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London Imaging Discovery June 16th 2007

Report & Synopsis

The second annual London Imaging Discovery Forum, hosted on June 16th 2007 at the

London Convention Centre, was once again a marvelous success. Coordinated through

Robarts Research Institute’s Imaging Research Laboratories in collaboration with the

Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and the Schulich school of

Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario, this conference was

pioneered by Dr. Rethy Chhem, Chief of Radiology at the London Health Sciences

Centre; and Dr. Aaron Fenster, Director of the Imaging Research Lab.

The London Imaging Discovery conference has been named “The LID”, the organ of

sight or vision, which was selected to capture the paradigm of London as a unique place

for many imaging discoveries. This forum is designed to replace the former Radiology

Residency Day, while also bringing together radiologists, clinicians, scientists and

students from London Medical Imaging Community. The goal of the LID forum is to

create a platform to connect those in the field of medical research with those in the field

of clinical medicine, to encourage harmonious relationships between medical

professionals (and future professionals) in these two distinct areas.

Attendance

The key attendees of the LID Forum are local scientists, physicians, clinicians &

radiologists, residents, fellows and graduate students from the London Area. This year

we attracted nearly 150 registrants from within these categories with more than a third

being students. The chart below shows a breakdown of participating institutes:

9%

17%

37%

12%

19%

2% 4%

LHRI/SJHC

LHSC

RRIUWO

Other

Out of Town

Sponsors

The success of the LID forum relies on the diversity of the attendees and the research

experience they bring with them. The following graph shows the breakdown of

attendees based on their current position in the field of medical imaging.

9%

5%

8%

3%

6%

5%

19%5%4%

36%

Clinicians

Fellows

Others

Radiologists

ResearchTech/Assistants

Residents

Scientists

Sponsor Reps

Staff

Students

Scientific Sessions

Topics at the second annual London Imaging Discovery Forum focused on various

imaging modalities such as Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and themes

ranging from Breast Imaging to Schizophrenia. Select moderators from the London

Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Healthcare headed the morning, mid-morning

and afternoon sessions, with a poster reception of 43 posters at the close of the day.

(See Appendix A – LID 2007 Schedule)

The London Imaging Discovery Forum, having replaced the Radiology Residency Day,

had a number of resident presentations from the Department of Diagnostic Radiology &

Nuclear Medicine at the University of Western Ontario, with 3 out of 10 presentations.

The attendees were also graced by the expertise of Dr. Martin Yaffe who spoke about

“Developments in Breast Cancer Imaging”.

Awards

Dr. Justin Amann presented the resident awards to the various award winners from the

Radiology Residency Program:

The Rankin/Singh Award for 2007 was presented to Dr. Mustafa Khan

The Carey/Singh Award for 2007 was presented to Dr. Branko Budisin

The Resident’s Day Research Award for 2007 was presented to Dr. Allison Shaikh.

The RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award winner for 2007 was Dr. Allison

Shaikh.

Dr. Richard Rankin was recognized by the residents for his excellent teaching with

the 2007 Resident’s Choice Award.

Additionally, 37 student poster presenters (out of 43 total poster presenters) competed

for the best student poster awards. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals donated a first

place student cash award, and Compudata Systems donated the second and third

place student poster prizes. Presenters were a conglomeration of students, scientists

and various research assistants and programmers from Robarts Research Institute,

London Health Sciences Centre and Department of the Department of Diagnostic

Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and the Schulich school of Medicine & Dentistry at the

University of Western Ontario the University of Western Ontario.

The 3 student poster winners for “best overall student poster” were:

1st place – Patrick Granton, Graduate Student at Robarts Research Institute

2nd place – Raul Rupsingh, Graduate Student at Robarts Research Institute

3rd place – John Conklin, Graduate Student at Lawson Health Research Intitute

(See appendix B for full list of poster presenters)

Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors for their support of the second annual London Imaging

Discovery Forum. Because of their contributions the event was a huge success. With

the future support of our sponsors, the London Imaging Discovery forum is sure to be a

continuing success.

