(updated on Sept. 8th)
Dear Spinal Cord MRI community members, dear colleagues,
We are pleased to welcome you to the “Spinal Cord MR Imaging: current trends and breakthroughs” that will take place on Wednesday October 8th, 2025, in Marseille.
During this scientific day, advanced and cutting-edge MR methodologies dedicated to the investigation of the normal and pathological spinal cord will be covered, including specific talks on quantitative, functional, ultra-high-field and parallel transmit methods, as well as RF coil development, clinical applications, and post-processing techniques.
Morning and afternoon sessions will conclude with a Round Table dedicated to multicenter studies and the community’s wish list. Two Power-Pitch sessions are also scheduled to showcase the latest research from across the community. Please note that the submission period is now closed.
🗓️ Full Program :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bzLwY_hRHIZkAfgvKCt3-IbG4Ru-t6GW/view?usp=sharing
📍 SC MRI Workshop Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jEKZLjeVBSSNQD4Z6
CERIMED amphitheater, Faculté de Médecine, Campus La Timone, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille
🎯 Register HERE
Registration is free but mandatory. Number of seats is limited. Please sign up only if you are sure you can attend. If the number of participants exceeds the initial prevision, a small contribution may be requested for the lunch box. Registration will close on Sept 20th.
This event is supported by NeuroSchool, IRME, Institut Marseille Imaging and FLI.
For more information, please contact: virginie.callot@univ-amu.fr
📢 The SC MRI Workshop is scheduled ahead of the European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) meeting (October 9th to 11th, Palais du Pharo, Le Vieux-Port), with pre-conference events also scheduled for October 8th.
On October 7th, the day before the SC MRI workshop, the CRMBM will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an afternoon scientific session (in English). The program and registration are available online.
We look forward to seeing you in Marseille for exciting discussions that will surely bring our community even closer together!
Virginie, Aurélien, Nilser, Charles
| 8h30 | Welcome | |||
| 9h00 | Opening | |||
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9h10 |
Beyond conventional MRI / Part 1 |
Kaissar Farah | CHU Timone, Neurosurgery department, Marseille (France) | Anatomy of the spinal cord and neurosurgeon needs |
| Anne Kerbrat | CHU Rennes, Neurology department, INRIA / Empenn team, Rennes (France) | Clinical focus on Multiple Sclerosis, lesions and motor tracts | ||
| Maryam Seif | Balgrist University Hospital, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Zürich (Switzerland) | Spinal cord injury and MR spectroscopy | ||
| 10h25 | Break | |||
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10h55 |
Beyond conventional MRI / Part 2 |
Caroline Landelle | Montreal Neurological Institute, Mc Gill University, Montreal (Canada) | fMRI and sensorimotor pathways |
| Virginie Callot | CRMBM, Marseille (France) | Ultra High Field
quantitative MRI |
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| 11h45 | Round table: Multicentric initiatives – Feedbacks and lessons learned | |||
| 12h15 | Power-pitch / Part 1 | |||
| 12h45 | Lunch Break | |||
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14h00 |
Correction and Postprocessing strategies |
Johanna Vannesjö | Norvegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim (Norvege) | T2* mapping and B0 dynamic fluctuations |
| Julien Cohen-Adad | Neuropoly, Montreal (Canada) | Spinal Cord Toolbox | ||
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14h50 |
RF coils and pTx |
Marc Dubois | Institut Fresnel, Marseille (France) | Atypical coil designs |
| Aurélien Destruel | CRMBM, Marseille (France) | Parallel Transmission imaging in the spinal cord | ||
| Christoph Aignier | Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Department, Berlin (Germany) | Universal Pulses for spinal cord | ||
| 16h05 | Break | |||
| 16h25 | Round Table : Your wishing-list | |||
| 16h55 | Power-pitch / Part 2 | |||
| 17h25 | .. Time to enjoy a cheerful aperitif together! .. | |||