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ISMRM Workshop on Advancing Translational MR Neuroimaging: Towards Imaging Biomarkers in Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration
ISMRM Workshop on Advancing Translational MR Neuroimaging: Towards Imaging Biomarkers in Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration
Program & Schedule
25 - 27 August 2026
Starling Hotel Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland

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Workshop Overview

Shifting the focus from symptom-based diagnosis to biomarker-based diagnosis is the general goal of psychiatry and neurodegeneration research. This workshop seeks to explore the potential of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy for identifying and utilizing biomarkers useful for diagnosing mental illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases, aiming to enhance the precision and reliability of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diagnoses. MR neuroimaging, especially with recent advances in imaging techniques, is a powerful tool that provides structural, functional, and molecular information about the brain. Together with dedicated acquisition schemes, system manipulations, novel analysis tools, and translational approaches, it offers significant potential to identify imaging biomarkers for psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Through collaborative discussions and presentation sessions, participants will engage with the latest research, MR technologies, and methodologies in the field of psychiatric and neurodegenerative biomarkers, aiming to foster advancements in diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

Target Audience

MR scientists, clinicians, and technologists who are interested in the latest advances in MR neuroimaging techniques and research in biomarker-based diagnostics for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the current MR imaging and spectroscopy methods applied in psychiatry and neurodegeneration research;
  • List the current challenges in identifying imaging biomarkers for psychiatry and neurodegeneration;
  • List current therapeutic interventions in psychiatry and neurodegeneration, and the current status;
  • Describe current MRI and MRS acquisition protocols for multicenter clinical studies;
  • Identify animal models for studying molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases; and
  • Examine the current translational value of MR methods in psychiatry and neurodegeneration research.


