Opening Plenary 8:30 – 10:00

• Opening Remarks: Ye Hu (Dean, School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China) and Min Chen (Chairman, Chinese Society of Radiology, China)
• Welcome from the Scientific Chair: Huijun Chen (School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China)
• Welcome from the SMRA President: Aleksandra Radjenovic (University of Glasgow, UK)
• In Memoriam: Chuck Mistretta: Oliver Wieben (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA)
• From k-Space to AI Universe: Chun Yuan (University of Washington and University of Utah, USA) and Debiao Li (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
• Chasing the Moving Target: The Stubborn Pursuit of Coronary MRI: Claudia Prieto and Rene M. Botnar (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)
  — Martin Prince Lecture
• Panel Discussion

Scientific Session I: Non-Contrast MRA 10:20 – 12:10

• Status of non-contrast MRA in clinical practice: Jeremy Collins (Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA)
• Advanced non-contrast MRA techniques: Qin Qin (Department of Radiology, University of Washington, USA)
• ASL-based MRA and 4D MRA: Lirong Yan (Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)

Scientific Session II: Contrast-Enhanced MRA 14:00 – 15:50

• Ferumoxytol MRA: Paul Finn (Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratories / Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA, USA)
• MRI Contrast Agents – What's new?: Giles Roditi (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK)
• Beyond Lumenography: The Role of CE-MRA and Multiparametric MRI in Inflammatory Aortic Diseases: Nan Zhang (Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, China)

Scientific Session III: Head and Neck MRA 16:10 – 18:15

• Vascular Aging: Insights from MRA: Niranjan Balu (Vascular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, USA)
• Imaging High-Risk Carotid Plaque: Parametric Mapping and Wall Motion Dynamics: Huiyu Qiao (School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, China)
• Unlocking vascular signatures of brain aging with 4D Flow MRI: Leonardo A Rivera-Rivera (University of Wisconsin, USA)

SMRA Members’ Assembly 8:00 – 8:30

Plenary Session II: MRA in Clinical Trials 8:30 – 10:00

• A clinical trial to compare stenosis and vessel wall imaging in stroke diagnosis and prevention is needed: Chun Yuan (University of Washington and University of Utah, USA)
• A vascular MRI clinical trial: How I do it: Eline Kooi (Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center / CARIM, Netherlands)
• Vascular flow MRI in clinical studies: Are we there yet?: Susanne Schnell (Institute of Physics, University of Greifswald, Germany)
• Siemens Healthineers Sponsored Talk: Whole-body Vascular MRI: From Clinical Practice to What Lies Ahead: Qi Yang (Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, China)
• Bayer Sponsored Talk: Contrast-enhanced MRA: Latest guidelines and a glimpse into the future: Giles Roditi (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK)

Scientific Session IV: Cardiac and Coronary MRI 10:20 – 12:30

• Coronary MRI: Lumen and vessel wall, the power of integration: Masaki Ishida (Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, Japan)
• Blood flow and perfusion: from micro vascular to coronary artery disease: Daniel Kim (Northwestern University, USA)
• Remaining Technical Challenges in Cardiac MRI: Haikun Qi (ShanghaiTech University, China)

Scientific Session V: Vessel Wall Imaging 14:00 – 16:10

• VWI technical advancement: Debiao Li (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
• VWI for clinical applications: Scott McNally (University of Utah Health / Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, USA)
• Carotid atherosclerosis imaging and Plaque-RADS: Luca Saba (University of Cagliari—Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari–polo di Monserrato, Italy)

Scientific Session VI: Flow, Modeling, and Processing 16:30 – 18:35

• 4D Flow MRI – An Asian Perspective: Rui Li (Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Tsinghua University, China)
• 4D Flow MRI – From Basics to State of the Art: Oliver Wieben (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• Flow imaging across valves: Dana Peters (Yale School of Medicine / Yale Magnetic Resonance Research Center, USA)

Plenary Session III: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Innovations 8:30 – 10:00

