The Edinburgh Imaging Opening Symposium, took place on 30 June 2017 in the QMRI, University of Edinburgh. Image Follow the day on twitter @EdinUniImaging - for hourly news use #EIOS17 Three keynote speakers We heard from Prof Chris Boesch, Zurich in our metabolic imaging session; from Prof Zahi Fayad, New York, in our cardiovascular disease session & Prof Steve Williams, London, in our neurological disease session. Inspiring talks from members Our 12 Edinburgh Imaging members engaged us all with inspiring presentations of their innovative research, on a range of imaging related projects, including retinal imaging, optical imaging & using MRI for the evaluation of the healthy & unhealthy pregnant mother. World class facilities Guests had the opportunity to hear from Prof Joanna Wardlaw & Prof Edwin van Beek, about the world class imaging facilities Edinburgh has to offer. Our thanks to the sponsors We are extremely grateful to those who have supported this event, encouraging the sharing of information to advance healthcare through imaging science: Siemens Healthcare Bracco Diagnostic Imaging Clerk Maxwell Cancer Research Fund Recordings of the lectures: Morning - Metabolic Disease Pre-lunch - Cardiovascular Disease Afternoon - Neurological Disease Late afternoon - Translational Highlights The programme of events: Edinburgh Imaging Opening Symposium Programme 09:00 Registration 09:30 WELCOME & overview of Edinburgh Imaging Prof Wardlaw Prof van Beek CHAIR: SCOTT SEMPLE 09:40 Invited Speaker: Metabolic Imaging using MRI Chris Boesch 10:15 PET imaging to measure hot fat in a cool man – a novel strategy to improve metabolic health Roland Stimson 10:30 Multiparametric MRI of the liver – inroads into biomarkers of liver disease Jonathan Fallowfield 10:45 COFFEE CHAIR: MARC DWECK 11:15 Invited Speaker: PET-MRI of cardiovascular system Zahi Fayad 11:50 The vulnerable plaque – multimodality approaches to get to the heart of the matter Dave Newby 12:05 Facilities and Access – VIDEO Prof Wardlaw Prof van Beek 12:30 LUNCH CHAIR – GILL MACNAUGHT 13:30 Imaging in Psychiarty Steve Williams 14:05 Brain and behaviour – imaging insights into psychiatric borderlands Heather Sibley 14:20 Edinburgh Imaging Academy Andrew Farrall 14:40 Imaging Expo – PhD networking event Gerry Thompson 14:45 COFFEE CHAIR – MICHAEL THRIPPLETON 15:10 MRI for the evaluation of the healthy and unhealthy pregnant mother Fiona Denison 15:25 Retinal imaging – on the cusp of vascular and neurological diseases Tom MacGillivray 15:40 From living brain to synapses – an integrated approach. Tara Spires-Jones 15:55 Optical imaging with molecular probes Kev Dhaliwal 16:15 Closing Remarks Jonathan Seckl 16:30 RECEPTION Publication date 29 Jun, 2017
