Workshop on Recent Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Bogazici University, Turkey on June 20th, 2017

Dr. Maria del C. Valdés Hernandez and Dr. Esin Öztürk Işık effectuated a half-day workshop on 'Recent Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging' on June 20th, 2017 to discuss several recent advances in hardware and software, including MR compatible devices, novel data acquisition protocols, and image analysis and processing for diagnosis, follow-up and survival prediction of diseases. This half-day workshop aims to disseminate and discuss new ideas and related research on the theme, done not only at the Bogazici University but on other centres, specifically in Istanbul University (Turkey), Acibadem University (Turkey), Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), and University of Edinburgh (UK). The workshop was sponsored by the Royal Society through the Newton Mobility Grant Scheme. Attendees from diverse backgrounds were from the Informatics, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS), QMRI Centre for Reproductive Health,Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS), and The Roslin Institute of the University of Edinburgh, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering of Bogazici University, and the Department of Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia."

Full list of participants to the workshop

Note:  CCBS: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, R(D)SVS: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies 

List of talks in the workshop

 Prof. Tamer Demiralp (Istanbul University) – Current neuroimaging studies at Hulusi Behcet Life Sciences Research Laboratory of Istanbul University

 Ani Kicik (PhD Candidate, Istanbul University) – Functional connectivity alterations in Parkinson’s disease 

 Assoc. Prof. Asli Demirtas Tatlidede (Istanbul University) – Functional network connectivity in Alzheimer disease

 Assoc. Prof. Alpay Ozcan (Acibadem University) – Complete Fourier direct MRI for diffusion

 Asst. Prof. Ozgur Kocaturk (Bogazici University) –Novel device applications for interventional MRI

 Asst. Prof. Maria Valdes-Hernandez (University of Edinburgh) – Advanced image processing techniques for the study of cerebral small vessel disease

 Muhammad Febrian Rachmadi (University of Edinburgh) – Producing Voxel-Based Age Map of Brain MRI

 Sevim Cengiz (PhD Candidate, Bogazici University) – Advances in magnetic resonance spectroscopic image processing

 Rafael Ortiz Ramón (University of Edinburgh) – Texture analysis on magnetic resonance images to identify patients with a recent stroke

 Gokce Hale Hatay (PhD Candidate , Bogazici University) –Compressed sensing approaches for faster arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging

 Asst. Prof. Esin Ozturk Isik (Bogazici University) –Prediction of IDH mutation status of gliomas based on MR spectroscopic imaging in clinical settings

 Elif Kurt (PhD Candidate, Istanbul University) – Functional connectivity alterations in social anxiety disorder

 Dr. Cigdem Ulasoglu Yildiz (Istanbul University) - Functional and structural connectivity alterations in spino-cerebellar ataxia

Some pictures from the workshop