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals

Compudata Systems

The Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and the Schulich

School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario

GE Healthcare

Mercury Blueprinting

Philips Medical Systems

Robarts Research Institute

Siemens Medical Solutions

Appendix A - LID 2007 Schedule08:30 - 9:00 Registration & Morning Coffee

Morning Session

09:00 - 09:10Aaron Fenster

Chair, Division of Imaging Sciences

Welcome and Introduction

09:10 - 09:30Allison Shaikh

Resident, London Health Sciences Centre

New Needle Guidance System To Reduce Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Operator Dependence

09:30 - 09:50 Derek CoolGraduate Student, Robarts Research Institute

Development of a 3D Transrectal Ultrasound Prostate Biopsy System

09:50 - 10:20Anat Kornecki

Radiologist Challenges in Breast Imaging

10:20 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK

Mid-Morning Session

10:45 - 11:05 Jodie MillerGraduate Student, Lawson Health Research Institute

Longitudinal Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of First-Episode Schizophrenia

11:05 - 11:25Janice Nazareno


Endovascular Embolization for Intractable Epistaxis

11:25 - 12:10 Martin YaffeKeynote Speaker, University of Toronto

Developments in Breast Cancer Imaging

12:10 - 13:30 LUNCHAfternoon Session

13:30 - 13:50James Warrington


The utility and properties of the geometric mean in the assessment of differential renal function in pediatric lasix renography

13:50 - 14:20Robert Bartha

Scientist, Robarts Research Institute

Anatomic and Metabolic Markers of Alzheimer Disease Progression

14:20 - 14:40Eugene Leung

Fellow, London Health Sciences Centre

Incremental Value of SPECT-CT to 67Ga Studies.

14:40 - 15:00Andrea Evans

Graduate Student, Robarts Research Institute

3He Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

15:00 - 15:10Rethy Chhem

Chair of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

Closing Remarks and Thank you

15:10 - 16:00 Poster Session With coffee and cookies

16:00 - 16:30 Awards Ceremony for Poster Presenters and Residents

Appendix B - LID 2007 Poster Presenters

# First Name Last Name Dept Inst Position Abstract Title

1 Nabeel AhmadLawson Imaging

Lawson Health Research Institute

Student

Molecular Imaging of Disease Progression and Muscle Regeneration in Murine Models of Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

2 Reza AkhavanImaging Research Laboratories


StudentComparison of Lung Volumes in Rats using Hyperpolarized 3He MR and Xenon-enhanced CT Imaging

3 Robert BarryImaging Research Laboratories


Student

Hybrid 2-dimensional navigator correction: a new technique to suppress respiratory-induced physiological noise in functional MRI

4 Jeffrey BaxImaging Research Laboratories


StudentA Compact Robotic Apparatus and Method for 3-D Ultrasound Guided Prostate Therapy

5 Lisa BernasImaging Research Laboratories


StudentImaging the Progression of Iron-Loaded Glioma Tumours with MRI

6 Bernard ChiuImaging Research Laboratories


StudentQuantification of carotid vessel atherosclerosis using 3D ultrasound images

7 John ConklinLawson Imaging


StudentHigh Contrast 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Neonatal Brain

8 Derek CoolImaging Research Laboratories


StudentDevelopment of a 3D Transrectal Ultrasound Prostate Biopsy System

9 Mohammad DaoudImaging Research Laboratories


StudentEnhancing Tumor Evaluation in Preclinical Cancer Models using High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging

10 Paul DeJeanImaging Research Laboratories


StudentThe use and application of 3D ultrasound prior to surgery to determine tumour margins

11 Sarah DetombeImaging Research Laboratories


StudentEvaluating Cardiac Structure and Function in an Infarct Mouse Model using Retrospectively Gated Micro-CT

12 William DominguezImaging Research Laboratories


StudentA low field strength MR system for hyperpolarized noble gas imaging of rodent lungs

13 Andrea EvansImaging Research Laboratories


Student3He Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

14 Matthew FoxImaging Research Laboratories


StudentDynamic MR Spectroscopy of Inflammation in Rat Lungs using 129Xe

15 Yann GagnonMedical Biophysics


StudentStructural Demagnetization for Optimizing SPECT/CT Imaging

16 Patrick GrantonImaging Research Laboratories


StudentImplementation of Multi-Energy micro-Computed Tomography Post-Reconstruction Material Decomposition

17Ting (Jessie)

