2024 ISMRM (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine) & ISMRT (International Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists) Annual Meeting was held in Singapore from May 4 to 9, 2024. It is the largest and highest-level international academic event in the field of magnetic resonance in radiology, aiming to promote academic exchange, research, development and application of related topics in the realm of medical and biological magnetic resonance. This annual meeting covers a wide range of topics such as technical progress, clinical application and scientific research findings in magnetic resonance, etc. Under the leadership of Yang Jian, Director of Department of Radiology of the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH) of Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), an 18-member team was invited to participate in this grand event. Director Yang Jian was invited to deliver a themed lecture. Young physicians and technicians from Department of Radiology displayed 12 poster presentations, showcasing the strength of FAH on the international stage.
At the invitation of the Organizing Committee of 2024 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting, Director Yang Jian contributed a themed lecture entitled "Infant MRI Acquisition & Safety Issues" in the session of "Advances in Perinatal MRI". This topic was organized by the Pediatrics Group of ISMRM, focusing on the promotion and sharing of basic and cutting-edge knowledge of perinatal MRI technologies. During the lecture, Professor Yang Jian illustrated the development history of infant MRI, preparations before infant MRI examination, sedation, scanning sequence selection, noise and SAR value safety protection and other basic and novel technological progress based upon the team's clinical and research experience for over 10 years, which provided comprehensive frontier knowledge reference for clinical implementation of safe and effective infant MRI examination. After the lecture, the participants actively communicated with Professor Yang Jian and shared clinical experience and thoughts regarding infant MRI examination, laying a solid foundation for formulating expert consensus or guidelines for infant MRI examination.
Department of Radiology contributed 12 poster presentations, covering multiple topics such as infant brain development, transcranial magnetic stimulation for cerebral palsy, elastic imaging of lung cancer, age estimation of adolescent knee joint by MRI, cognitive impairment of end-stage kidney disease, post-infection fatigue of COVID-19, cognitive dysfunction of high-risk non-disabling ischemic cerebrovascular events, and abnormal brain network of primary dysmenorrhea, etc.
