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The Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA) was founded in 1989 as the MR Angio Club to bring together scientists, clinicians and industry with a common interest in MR Angiography (MRA). The MR Angio Club formally Incorporated as the nonprofit Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA) in 2015. The society\u2019s annual conference is widely recognized as the sole international conference exclusively devoted to MR angiography. Each year, prominent researchers and clinicians come from all over the world to attend this event and present their most up to date research results and exchange ideas. MR-related vendors also showcase their state-of-the-art products, technical advances, and clinical applications in an engaging environment intended to foster new connections and collaborations.<\/p>\n

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Board of Directors<\/h3>\n

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Early Career Committee Directors<\/span><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Education Committee Director<\/span><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Communication Committee Director<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Conference Managers:<\/h3>\n

Janette Wallace, Johanne Langford, Anna Van Vliet and Jessica Guillemette.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Past Presidents:<\/h3>\n

Jeremy Collings (2024-25), Oliver Wieben (2023-24), Xihai Zhao (2023-24), Chun Yuan (2021-22), Giles Roditi (2019-21), Michael Markl (2018-19), Richard Frayne (2017-18), James Carr (2016-17), Charles Dumoulin (2015-16), Jeffrey Maki (2014-15), Matthias Stuber (2013-14), Tim Leiner (2012-13), Winfried A. Willinek (2011-12), Graham A. Wright (2010-11), Martin R. Prince (2009-10), \u00a0J. Kevin DeMarco (2008-09), Stephen J. Riederer (2007-08), Debiao Li (2006-07), Brian K. Rutt (2005-06), \u00a0James F. M. Meaney, David A. Saloner, Frank R. Korosec, E. Kent Yucel, Philippe C. Douek, John Huston III, \u00a0Jorg F. Debatin, Dennis L. Parker, Paolo Pavone, \u00a0James E. Siebert, Georg M. Bongartz, E.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>James Potchen<\/p>\n

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* \u00a9 Wally Pruss, 2021<\/p>\n

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