BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260603T074223EDT-06032jZr0x@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260603T114223Z DESCRIPTION:\nSupported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts\, The Neuro' s Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and McGill Univers ity.\n\n\nRegister Now\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n\nHost: Udunna Ana zodo\n\n\nSpanning ultra-high and ultra-low fields for neuroscience and cl inical MR applications\n\nAbstract: \n\nMagnetic resonance imaging is a ke y modality in a wide range of clinical applications\, with over 50\,000 sy stems installed worldwide. It also plays a critical role in research studi es in cognitive neuroscience. The vast majority of scans are performed on commercial 1.5 and 3 Tesla systems.\n\nIn contrast\, this talk will highli ght two recent developments in extending the role of MRI in neuroscience r esearch. At one end of the spectrum the Dutch National 14 Tesla Initiative in Medical Science will establish the first MRI system at this field stre ngth in the world. In neuroscience the increased spatial resolution will a natomically resolve all layers of the cortex\, cerebellum\, subcortical st ructures\, and inner nuclei. Spectroscopic imaging will simultaneously mea sure excitatory and inhibitory activity\, characterizing the excitation/in hibition balance of neural circuits. In medical research (including brain disorders) we will visualize fine-grained patterns of structural abnormali ties and relate these changes to functional and molecular changes. The sig nificantly increased spectral resolution will make it possible to detect ( dynamic changes in) individual metabolites associated with pathological pa thways including molecular interactions and dynamic disease processes.\n\n At the other end of the spectrum a Wellcome Discovery Grant “Democratising Neuroimaging Research with MRI” aims at all communities regardless of eco nomic status and conducted in diverse populations by local researchers\, b ased on recent developments in very low portable MRI. The project involves : developing sustainable low-cost\, low-field MRI hardware designed specif ically for neuroimaging research in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC s): maximising image quality by combining novel acquisition\, post-process ing and AI-based image reconstruction techniques: creating an efficient da ta-handling infrastructure\, incorporating satellite-based internet access and portable data-storage devices\, facilitating robust data transfer and integration in areas with unreliable connectivity: harmonising MRI data c ollection and processing across systems enabling large-scale\, multi-centr e imaging studies in LMICs: and demonstrating effectiveness through proof- of-feasibility studies at three African sites in Cape Town\, Ibadan and Zo mba.\n\nAndrew Webb\n\nProfessor of Magnetic Resonance Physics\, Leiden Un iversity Medical Center\n\nProfessor Andrew Webb is the Professor of MR Ph ysics in the Department of Radiology at the Leiden University Medical cent er in the Netherlands. His research concentrates on the translation of new engineering concepts into the clinic\, concentrating mainly on sustainabl e open-source low field MRI. In 2020 he was the President of the European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology and helped to form t he Committee for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa. In 2 023 he was elected to the Royal Dutch National Academy of Sciences. In 201 0 he founded the Nadine Barrie Smith trust which has provided financial su pport for over 150 female undergraduate and graduate students in science a nd engineering.\n DTSTART:20260407T200000Z DTEND:20260407T210000Z LOCATION:de Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro\, Montreal Neurologi cal Institute\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University SUMMARY:Killam Seminar Series: Spanning ultra-high and ultra-low fields for neuroscience and clinical MR applications URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/event/killam-seminar-series-spanni ng-ultra-high-and-ultra-low-fields-neuroscience-and-clinical-mr-372104 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR