Thinking Outside the Scanner Bore: What Are We Missing in the Usual Scanner Environment?
Plenary Session
Plenaries
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Plenary Hall | CTICC 2
10:50 - 11:50
Moderators: Kevin Chan & Jana Delfino & Shella Keilholz
No CME/CE Credit
This session will demonstrate to MR researchers and clinicians how measurements of function and physiology can be affected by the limitations and constraints of the traditional scanner environment, which we often accept and overlook.
10:50
MSK Need To See Weight-Bearing Joints in Action
Emily McWalter University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
11:10
Effects of Gravity and Posture on Functional and Morphological Changes in MRI
Tosiaki Miyati Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
11:30
Unconventional Approaches Toward More Compact and Transportable MRI Scanners
MICHAEL GARWOOD Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Dept. of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America