Dr. Maria del C. Valdés Hernandez and Dr. Esin Öztürk Işık conducted 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 Boğazici University but also at other centers, specifically in Istanbul University (Turkey), Acıbadem University (Turkey), Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), and the University of Edinburgh (UK). The Royal Society sponsored the workshop 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 Boğazici 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 (İstanbul University) – Current neuroimaging studies at Hulusi Behcet Life Sciences Research Laboratory of Istanbul University

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

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

Assoc. Prof. Alpay Özcan (Acıbadem University) – Complete Fourier direct MRI for diffusion

Asst. Prof. Özgür Kocatürk (Boğazici 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, Boğazici 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

Gökçe Hale Hatay (PhD Candidate, Boğazici University) – Compressed sensing approaches for faster arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging

Asst. Prof. Esin Öztürk Işık (Boğazici University) – Prediction of IDH mutation status of gliomas based on MR spectroscopic imaging in clinical settings

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

Dr. Çiğdem Ulaşoğlu Yıldız (İstanbul University) – Functional and structural connectivity alterations in spino-cerebellar ataxia

Some pictures from the workshop