• Cardiovascular Spectral CT: Hildo Lamb (Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
• Multimodal Imaging Biomarkers for Stroke Risk Stratification in Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: Xinyi Leng (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
• Relaxometry in MRA: If Vessel Walls Could Talk…, Sebastian Weingärtner (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Philips Healthcare Sponsored Talk: AI-Powered Cardiovascular MR Innovations. Queenie Chan (Philips Healthcare, Netherlands)
• Azurity Pharmaceuticals Sponsored Talk: Ferumoxytol (Ferabright™) as a Contrast Agent for MRI of Malignant Brain Neoplasms Paul Finn (Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratories, Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA, USA)

Scientific Session VII: Frontiers in Vascular Image Post-Processing 10:20 – 12:30

• AI-Powered MRA Quality Enhancement: He Wang (Fudan University, China)
• Automated vessel and wall segmentation: Huilin Zhao (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China)
• Hemodynamic Analysis in 4D Flow MRI: Ethan Johnson (Northwestern University, USA)

Plenary Session IV: Critical Decisions in Early Career MR 14:00 – 15:30

• ECC introduction: Jie Xiang (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, USA)
• Junior Fellow award presentation: Liliana Ma (Stanford University)
• Junior Fellow award presentation: Suvai Gunasekaran (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
• Navigating Career Paths in MR: Academia, Clinical Practice, and Industry: Peng Hu (School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, China)
• Securing Your First Research Funding: Lessons from North America and Asia: Lirong Yan (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA) & Xingfeng Shao (Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China)
• Inside the Editorial Box: What Top-Tier Journals Look for: Tim Leiner (Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA), & Mark E. Schweitzer (Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, USA)
• Panel Discussion: Dana Peters (Yale School of Medicine / Yale Magnetic Resonance Research Center, USA) and Haoran Li (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)

ECC Discussion 15:30 – 15:50

Scientific Session VIII: Body and Peripheral MRA 15:50 – 18:10

• Update on the Role of Imaging and Venous Interventions in the Body: Edit Dósa (Department of International Radiology, Semmelweis University, Hungary)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease: Novel MR Approaches for Guiding Management: Christof Karmonik, PhD (Translational Imaging Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute, USA)
• Virchow’s triad and the unexplained vascular link between Stroke and Pneumonia. James FM Meaney (Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital, Dublin)
• Supported by an Educational Grant from Guerbet: Next-Generation Contrast Agents for MRA and Cardiac MRI Hideki Ota (Tohoku University Hospital, Japan)

Plenary Session V: MRA in Ultra-High vs. Low-Field MRI 8:30 – 10:00

• Accelerated High-resolution MR Angiography and Venography: Pushing the Boundaries of Neurovascular Imaging: Zihao Zhang (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
• Clinical applications of black blood microvascular imaging at 3T and 7T: Danny JJ Wang (Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USA)
• Technical Progress and Clinical Challenges of MRA at Low Field: A Focus on Portable MRI Systems: Zhiyong Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
• United Imaging Sponsored Talk: Advances in Ultra-High-Field Whole-Body Cardiovascular Imaging: From Head to Toe: Shengxiang Rao (Zhongshan Hospital, China)

Closing Plenary: Emerging Challenges and Future of MRA 10:20 – 12:00

• Imaging in Large Clinical Trials of Acute Ischaemic Stroke: Binbin Sui (Beijing Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China)
• Towards a Universal Imaging Language: AI-Powered Harmonization for Clinical Quantitative Biomarker Discovery: Dinggang Shen (School of BME, ShanghaiTech University / Co-CEO, United Imaging Intelligence)
  — Sadamoto Lecture
• Panel Discussion
• Award Announcement: Jeremy Collins (Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA), Judit Csőre (Semmelweis University, Hungary), Huijun Chen (School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China), Xihai Zhao (School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China), and Aleksandra Radjenovic (University of Glasgow, UK)
• Summary of SMRA 2026: Huijun Chen (School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China) and Xihai Zhao (School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, China)
• President’s Closing Remarks: Aleksandra Radjenovic (University of Glasgow, UK)
• SMRA 2027: Paul Finn (Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratories / Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA, USA) and James FM Meaney (Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital, Dublin)