Magnetic Resonance Angiography Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Contrast-enhanced Mra Non-contrast Enhanced Mra Lumen Vessel Wall

External authors:

• Mahmud Mossa-Basha ( University of Washington Seattle )
• Anthony Christodoulou ( David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA )
• Calder D. Sheagren ( University of Toronto , Sunnybrook Research Institute )
• Yin Guo ( University of Washington Seattle )
• Aleksandra Radjenovic ( University of Glasgow )
• Xihai Zhao ( Tsinghua University )
• Jeremy D. Collins ( Mayo Clinic )
• Oliver Wieben ( University of Wisconsin Madison )

Abstract:

The 36th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Magnetic Resonance Angiography (SMRA), held from November 12-15, 2024, in Santiago de Chile, marked a milestone as the first SMRA conference in Latin America. Themed "The Ever-Changing Landscape of MRA", the event highlighted the rapid advancements in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), including cutting-edge developments in contrast-enhanced MRA, contrast-free techniques, dynamic, multi-parametric, and multi-contrast MRA, 4D flow, low-field solutions and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies, among others. The program featured 174 attendees from 15 countries, including 43 early-career scientists and 30 industry representatives. The conference offered a rich scientific agenda, with 12 plenary talks, 24 educational talks, 98 abstract presentations, a joint SMRA-MICCAI challenge on intracranial artery lesion detection and segmentation and a joint session with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) emphasizing accessibility, low-field MRI, and AI's transformative role in cardiac imaging. The meeting's single-track format fostered engaging discussions on interdisciplinary research and highlighted innovations spanning various vascular beds. This paper summarizes the conference's key themes,