Moderators: Nicholas Aderinto & Meher Juttukonda
No CME/CE Credit
This session explores the transformative role of MRI in sickle cell disease research and other hemoglobinopathies, focusing on imaging techniques to study cerebral vasculopathy, silent infarcts, and the downstream impacts on the heart, kidney, and in pregnancy. This session highlights the integration of advanced imaging technologies in low-resource settings and their impact on clinical care and early diagnosis of neurological complications across organs and across a lifespan.
Skill Level: Basic
07:45
Epidemiology and Imaging Characteristics of Hemoglobinopathies
Speaker TBA
08:10
Impact of Sickle Cell Disease in the Brain
Karin Shmueli University College London, London, United Kingdom
08:35
Microvascular to Macrovascular Consequences of Hemoglobinopathies
Lena Vaclavu Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
09:00 - 09:30 — Break
09:30
End-Organ Damage: Effects on the Heart, Liver, and Kidneys
John Wood Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
09:55
Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy
Sara Neves Silva King's College London, London, United Kingdom
10:20
Pediatric Imaging in Sickle Cell Disease
Mboka Jacob Muhimbili University of Health and Allied sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
10:45
Capacity Building for MRI in Low-Resource Settings
Abdul Nashirudeen Mumuni University For Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, Ghana