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Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Registration
104-01 Speaker Upload Available
07:50 - 08:50
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
1 presentations
Invited Talk Opening Remarks: Objectives of the Workshop
08:50 - 09:00
101-01-001
Lijing Xin - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
1 presentations
Moderators: Sebastian Walther, Duan Xu
Invited Talk Keynote Lecture: Psychiatry
09:00 - 09:50
101-02-001
Dost Ongur - McLean Hospital, Belmont, United States of America
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Break
104-02 Speaker Upload Available
09:50 - 10:20
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
4 presentations
Moderators: Ralf Mekle, Yan Li
Invited Talk Quantitative MRI
10:20 - 10:40
101-03-001
Aviv Mezer - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
No recording
Invited Talk Microstructure MRI
10:40 - 11:00
101-03-002
Ileana Jelescu - CHUV | Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
No recording
Invited Talk SPICE and Its Potential Application in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases
11:00 - 11:20
101-03-003
Zhi-Pei Liang - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk PET/MRI for Neuropsychiatric Imaging: From Multimodal Measurement to Network Analysis
11:20 - 11:40
101-03-004
Chuan Huang - Emory University, Atlanta, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Moderators: Yan Li, Ralf Mekle
#00085 Toward Connectome-Based Biomarkers: Integrating Structural and Functional MRI via Graph Diffusion Autoregression Approach
11:40 - 11:50
101-04-001 Felix Schwock - University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America
Presented by: Hesam Jahanian
No recording
#00056 Simultaneous Assessment of Intracranial and Extracranial Vascular-CSF Dynamics and Coupling with Multiband Phase-Contrast MRI
11:50 - 12:00
101-04-002 Jianing Tang - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, United States of America
No recording
Lunch
103-01 Speaker Upload Available
12:00 - 13:30
Osteria 31
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Invited Talk Intuitive Post-processing and SNR Optimization in Simultaneous Multi-metabolite Spectral Editing: A One-Stop Shop?
13:30 - 13:50
101-05-001
Dikoma Shungu - Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk QSM for Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration
13:50 - 14:10
101-05-002
Yi Wang - Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
5 presentations
#00109 Why Myelin Matters In Psychiatry: From Robust MRI Measurement To Translational Biomarkers
14:10 - 14:20
101-06-001 Noam Ben-Eliezer - Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
No recording
#00088 Maintaining ATP Homeostasis - A Fundamental Bioenergetic Mechanism in Different Brain States
14:20 - 14:30
101-06-002 Xiao-Hong Zhu
#00086 Tissue-CSF Exchange in Human Perivascular and Subarachnoid Spaces Revealed by Magnetization Transfer Indirect Spin Labeling
14:30 - 14:40
101-06-003 Yihan Wu - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
#00130 Childhood adversity and age-related changes in brain metabolites and tissue parameters assessed by 1H MRS and MPM at 3T
14:40 - 14:50
101-06-004 Ralf Mekle - Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
No recording
#00128 Quantification of cerebral metabolites in GM and WM at 11.7 T using single-voxel 1H MRS
14:50 - 15:00
101-06-005 Alfredo Lopez Kolkovsky - CEA NeuroSpin, Paris-Saclay University, CNRS, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
No recording
Break
104-03 Speaker Upload Available
15:00 - 15:30
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Moderators: Chuan Huang, Daniel Wenz
Invited Talk Neuromodulation and MR: From Circuit Maps to Imaging Biomarkers
15:30 - 15:50
101-07-001
No recording
Invited Talk From Neurons to Neurovasculature: Applying Therapeutic Brain Stimulation to Probe Blood-Brain Barrier Function
15:50 - 16:10
101-07-002
Eric Goldwaser - Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
4 presentations
Moderators: Chuan Huang, Daniel Wenz
#00043 A Conserved Locus Coeruleus fMRI Signature of Brain-State Transitions across Sleep, Anesthesia, and Wakefulness
16:10 - 16:20
101-08-001 Francesca Barcellini - Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland
No recording
#00042 Receptor-enriched psychophysiological interaction analysis reveals temporal dynamics of S-ketamine's effects on brain connect
16:20 - 16:30
101-08-002 Daphne Boucherie - Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presented by: Anouk Schrantee
No recording
#00015 Mapping white matter microstructural changes in RASopathies using multi-compartment diffusion MRI modeling
16:30 - 16:40
101-08-003 Erpeng Dai - Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
No recording
#00076 Ultra2: a hybrid hardware technology for concurrent multi-focal LIFU neuromodulation and whole-brain MRI at 7T
16:40 - 16:50
101-08-004 Daniel Wenz - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
9 presentations
Moderators: Hailong Li, André Döring
#00071 Multimodal 7T Imaging Reveals Neuroenergetic and Network Biomarkers of Processing Speed in Aging
16:50 - 16:52
101-09-001 Antonia Kaiser - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00123 Characterizing the Acute Fingerprint of GLP1 Agonist Semaglutide Using Functional Ultrasound
16:52 - 16:54
101-09-002 Tudor Ionescu
#00134 VAPOR: Improved Water Suppression for Short-Echo Single-Voxel ¹H MR Spectroscopy of the Human Brain on a Clinical 5T Platform
16:54 - 16:56
101-09-003 Hongxia Lei - Shanghai United-Imaging HealthCare Advanced Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
No recording
#00112 Mapping Glutamate Responses During Processing Speed Using Functional MRSI at 7T: a feasibility study
16:56 - 16:58
101-09-004 Yang Gao - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00139 3D Whole-Brain Mapping of ATP Synthase and Creatine Kinase Kinetics by T1-nom Using a 3D PETALUTE Trajectory
16:58 - 17:00
101-09-005 Rafael de la Sotta
No recording
#00053 Detecting Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity with Hyperpolarized Metabolic MRI and Retinal Optical Imaging
17:00 - 17:02
101-09-006 Muxin Wang - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States of America
No recording
#00049 Quantification of Blood-Brain Barrier Water Permeability with Highly Accelerated TE-resolved ASL: Initial Human Result
17:02 - 17:04
101-09-007 Xiao Liang - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
Presented by: Ze Wang
No recording
#00137 Connectome Harmonics Quantify Tau-Connectivity Alignment at the Individual Subject Level
17:04 - 17:06
101-09-008 Saina Asadi - Department of Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Presented by: Alessandra Griffa
No recording
#00126 Functional MR Spectroscopic Imaging: Modulation of Brain Neurotransmitters Glu and GABA in Response to Visual Stimuli
17:06 - 17:08
101-09-009 André Döring - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
Meeting Room V
18 presentations
#00071 Multimodal 7T Imaging Reveals Neuroenergetic and Network Biomarkers of Processing Speed in Aging
Poster #1
102-01-001 Antonia Kaiser - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00123 Characterizing the Acute Fingerprint of GLP1 Agonist Semaglutide Using Functional Ultrasound
Poster #2
102-01-002 Tudor Ionescu
#00134 VAPOR: Improved Water Suppression for Short-Echo Single-Voxel ¹H MR Spectroscopy of the Human Brain on a Clinical 5T Platform
Poster #3
102-01-003 Hongxia Lei - Shanghai United-Imaging HealthCare Advanced Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
No recording
#00125 Implementation of X-nucleus sequences in the Pulseq framework on uMR 5T system
Poster #4
102-01-004 Yuhai Xie - Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
Presented by: Hongxia Lei
No recording
#00112 Mapping Glutamate Responses During Processing Speed Using Functional MRSI at 7T: a feasibility study
Poster #5
102-01-005 Yang Gao - CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00139 3D Whole-Brain Mapping of ATP Synthase and Creatine Kinase Kinetics by T1-nom Using a 3D PETALUTE Trajectory
Poster #6
102-01-006 Rafael de la Sotta
No recording
#00126 Functional MR Spectroscopic Imaging: Modulation of Brain Neurotransmitters Glu and GABA in Response to Visual Stimuli
Poster #7
102-01-007 André Döring - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00053 Detecting Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity with Hyperpolarized Metabolic MRI and Retinal Optical Imaging
Poster #8
102-01-008 Muxin Wang - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States of America
No recording
#00049 Quantification of Blood-Brain Barrier Water Permeability with Highly Accelerated TE-resolved ASL: Initial Human Result
Poster #9
102-01-009 Xiao Liang - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
Presented by: Ze Wang
No recording
#00137 Connectome Harmonics Quantify Tau-Connectivity Alignment at the Individual Subject Level
Poster #10
102-01-010 Saina Asadi - Department of Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Presented by: Alessandra Griffa
No recording
#00091 A demo study investigating hemodynamic responses using ultrafast 3D spiral readouts and nonFourier-SENSE reconstruction
Poster #11
102-01-011 Samuel Bianchi - Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
No recording
#00006 Single-Shot GABA-Selective Spectroscopy using DANTE-PRESS at 7T: Toward Translational Excitation–Inhibition Biomarkers in Neu
Poster #12
102-01-012 Kesavi Kanagasabai - Department of Medical Biophysics | Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | Western University, London, Canada
No recording
#00098 Ultra-Low-Field Portable MRI for Neurodevelopmental Biomarker Detection: Dandy–Walker Malformation in Rural Ghana
Poster #13
102-01-013 Lawrence Asare - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
No recording
#00121 Global BOLD-CSF Coupling in Long COVID Tracks Neurocognitive Phenotype Rather Than Acute Illness Burden
Poster #14
102-01-014 Chuan Huang - Emory University, Atlanta, United States of America
No recording
#00075 Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorder using Positively Correlated Graph-Theoretical Metrics from DTI
Poster #15
102-01-015 Ravi Ratnaik - Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, India
