of-the-art developments in MRA technology.