GuoImaging Research Laboratories


StudentComparison of Different Targeting Methods for Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation

18Edward Xishi

HuangImaging Research Laboratories


StudentIntra-Cardiac 2D US to 3D CT Image Registration

19 Todor IvanovImaging Research Laboratories


Research Engineer

Finite Element (FE) Modeling and Analysis of Human Ulna Bones Based on 3D CT Image Data

20 Zamir KhanImaging Research Laboratories


StudentReconsidering the Layer Thickness Distribution in Aortic Valve Cusps Using High-Frequency Ultrasound

21 Adam KrasinskiImaging Research Laboratories


Student

Carotid 3-dimensional Ultrasound Atherosclerotic Plaque and Vessel Wall Thickness Maps: Localized Changes After Intensive Statin Treatment

22 Eugene Leung

Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

London Health Sciences Centre

Fellow

Design and Implementation of the International NeuroEndocrine Therapy (INET) Registry, an online, multi-center web-enabled patient database of neuroendocrine cancer patients treated with radioisotope therapy: a progress report.

23 Alex LiImaging Research Laboratories


Student

Temperature measurement with a MRI-PARACEST contrast agent by incorporating data fitting to Bloch equations

24 Christian LinteImaging Research Laboratories


StudentA Virtual Reality-Enhanced Navigation System for Surgery & Therapy: A Study on Mitral valve Implantations

25 Kayley MaImaging Research Laboratories


StudentDetection of Breast Lesions Using Speed of Sound in 3D Ultrasound Imaging

26 Drago Malisic MedicineThe University of Western Ontario

Student64-Slice Computed Tomography of High-Quality Stringed Instruments

27 Christiane MallettImaging Research Laboratories


StudentCardiac gating of 3-dimensional ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis

28 Jodi MillerLawson Imaging


StudentLongitudinal Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of First-Episode Schizophrenia

29 NuwanNanayakkara

Imaging Research Laboratories


Student

A Non-Rigid Registration Technique for 3D Ultrasound Images using a “Twisting and Bending” Model to Monitor Carotid Plaque Changes

30 Jamie NearImaging Research Laboratories


StudentProstate Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy using external Radiofrequency Coils

31 Sean Nestor Imaging Research Laboratories


Student

Brain Ventricle Volume Changes Associated With Mild Cognitive Impairment And Alzheimer Disease In Subjects Participating In The Alzheimer Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Adni)

32 Janet PowellPhysics and Astronomy

The University of Western Ontario

Student

Effects of Concentric and Eccentric Stenosis Geometries on Turbulence Intensity in Carotid Artery Bifurcation Models Using Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound

33 Raul RupsinghImaging Research Laboratories


StudentMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Of The Hippocampus To Detect Metabolite Alterations In Alzheimer Disease

34 Eric SabondjianLawson Imaging


Student

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography / X-ray CT (SPECT/CT) Using a Small Field-of-View Gamma (FOV) Camera: Theory and Preliminary Cardiac Clinical Scanning

35 Allison Shaikh



Resident

Fluoroscopic randomized controlled trial comparing the Shikani Optical Scope to the Macintosh Laryngoscope for patients with potential cervical spine injury

36 Babak Shamshirsaz


The University of Western Ontario

Medical Doctor

Using in vivo 3D micro-ultrasound to examine muscle characteristics in mouse model

37 Jonatan SnirImaging Research Laboratories


StudentIn Vivo Detection, Tracking and Quantitation of SPIO−Labeled Dendritic Cells in the Mouse Lymphatic System

38 Yogesh ThakurImaging Research Laboratories


StudentA Real-Time Remote Catheter Navigation System

39 Joseph UmohImaging Research Laboratories


Research Assistant

Image quality assessment of a micro-CT scanner for specimen and small animal imaging

40 Adam WaspeImaging Research Laboratories


Student

Registration of three-dimensional high-frequency ultrasound images to a robotic needle-positioning system for pre-clinical research

41 Emily WongImaging Research Laboratories


Student

Investigation of Doppler ultrasound measures of Turbulence Intensity for carotid plaque ulceration geometry using in vitro flow models

42 Slav YartsevPhysics & Engineering


ScientistMegavoltage CT for Adaptive Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer with Helical Tomotherapy

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