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00074 Coordinated Five-Dimensional Acceleration for Highly Accelerated Time-Resolved ASL
Poster #16
102-01-016 Ershad Hassanpour Golagani - University of Maryland, College Park, United States of America
Presented by: Ze Wang
No recording
#00061 Between-Site Harmonisation of Mean Diffusivity and Kurtosis using GAMLSS for Voxel-wise Normative Modelling
Poster #17
102-01-017 Tommaso Pavan - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
#00016 Evaluation of Acute Metabolic Effects of Transcranial Interference Stimulation (tIS) using in vivo 1H-MRS at 3T
Poster #18
102-01-018 Ronald Instrella - Columbia University, New York, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
1 presentations
Moderators: Peiying Liu
Invited Talk Neuroimaging with uMR Jupiter 5T MRI
17:50 - 18:00
101-10-001
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Adjournment
18:00
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Registration
204-01 Speaker Upload Available
08:00 - 09:00
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
1 presentations
Invited Talk MRI Biomarkers for Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
09:00 - 09:50
201-01-001
Hanzhang Lu - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
Break
204-02 Speaker Upload Available
09:50 - 10:20
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
5 presentations
Moderators: Fei Du, Alexander Lin
Invited Talk X-Nuclei MRS
10:20 - 10:40
201-02-001
Wei Chen - Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk Challenges for the Clinical Application of MR Spectroscopy to Psychiatric Disorders
10:40 - 11:00
201-02-002
John Port - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk Imaging Neuroinflammation
11:00 - 11:20
201-02-003
No recording
Invited Talk Glymphatic MRI
11:20 - 11:40
201-02-004
Manuel Taso - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk Cellular Deconvolution of the Brain with Topological Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis
11:40 - 12:00
201-02-005
JP Yu - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States of America
No recording
Lunch
203-01 Speaker Upload Available
12:00 - 13:30
Osteria 31
Meeting Rooms I - IV
8 presentations
#00115 Fetal Brain Excitation-Inhibition Balance and Its Associations with Infant Cognitive and Motor Development
13:30 - 13:32
201-03-001 Lanxin Ji - New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Abstract Withdrawn
#00138 Application of a T1-based SHIVAI model for automated perivascular space quantification in Alzheimer’s disease
13:32 - 13:34
201-03-002 Carlo Tamba - Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00025 Reduced BOLD-CSF Coupling in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among World Trade Center First Responders
13:34 - 13:36
201-03-003 Hyejin (Chloe) Lee - Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States of America
Presented by: Yicun Wang
#00105 1mm Isotropic 3D MR Elastography at 3T: Characterizing Age-Related Viscoelastic in the Human Brain
13:36 - 13:38
201-03-004 Yanglei Wu - Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
No recording
#00096 Vascular Disease Augments Amyloid, Tau and Neurodegeneration Pathologies in Groups with Cognitive Impairment and Resilience
13:38 - 13:40
201-03-005 Pururav Ramakrishna - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States of America
Abstract Withdrawn
#00070 Degree Centrality of Prefrontal-limbic Regions is Associated with Trait Anxiety via Cognitive Reappraisal
13:40 - 13:42
201-03-006 Mengxia Gao - School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong, 518172, P.R. China, China
No recording
#00035 Global BOLD-CSF Coupling Differs in Chronic Insomnia During Wakeful Rest
13:42 - 13:44
201-03-007 Aaron Carretero Benites - Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, United States of America
Presented by: Chuan Huang
No recording
#00041 Life-course Body Shape trajectories and Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism in Community-Dwelling older adults
13:44 - 13:46
201-03-008 Yifan Yan - School of public health, Zhejiang University, China
Presented by: Zixuan Lin
No recording
Meeting Room V
18 presentations
#00115 Fetal Brain Excitation-Inhibition Balance and Its Associations with Infant Cognitive and Motor Development
Poster #1
202-01-001 Lanxin Ji - New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Abstract Withdrawn
#00138 Application of a T1-based SHIVAI model for automated perivascular space quantification in Alzheimer’s disease
Poster #2
202-01-002 Carlo Tamba - Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
No recording
#00025 Reduced BOLD-CSF Coupling in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among World Trade Center First Responders
Poster #3
202-01-003 Hyejin (Chloe) Lee - Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States of America
Presented by: Yicun Wang
#00105 1mm Isotropic 3D MR Elastography at 3T: Characterizing Age-Related Viscoelastic in the Human Brain
Poster #4
202-01-004 Yanglei Wu - Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
No recording
#00096 Vascular Disease Augments Amyloid, Tau and Neurodegeneration Pathologies in Groups with Cognitive Impairment and Resilience
Poster #5
202-01-005 Pururav Ramakrishna - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States of America
Abstract Withdrawn
#00070 Degree Centrality of Prefrontal-limbic Regions is Associated with Trait Anxiety via Cognitive Reappraisal
Poster #6
202-01-006 Mengxia Gao - School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong, 518172, P.R. China, China
No recording
#00035 Global BOLD-CSF Coupling Differs in Chronic Insomnia During Wakeful Rest
Poster #7
202-01-007 Aaron Carretero Benites - Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, United States of America
Presented by: Chuan Huang
No recording
#00041 Life-course Body Shape trajectories and Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism in Community-Dwelling older adults
Poster #8
202-01-008 Yifan Yan - School of public health, Zhejiang University, China
Presented by: Zixuan Lin
No recording
#00122 DTI-ALPS Shows Modest Convergence with FDG PET/MR-Derived Ventricular CSF Clearance in Major Depressive Disorder
Poster #9
202-01-009 Tianyun Zhao - Emory University, Atlanta, United States of America
Presented by: Chuan Huang
No recording
#00073 Blood-Brain Barrier Water Permeability as a Neurovascular Mediator of Lifestyle and Cognitive Decline in Community Cohort
Poster #10
202-01-010 Yifan Yan - School of public health, Zhejiang University, China
Presented by: Zixuan Lin
No recording
#00011 Automatic 3D perivascular space segmentation in T1-weighted, T2-weighted and FLAIR MRI
Poster #11
202-01-011 Chiara Mauri - Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
No recording
#00045 Mapping hormonal modulation of brain metabolism in adolescence with whole-brain MRSI
Poster #12
202-01-012 Edgar Céléreau - CHUV and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00087 Mapping brain microstructural changes in aging using tensor-valued diffusion encoding MRI
Poster #13
202-01-013 Erpeng Dai - Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
No recording
#00009 Multimodal MRI of the Parkinson's Disease Motor Circuit: An RPCA-kNN Classification Pilot Study
Poster #14
202-01-014 Pamela González-Méndez - iHEALTH, Millennium Institute for Intelligent Healthcare Engineering, Chile
View Poster No recording
#00065 Hyperpolarized MRI to interrogate metabolic biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
Poster #15
202-01-015 Julia Zickus - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States of America
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00032 Pathway-Level fMRI Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease: Missing Relay Nodes
Poster #16
202-01-016 Kai Zhou - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00054 Early cladribine administration prevents connectomic and molecular changes in experimental multiple sclerosis
Poster #17
202-01-017 Giulia Vasirani - University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
No recording
#00131 Do connectome communication models explain tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s Disease?
Poster #18
202-01-018 Maria Cabello-Toscano - Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Presented by: Alessandra Griffa
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Invited Talk Preclinical Models
14:30 - 14:50
201-04-001
Valerio Zerbi - University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
No recording
Invited Talk Real-Time fMRI Amygdala Neurofeedback for Major Depressive Disorder: Progress and Challenges
14:50 - 15:10
201-04-002
Kymberly Young - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
5 presentations
#00083 Normative Cerebral Perfusion Across the Lifespan
15:10 - 15:20
201-05-001 Xinglin Zeng - University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States of America
Presented by: Ze Wang
No recording
#00082 Cerebral OEF as a physiological biomarker in VCID: a study in older adults enriched for small vessel diseases
15:20 - 15:30
201-05-002 Jie Song - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
#00097 Probing early Alzheimer’s Disease pathology using magnetic resonance spectroscopic fingerprinting, Tau- and Amyloid-PET.
15:30 - 15:40
201-05-003 Polina Emeliyanova - Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
No recording
#00067 Aerobic Fitness Promotes Cerebrovascular Integrity and Waste Clearance in Aging Brain
15:40 - 15:50
201-05-004 Anbang Chen - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
Presented by: Xin Yu
No recording
#00020 Tracking Brain Energy Metabolism During Glucose Elevation Using 1H and 31P MR(S)I
15:50 - 16:00
201-05-005 Mark Widmaier - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
No recording
Break
204-03 Speaker Upload Available
16:00 - 16:30
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Invited Talk Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
16:30 - 16:50
201-06-001
Paolo Brambilla - University of Milan, Milan, Italy
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Invited Talk Neuroimaging in Neurodegeneration
16:50 - 17:10
201-06-002
Mariana Lazar - Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
5 presentations
#00078 In vivo evidence of disrupted astrocyte-neuron metabolic coupling in progressive supranuclear palsy
17:10 - 17:20
201-07-001 Maiko Ono - National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
