# Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA) 32nd Annual International Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $20,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
The objective of the 32nd Annual Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Angiography is to provide a forum for
basic scientists, clinician scientists, clinical staff, and industry interested in MR angiography techniques to
exchange ideas and share the latest research and clinical developments. The Workshop is the annual meeting
of the Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA).
At this meeting, emerging techniques and exciting new applications to visualize the vascular system, measure
and display blood flow and improve patient outcomes will be presented. MR angiography is an important
clinical tool that is applied to millions of patients annually and accounts for an estimated 10% of all MR
procedures. Recent advances in time-resolved imaging, low-contrast and non-contrast imaging, novel contrast
agents, post-processing and display techniques, flow measurements and flow visualization, artificial
intelligence, as well other innovations, continue to make MRA a dynamic, cutting-edge area of interest for
scientific investigation. A major goal of this SMRA Workshop is to provide scientists, clinicians, and particularly
trainees with diverse background with the opportunity to build connections, pool their knowledge, and educate
each other in order to accelerate the refinement of MRA technology and critically how to apply it in clinical
practice.
Topics for the MRA Workshop will include: vascular disease mechanisms, vessel wall and plaque imaging,
quantification of blood flow dynamics, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, MRA of the
brain, heart, abdomen, and extremities; contrast agents, cardiac MR, assessment of cardiac structure and
function, clinical study design, new MRA techniques, MRI of implanted devices, technology assessment,
comparing MRI with other imaging modalities, values added by MRA, and critically translating advanced MRA
techniques into day-to-day clinical practice. The 3-day workshop will be preceded by an informative one-day
educational program that will include both fundamental and advanced lectures from international experts in the
field.
These topics and educational objectives of the 32nd Annual Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Angiography
are directly related to the NHLBI mission to provide global leadership for research, training, and education to
promote the prevention and treatment of heart and blood diseases. The scientific presentations will include
new discoveries about the causes of disease and as such contribute to the translation of basic discoveries into
clinical practice. In addition, the proposed educational activities as well as discussion among participants will
foster training and mentoring of emerging scientists and physicians. In this context, the workshop will support a
collaborative research infrastructure, including participants from academic institutions and industry.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10071098
- **Project number:** 1R13HL154799-01
- **Recipient organization:** CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** John Paul Finn
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10071098

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10071098, Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA) 32nd Annual International Conference (1R13HL154799-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10071098. Licensed CC0.

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