BOLD fMRI Workshop (Limited to 20 Attendees)

This full day workshop provides didactic and hands-on experience with clinical fMRI, including task-based language and motor mapping, as well as an introduction to resting-state fMRI. The aim of the workshop is to equip attendees with the foundation to begin or enhance their own clinical fMRI program.

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Erik Middlebrooks, MD | Mayo Clinic Florida
Vince Kumar, MD | University of Texas, MD Anderson

Perfusion Imaging Workshop (Limited to 30 Attendees)

This full-day workshop will cover applications of perfusion imaging related to stroke and neuro-oncology. During the first half of the workshop, we will review the basic techniques of CT perfusion and MRI perfusion techniques such as dynamic susceptibility contrast and arterial spin labeling , as they pertain to acute ischemic stroke. We will then focus on how perfusion imaging can be utilized for detection and prognostication in stroke caused by vessel occlusions through case illustrations. Lastly, through a case-based review, we will touch on the utility of perfusion imaging with respect to stroke mimics.

In the second half of this workshop, we will do a deep dive into the application of perfusion imaging in neuro-oncology. Through expert-led lectures and an interactive hands-on session, attendees will gain practical experience in post-processing and interpretation of tumor perfusion imaging. This workshop will focus on how MR perfusion can aid in further classifying brain tumors, assessing treatment response, and differentiating neoplasms from their imaging mimics, providing critical insights for clinical decision-making.

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Vivek Yedavalli, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Amit Desai, MD | Mayo Clinic

PETMR/Neurodegenerative Workshop (Limited to 30 Attendees)

This half-day workshop provides practical didactic and hands-on experience with clinical PET-MRI, including use of surface and blended images for the enhanced diagnosis of different neurological diseases. Attendees will gain familiarity with the indications, advantages and imaging appearance of PET studies for dementia, epilepsy and other diseases through a case-based review with experts.

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Timothy Shepherd, MD, PhD | NYU Langone
Maria Rosana Ponisio, MD | Washington University School of Medicine

Welcome Reception | Friday, September 19th | 5:00-7:00pm

Join us for the ASFNR 2025 Welcome Reception! During the reception we will honor the incoming Fellows of the ASFNR.