Presented by: Yuhei Takado
No recording
#00068 Hierarchical thalamic–striatal functional dysregulation in first-episode and medicated stable schizophrenia
17:20 - 17:30
201-07-002 Xinlan Zhang - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00132 Reduced Cerebrovascular Reactivity in HIV-Associated Cognitive Impairment
17:30 - 17:40
201-07-003 Peiying Liu - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
#00012 Glutathione depletion and symptom-linked glutamate and GABA disruptions in chronic schizophrenia: a 7T DANTE-PRESS MRS study
17:40 - 17:50
201-07-004 Kesavi Kanagasabai - Department of Medical Biophysics | Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | Western University, London, Canada
No recording
#00055 Optimization and validation of cerebral microvascular pulsatility assessed using FPR-pCASL as a potential biomarker for cSVD
17:50 - 18:00
201-07-005 Tianrui Zhao - Northwestern University, Chicago, United States of America
Presented by: Lirong Yan
No recording
Adjournment
18:00
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Registration
304-01 Speaker Upload Available
08:30 - 09:00
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
1 presentations
Moderators: Kim Do, Peiying Liu
Invited Talk Keynote Lecture: Advanced MR in Psychoradiology: Status and Challenges
09:00 - 09:50
301-01-001
Qiyong Gong - Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
Break
304-02 Speaker Upload Available
09:50 - 10:20
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
5 presentations
Invited Talk From Brain Maps to Mechanistic Models and Individual-Level Characterization in Schizophrenia: Insights from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia Working Group
10:20 - 10:40
301-02-001
Matthias Kirschner - Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
No recording
Invited Talk Open Science for Translational Psychiatric MRI in China: The DIDA-MDD Experience
10:40 - 11:00
301-02-002
Mingrui Xia - Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
No recording
Invited Talk The ABCD Study: Biomarkers and Neuroimaging for Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Risks
11:00 - 11:20
301-02-003
Linda Chang - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk From Asia: COCORO
11:20 - 11:40
301-02-004
No recording
Invited Talk ENIGMA MRS
11:40 - 12:00
301-02-005
Alexander Lin - Mass General Brigham, Somerville, United States of America
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Lunch
303-01 Speaker Upload Available
12:00 - 13:30
Osteria 31
Meeting Rooms I - IV
10 presentations
#00024 Investigating Intracortical Myelin as a Biomarker for Depression Severity in Mood Disorders
13:30 - 13:32
301-03-001 Nicolas Viulet - McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
No recording
#00110 Cortical and subcortical alterations in anorexia and bulimia nervosa and their relationships to psychopathology
13:32 - 13:34
301-03-002 Liqiong Liu - Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00028 Connectome-based predictive modeling of processing speed in first-episode drug-naïve major depressive disorder
13:34 - 13:36
301-03-003 Xiqin Liu - Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00092 Identification of a High-Risk Brain Structural Subtype for Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia: A Neuroimaging Clustering Stu
13:36 - 13:38
301-03-004 Hangyu Li - Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00136 Diurnal Variation in Brain Diffusion Measures in 8,661 Preadolescents
13:38 - 13:40
301-03-005 Thomas Ernst - School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
#00118 Hypothalamic Subunit Volumes, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Disturbances in Drug-Naïve Adolescents with Depression
13:40 - 13:42
301-03-006 xinyue Hu - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00111 Cortical Microstructure Alterations in the Default Mode and Auditory Networks in Early Psychosis
13:42 - 13:44
301-03-007 Tommaso Pavan
#00120 Amygdala Glutamatergic Neurochemistry and Clinical Response to TARA in Adolescents
13:44 - 13:46
301-03-008 Yan Li - University of California San Francisco, United States
No recording
#00101 Disentangling PTSD-Specific or Trauma-Related Network Abnormalities: A Multiscale Connectivity Study
13:46 - 13:48
301-03-009 Ruihan Zhong - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00040 Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Reduced Periventricular Diffusivity as MRI Signatures of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
13:48 - 13:50
301-03-019 meng li - Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
Meeting Room V
20 presentations
#00024 Investigating Intracortical Myelin as a Biomarker for Depression Severity in Mood Disorders
Poster #1
302-01-001 Nicolas Viulet - McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
No recording
#00110 Cortical and subcortical alterations in anorexia and bulimia nervosa and their relationships to psychopathology
Poster #2
302-01-002 Liqiong Liu - Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00028 Connectome-based predictive modeling of processing speed in first-episode drug-naïve major depressive disorder
Poster #3
302-01-003 Xiqin Liu - Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00092 Identification of a High-Risk Brain Structural Subtype for Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia: A Neuroimaging Clustering Stu
Poster #4
302-01-004 Hangyu Li - Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00136 Diurnal Variation in Brain Diffusion Measures in 8,661 Preadolescents
Poster #5
302-01-005 Thomas Ernst - School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
#00118 Hypothalamic Subunit Volumes, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Disturbances in Drug-Naïve Adolescents with Depression
Poster #6
302-01-006 xinyue Hu - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00111 Cortical Microstructure Alterations in the Default Mode and Auditory Networks in Early Psychosis
Poster #7
302-01-007 Tommaso Pavan
#00120 Amygdala Glutamatergic Neurochemistry and Clinical Response to TARA in Adolescents
Poster #8
302-01-008 Yan Li - University of California San Francisco, United States
No recording
#00101 Disentangling PTSD-Specific or Trauma-Related Network Abnormalities: A Multiscale Connectivity Study
Poster #9
302-01-009 Ruihan Zhong - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00040 Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Reduced Periventricular Diffusivity as MRI Signatures of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Poster #10
302-01-010 meng li - Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00048 Whole-brain metabolic connectomics reveals hub vulnerability and disrupted gradient organization in psychosis risk
Poster #11
302-01-011 Federico Lucchetti - Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00117 Imaging the Reproductive Brain: Multimodal MR imaging biomarkers of mood, anxiety, and psychosis across hormonal transitions
Poster #12
302-01-012 Semra Etyemez - Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, United States of America
No recording
#00029 Shared Neural Substrates of Attentional Bias in Anxiety and Mood Disorders: A Task-fMRI Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis
Poster #13
302-01-013 Jiayu Wu - Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
#00102 MRI assessment of neurotransmitter-associated structural brain alterations in borderline personality disorder
Poster #14
302-01-014 Michela Pievani - IRCCS Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
Abstract Withdrawn No recording
#00119 Structural and Functional Imaging Study on Primary Insomnia with Different Traditional Chinese medicine syndromes
Poster #15
302-01-015 yinghua wu - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
No recording
#00135 Predicting individual fatigue levels using mental imagery task-derived brain activity and connectivity features
Poster #16
302-01-016 Dina von Werder - Translational Neuromodeling Unit (TNU), Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
No recording
#00113 Social Support Shapes Cortical Morphometry in Postpartum Depression: A Surface-Based MRI Study
Poster #17
302-01-017 Bochao Cheng - Charite Berlin, Berlin, Germany
No recording
#00077 The cerebellum as a key connector hub across multiple brain networks in borderline personality disorder
Poster #18
302-01-018 Elettra Capogna - IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
#00129 White Matter Microstructural Deviations in Psychosis: A Normative Modelling Approach Using NODDI and Aggregate G-Ratio
Poster #19
302-01-019 Kofoworola Agunbiade - Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
No recording
#00100 Multivariate association between psychosocial environment, behaviors, and white matter in adolescent depression
Poster #20
302-01-020 XUE HUANG - Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No recording
Meeting Rooms I - IV
4 presentations
Moderators: Peter Barker, John Port
Invited Talk Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²)
14:30 - 14:50
301-04-001
Artemis Zavaliangos-Petropulu - David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk Multi-Center Study of MRS: Challenges & Approaches
14:50 - 15:10
301-04-002
Georg Oeltzschner - Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, United States of America
No recording
Invited Talk Data Harmonization of Neuroimaging Data
15:10 - 15:30
301-04-003
Sofie Valk, PhD - Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain, Leipzig, Germany
No recording
Invited Talk Panel Discussion: Where We Are & Future Direction
15:30 - 15:50
301-04-004
Peter Barker - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
Stefan Kaiser - Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
John Port - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Break
304-03 Speaker Upload Available
15:50 - 16:20
Foyer
Meeting Rooms I - IV
2 presentations
Moderators: Xiaoqi Huang, Peiying Liu
Invited Talk Summary of Advancing MR in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
16:20 - 16:30
301-05-001
Xiaoqi Huang - Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Invited Talk Poster/Oral Awards Announcement
16:30 - 16:45
301-05-002
Peiying Liu - University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States of America
Lijing Xin - Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
No syllabus uploaded No recording
Adjournment
16:45

