SMRA2021 VIRTUAL
33rd Annual International Conference
Communication & Collaboration through Connection (3Cs)
Virtual meeting (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
September 10 to 12, 2021″
This meeting is aimed at radiologists, technologists, physicists and other imaging scientists who want to increase their knowledge of Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Vascular Imaging. Plenary sessions with panel discussions will be focused on international collaboration, clinical and basic research communication. Our Scientific program will run in tandem with educational sessions, hot topic discussions, and mentoring/careers advice plus sessions edicated to diversity and equality within the wider MRA community. In partners with MICCAI, a Grand Challenge on “Machine Learning in Vascular Image Analysis” will be offered with the final winner selected at the meeting.
| Tickets Available | Cost (USD) | Ticket Description |
| Members | $50 | If you are an SMRA member or you would like to become a member this year, please purchase this ticket at the member discount rate. SMRA Memberships are free this year with your registration. See the SMRA Membership page for the full list of benefits. |
| Non-Members | $80 | If you do not wish to become a member of SMRA this year, but still want to attend the meeting, please purchase this ticket at full price. |
| Members from Low-Income Countries as per The World Bank classifications | Free | If you would like to become a member of SMRA this year and the income level of the country in which you are currently living is listed as low income, please select this ticket. To verify your country’s classification, visit the Alphabetical Listing of Countries in the World Bank Category Listing Once you have selected your country, you will find the income level classification in the top right of the page. |
| Non-Members from Low-Income Countries as per The World Bank classifications | Free | If you do not wish to become a member of SMRA this year, but still want to attend the meeting and the income level of the country in which you are currently living is listed as low income, please select this ticket. To verify your country’s classification, visit the Alphabetical Listing of Countries in the World Bank Category Listing Once you have selected your country, you will find the income level classification in the top right of the page. |
Main Conference
Friday, September 10th – Sunday, September 12th, 2021
Mission Statement
“An international group of scientists and clinicians devoted to the development, application and promotion of MR imaging techniques to visualize the cardiovascular system and to improve patient care”.
President:
Giles Roditi
Organizers:
Chun Yuan, Xihai Zhao, Richard Frayne, Aleksandra Radjenovic, Elizabeth M. Hecht, Niranjan Balu, Anthony G. Christodoulou
Carson Hoffman, Hideki Ota
Key Dates
| Abstract system opening | Saturday, May 15, 2021 (closed) |
| Abstract submission deadline | Wednesday, June 23, 2021(closed) |
| Acceptance notifications | Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 (closed) |
| Uploading video deadline | Sunday, Aug 15, 2021 |
| Registration deadline | Friday, Sept 3, 2021 |
| Program online | Tuesday, Sept 7, 2021 |
| Meeting start | Friday, Sept 10, 2021 |
| Meeting end | Sunday Sept 12, 2021 |
| Program offline (end of questions) | Friday, Sept 17, 2021 |
Annual Keynote Lectures
SMRA Annual Keynote Lectures formally recognize Dr. Sadamoto‘s and Dr Prince’s long-standing contributions & commitment to the SMRA.
Grand Challenge: SMRA Carotid Artery Vessel Wall Segmentation Challenge
The aim of this challenge is automatic segmentation of lumen and outer wall boundaries from black-blood 3D carotid vessel wall MRI (3D-MERGE sequence).
Training datasets with human annotated contours for lumen and outer wall are provided. Test datasets will be released after participants submit their docker
containers for evaluation.
Top teams will be invited to present at SMRA 2021 and their reports will be evaluated by a panel of experts to select the winner.
Detailed and updated instructions for participation are hosted on the Grand Challenge Website.
Call for abstracts
Key dates of the Grand Challenge:
| Training data released: | Jan, 2021 |
| Docker container submission deadline: | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Top 10 candidates announcement: | Aug 1, 2021 |
| Report submission by top 10 candidates: | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Presentations by top 10 candidates at SMRA 2021: | Sep 10-12, 2021 |
| Final three winners announcement at SMRA 2021: | Sep 12, 2021 |
Please register on the grand challenge website to access the data and participate in this SMRA grand challenge:
CPD/CME
The meeting is designed to achieve up to 12 credits in accordance with the CPD scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists
Code of Conduct
By participating in a virtual SMRA event, individuals agree to comply with SMRA code of conduct to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Endorsed By:
2021 Annual Meeting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1R13HL144016-01 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the NIH; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.