Submissions Closed

Abstract submissions for this conference closed on 9 June 2026 at 23:59 UTC.

Stipend Applications

Financial support may be available for qualifying attendees.

Stipend applications are now closed.

Organizing Committee

co-chair
Xiaoqi Huang, MD_PhD
co-chair
Lijing Xin, PhD
Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
co-chair
Peiying Liu, PhD
University of Maryland
Baltimore, United States of America

Committee Members

John Port, MD_PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States of America
Yuhei Takado, MD_PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
Chiba, Japan
Anouk Schrantee, PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fei Du, PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
Harvard Medical School
Boston, United States of America
Peter Barker, PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, United States of America
Ralf Mekle, PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Ravichandran Rajkumar, PhD
WS 98 - Psychiatry Organizers
RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Aachen, Germany
Antonia Kaiser, PhD
WS 98 - Trainee Observers
CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Dost Ongur, MD_PhD
WS 98 - Consultants to the Organizing Committee
McLean Hospital
Belmont, United States of America
Qiyong Gong, MD_PhD
WS 98 - Consultants to the Organizing Committee
Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
Kim Do, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
Lausanne University (Lausanne, CH)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Valerio Zerbi, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Alessandra Griffa, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
Leenaards Memory Centre CHUV Lausanne University
Lausanne, Switzerland
Matthias Kirschner, MD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
Ileana Jelescu, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
CHUV | Lausanne University Hospital
Dimitrios Karampinos, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Ines Khadimallah, PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Paul Klauser, MD_PhD
WS 98 - Local Organizing Committee
Lausanne University Hospital & University of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland

Registration

Registration is SOLD OUT.

Please email registrar@ismrm.org to be added to the waiting list.

Important Deadlines

Early Registration Deadline: 24 July 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC

Registration Rates

- SOLD OUT - Attendee Registration Rates with Accommodations

Registrant Type Fee
Member
2026 dues required
Early: $1670.00
Late: $1770.00
Nonmember
Early: $1945.00
Late: $2045.00
Trainee / Emeritus Member or ISMRT Technologist / Radiographer Member
2026 dues required; Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $1390.00
Late: $1390.00
Trainee Nonmember or Nonmember Technologist / Radiographer
Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $1540.00
Late: $1540.00
These fees include:
  • Accommodations for the nights of 24-27 Aug (checking out 28 Aug)
  • Workshop registration and materials
  • 3 lunches
  • All morning and afternoon coffee/snack breaks during the workshop

- SOLD OUT - Attendee Registration Rates without Accommodations

Registrant Type Fee
Member
2026 dues required
Early: $775.00
Late: $875.00
Nonmember
Early: $1050.00
Late: $1150.00
Trainee / Emeritus Member or ISMRT Technologist / Radiographer Member
2026 dues required; Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $495.00
Late: $495.00
Trainee Nonmember or Nonmember Technologist / Radiographer
Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $645.00
Late: $645.00
These fees include:
  • Workshop registration and materials
  • 3 lunches
  • All morning and afternoon coffee/snack breaks during the workshop

- SOLD OUT - Attendee Registration Rates with Shared Accommodations

Registrant Type Fee
Member
2026 dues required
Early: $1225.00
Late: $1325.00
Nonmember
Early: $1500.00
Late: $1600.00
Trainee / Emeritus Member or ISMRT Technologist / Radiographer Member
2026 dues required; Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $945.00
Late: $945.00
Trainee Nonmember or Nonmember Technologist / Radiographer
Trainees include postdocs, residents, fellows, and technologists
Early: $1095.00
Late: $1095.00
These fees include:
  • Accommodations for the nights of 24-27 Aug (checking out 28 Aug)
  • Workshop registration and materials
  • 3 lunches
  • All morning and afternoon coffee/snack breaks during the workshop

To register at the Shared Room rate, DO NOT REGISTER ONLINE. Use the printable room share form at the bottom of this page.

IMPORTANT: We do not find a roommate for you. If you do not already have a roommate at the time of registration, you will need to register at the full, private-room registration rate.

If you do have a roommate, the Registrar must receive both individuals' registration forms before either will be processed.

Cancellation Policy

  • All registration cancellation requests must be received via email only at registrar@ismrm.org by the above deadline, 24 July 2026.
  • Refunds are subject to a 20% cancellation fee.
  • There will be no refunds after the above deadline.
  • Registrations are not transferrable. No attendee may substitute for another.


Need an invoice or paying by cheque or wire?

You MUST register by filling out the printable registration form below and sending it to the Registrar for an invoice to be generated.

Special Notes

Receive the member discount on your registration by joining the ISMRM or ISMRT before you register!

  • Past members can simply log in here and either pay 2026 dues or apply for 2026 membership. Please do not create a new profile.
  • If you have never been a member of either ISMRM or ISMRT, please create a new profile here and then apply for membership.

Once your membership is approved, your registration options will automatically have the member discount!

Questions? Call us at +1 (510) 841-1899 or email membership@ismrm.org.


Accessibility & Dietary Needs

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, food allergy, or other special need, advance notification will help us better accommodate you. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program.


Visa Letter

If you need a Visa letter, please download and complete this self-fillable PDF letter.


Nearby Housing

For those registering without accommodations at the Starling Hotel, the following are some hotels near the venue. You will need to book your own accommodations with whichever hotel you choose.


Attica Résidences (~12-min walk to the Starling)

Rte Cantonale 19, 1025 Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland, +41796381790

SwissTech Hotel (~14-min walk to the Starling)

Rte Louis Favre 10B, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland, +41216940610

Zleep Hotel Lausanne-Chavannes (~15-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue Centrale 39, 1022 Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland, + +41215034400

Moxy Lausanne City (Marriott) (~21-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue de la Vigie 3, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, ++41215460530

ibis Styles Lausanne Center Mad House (~25-min metro ride to the Starling)

Pl. de l'Europe 6, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, +41213406999

Hôtel des Voyageurs Boutique (~25-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue Grand-Saint-Jean 19, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, +41213199111

Supporters

The ISMRM wishes to thank the following supporter for their contributions to ISMRM Workshop on Advancing Translational MR Neuroimaging: Towards Imaging Biomarkers in Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration:

Additional Supporters

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) acknowledges and thanks its Corporate Members for their continued support of the Society:

Bronze Corporate Members

Accreditation Information

CME Credit Hours
11.0

ACCME Accreditation

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association has an agreement of mutual recognition of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), the accreditation body for European countries. Physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to UEMS-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education CME credits (ECMECs) should contact the UEMS at mutualrecognition@uems.eu.

Activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ that take place within a member country of the UEMS are not eligible for conversion to ECMECs under this agreement.

ACCME Accreditation: The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Declarations of Financial Interests

from All Workshop Participants

The ISMRM is committed to:

  • Ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all Continuing Medical Education programs; and
  • Presenting CME activities that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and are independent of commercial interests.

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by the ISMRM are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to the ISMRM. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by the ISMRM in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by the ISMRM to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by the ISMRM.

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For Presenters & Attendees

Presentation Submission Guidelines

We strongly recommend uploading your presentation before the workshop. All presentations must be uploaded by 12:00 pm local time the day prior to your presentation.


Your presentations will be created or uploaded within ECHO. Please log in to ECHO, select My Conferences and then My Sessions and select the action button (Upload or Edit) to begin the process. For details and requirements for specific presentation types, please find your presentation type below.


On-Site Presentation Computers & Software Provided

  • Internet access is NOT available on presentation computers.
  • The Windows computer will have the latest versions of the following software:
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • The Apple computer will have the latest versions of the following software:
  • MacOS
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Apple Keynote
  • Installation of any additional software will not be permitted.


Loading Your Presentation On-Site

  • It is not possible to load your presentation once your session has begun. Please pre-load your presentation as early as possible.
  • You must use the provided computer at the presenter podium or table. There will be no connection to use your own laptop at the lectern.
  • Power Pitch slides CANNOT be submitted on-site. They must be submitted in Echo before the event.
  • There is no speaker ready room.
  • The pre-loaded version does not need to be your final version, as long as you load your final version before the aforementioned deadline. Draft versions can be loaded and later updated. You can do this simply to test the fonts, animations, and videos, and then bring your final version in before your scheduled time. By loading a draft version, any potential issues can be discovered and corrected prior to presentation.
  • Since editing time will be limited, please ensure that all fonts appear as expected and all sound/video clips are functioning properly. PowerPoint users can EMBED FONT to ensure your text appears as intended. Commercial fonts and Apple system fonts cannot be embedded. It is recommend to avoid these types of fonts.


Slide Presentation Guidelines

Showing Your Presentation

  • The A/V staff will start each presentation.
  • Once the presentation is launched, you will control the presentation from the lectern using a standard computer mouse.
  • The left button will advance to the next slide and start movies.
  • The right button will reverse to the previous slide. (Mac PowerPoint users will bring up a menu when the right mouse button is pressed.)
  • The mouse will also function as a pointer. No laser pointers are provided.
  • The sessions are digitally captured and a laser pointer cannot be recorded.
  • There will not be a keyboard. If you do not want the mouse pointer to disappear during the presentation, please consult the A/V staff when loading.


Preferred Presentation Formatting

  • This workshop will use a high-definition 16:9 format screen (see illustration), which can support a wide screen format.
  • To use the widescreen format, check your PAGE SETUP setting before creating your presentation.
  • Older versions of PowerPoint may have 4:3 as the default setting. Make sure to change this to ON-SCREEN SHOW (16:9) in order to make full use of the presentation screen.
  • Changing this setting after the presentation has been created can cause format issues on slides.
  • A presentation in the 4:3 format can be shown, but there will be black bars on both sides of the image (see example).
  • Video files should be embedded into the presentation. Do not use linked video files.
  • If using a video file for your presentation, it is imperative that it is tested on-site as early as possible to ensure it will play on the provided computers.
  • If a video does not play on the provided computers, it may take hours to fix, if it can be fixed at all.
  • Please note, just changing the file extension does not convert the file. Both free and commercial software is available for that purpose.
  • Set your presentation to Loop Continuously to prevent an accidental ending of recording during capture. This option is found under the SLIDE SHOW -> SETUP SLIDE SHOW menu in PowerPoint.
  • Please REMOVE ALL HYPERLINKS from any web address or e-mail addresses in your presentation. Simply highlight the text and select REMOVE HYPERLINK. An accidental click on a link will interrupt your presentation.


ISMRM Policy Regarding Presentation Slides

Content of CME activities will be restricted to pure science, industry issues, and operation of devices, and should not include any advertising, corporate logos, trade names or a product group message of an ACCME-defined ineligible company.

Presentations must give a balanced view of therapeutic options and use of generic names will contribute to this impartiality. Trade names or company names should only be used if essential. If included, where available trade names from several companies should be used, not just trade names from a single company.

How to Make a Video from Your Slideshow

Presenters can produce videos from their PowerPoint or Keynote slideshows. There are three main requirements for all videos submitted for inclusion in this conference:

Video Resolution: 1280x720 (720p)Video File Format: .MP4 (H.264 codec) Maximum video file size: 325 MB

Tips for Audio Recording:

  • Find a small, quiet space to record in.
  • Turn off loud machines and fans, especially air conditioners and heaters.
  • Avoid spaces with echo. Rooms with bare walls, such as bathrooms and kitchens, often produce noticeable echo.
  • Sound dampening (echo reduction) is easy and can be done with blankets, carpeting, curtains, furniture, and clothing. Soft items hung on a wall are great sound dampeners.
  • A closet full of clothes is a great space for recording.
  • Record yourself with a good headset or external microphone. Position the microphone just to the side of your mouth to reduce "pops" (bursts of air hitting the microphone, such as those produced by the letters p and b).
  • Avoid using a built-in microphone, such as on a laptop computer or webcam.
  • Speak loudly, clearly, and forcefully, as if you were outdoors and speaking to a group. The audience will not want to have to interpret mumbling or quiet speaking, and will lose interest or move on to the next video.
  • Make a brief test recording and review both the sound and picture quality. You may also want to double-check the MP4 format and bit rate before recording the entire presentation. Make adjustments if needed.


Making a Video in Microsoft PowerPoint

How to record narration and timings in PowerPoint: Microsoft Support Article

  • In the menu bar, click File
  • Click Export
  • Click Create a Video
  • In the Presentation Quality drop-down, select Internet Quality (1280 x 720)
  • Click Create Video
  • In the Save As dialog, go to the Save as type box and select "MPEG-4 Video (*.mp4)".
  • Enter a name in the File name box. Be sure to name your file according to the instructions on this website, under the appropriate tab for your presentation type.

For more detailed instructions, please visit Microsoft's website.

Be sure to select your version of PowerPoint from the options above "Save as a video file" to ensure the instructions cover your version of the software.


Making a Video in Apple Keynote

How to record narration and timings in Keynote: Apple Support Article

  • Click on the service menu on top of your screen File → Export To → Movie
  • If you recorded a narration, you can click the Playback pop-up menu, then choose Slideshow Recording. If you want the slides to advance by themselves, you can leave the option Self-Playing.
  • If you choose Self-Playing you can enter the time you want the next slide or build to advance. These timings apply only to click events.
  • On the Resolution drop-down menu, click Custom and enter 1280px x 720px. Be sure to select the H.246 option. This is .mp4 and it is going to work on any device and software.
  • Click Next…
  • Enter a name in the Save As field. Be sure to name your file according to the instructions on this website, under the appropriate tab for your presentation type.
  • To choose where to save the presentation, click the arrow next to the Where pop-up menu, then choose a location in the dialog. For example, it can be on the desktop. The default location Keynote chooses is the Keynote folder on your iCloud.
  • Finally, Click Export.

For more detailed instructions, please visit Apple's website.

Other software that can produce .MP4 files such as Camtasia or Zoom are also acceptable as long as the above file requirements are met.


Traditional Poster Guidelines

A traditional poster presentation combines a visual display on a poster board of the highlights of research with a question-and-answer opportunity. You will be assigned a time period during which you should be present at your poster for discussion and questions. In addition, the poster will be available for viewing by attendees during all hours the workshop is open.

Note: You must print your own poster, and it should be done before you leave for the workshop. Do not expect printing services on-site.

Measurements

Each presenter is assigned a square space with maximum dimensions of 36 inches wide by 36 inches high (approx. 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm). Posters exceeding these measurements (i.e., extending into areas reserved for other posters) may be removed.

Posters will be attached to their spaces with either tape or push-pins, which will be provided at the workshop.

Suggestions for Preparing Scientific Posters

Content
  • The poster should show the full title of your submission.
  • Text should be brief and well organized, presenting only enough data to support your conclusions.
  • The text should make clear the significance of your research.
  • The text should include (most likely as separate elements of the poster) your hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions.


Design
  • A clear, simple, uncluttered arrangement is the most attractive and the easiest to read.
  • For best legibility, it is suggested that the title lettering be at least 2 inches (5cm) high, with authors' names and affiliations smaller.
  • All lettering should be legible from a distance of approximately 5 feet (1.5m). It is suggested that font size should be at least 24 point, in bold style. The typeface chosen should be a simple and clear one (e.g., Helvetica). Titles should be in all upper case letters. The remainder of the text should be in a combination of upper and lower case letters.
  • Color should be used sparingly, to provide contrast. The featured parts of the poster can be highlighted with warm colors, and the less important parts can be done in cool colors. Some suggestions for color combinations are as follows: Green on white, red on white, black on white, blue on white, white on blue, and white on black.
  • Illustrations should be simple and eye-catching, with unnecessary detail left out. If possible, convert tables to graphic displays. Pie graphs can be used to show parts of a whole, line graphs can be used to show trends or changing relationships, and bar graphs can be used to show volumes.
  • Photos should be enlarged enough to show relevant detail.
  • Standard computer printouts usually are not effective on posters, because the type is too small and the lines are too thin to be seen from a distance.
  • Patient confidentiality must be protected. No names should appear in illustrations.


Travel & Hotel Information

Welcome to the

Starling Hotel Lausanne

Rte Cantonale 31 1025 Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland

Airport

The Geneva International Airport (GVA) is the closest international airport to Lausanne, Switzerland. It is about 62 km/38.5 miles away and is about a 45-minute car ride.

Car Rental

Car rental companies at GVA can be viewed here.

Taxis

Information about taxi company services from GVA can be found here.

Rideshare

Uber is available at GVA Airport.

Public Transportation

The CFF Railway Station of GVA is directly accessible from the Check-In and Arrivals sections. There are multiple lines that go to Lausanne, and most take 50 minutes to an hour. Click here for time tables, to purchase tickets, and for ticket discounts.

The hotel offers free shuttles (on request) between Morges and Lausanne train station.

Schedule: Monday to Friday 07:00 – 10:30 & 16:30 – 21:30.


Metro

Attendees can take the M1 metro line from the Lausanne Flon station, which stops at the EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) station. It is about a 12-minute walk to the Starling Hotel Lausanne from EPFL.

Bus

Alternatively, attendees can take the bus from neighboring town Morges and get on MBC Bus 701. Once the bus reaches the EPFL Scientific Park, it is about a 4-minute walk to the Starling Hotel Lausanne.

Parking

Parking in the Starling Hotel Lausanne’s car park is included with hotel accommodations. Those without accommodations can still park at the venue at CHF17.00 per day.

Accommodations

DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, REGISTRATION WITH HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. ALTERNATIVE HOTEL OPTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW.


Hotel accommodations are included with registration fees only if they are selected during registration. There is a limited amount of hotel rooms secured for this workshop. It is possible rooms will sell out prior to the early registration deadline; please register as soon as possible to secure a room before the room block is filled. Registration with accommodations only include the nights of 24-27 August 2026 (check-out is on the 28th). Limited rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees extending their stay prior to or after these dates may do so at their own expense. Check-in is 15:00 on the day of arrival, and check-out is 11:00 on day of departure.

Attendees who opt out of registration with accommodations are responsible for their own hotel bookings and fees.


For those registering without accommodations at the Starling Hotel Lausanne, the following alternative hotels are near the workshop hotel or Lausanne’s Métro system, which has a stop at EPFL for a quick walk to the venue:


Attica Résidences (~12-min walk to the Starling)

Rte Cantonale 19, 1025 Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland, +41796381790

SwissTech Hotel (~14-min walk to the Starling)

Rte Louis Favre 10B, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland, +41216940610

Zleep Hotel Lausanne-Chavannes (~15-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue Centrale 39, 1022 Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland, + +41215034400

Moxy Lausanne City (Marriott) (~21-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue de la Vigie 3, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, ++41215460530

ibis Styles Lausanne Center Mad House (~25-min metro ride to the Starling)

Pl. de l'Europe 6, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, +41213406999

Hôtel des Voyageurs Boutique (~25-min metro ride to the Starling)

Rue Grand-Saint-Jean 19, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland, +41213199111