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![Conclusion
The London 2020 workshop was a success. We welcomed 83 participants, coming from different
countries including: UK, France, Italy, USA, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands.
Scientific output
• We had many constructive discussions on how to measure spinal cord cross sectional area,
which is a relevant biomarker for MS. Several software were evaluated, including SCT and JIM.
• The “spine generic MRI protocol” is finalized and available here:
http://www.spinalcordmri.org/protocols. A manuscript is in preparation.
• This project led to the establishment of normative values of quantitative MRI of the spinal
cord, and will be presented at ISMRM’2020 [Alonso-Ortiz et al., ISMRM 2020].
Next steps
• Next year’s workshop will be in London, around the same time.
• We will be focusing on ultra-high field MRI for the spinal cord and other methodological
developments for high-quality spinal cord MRI, as well as the latest applications.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/1-ferran-intro202020200507-200507161613/85/20200120-SCT-workshop-11-320.jpg)
20200120 SCT workshop
- 1. 7th Spinal CordMRI Workshop UCL, London, UK
- 2. Spinal Cord MRIWorkshop: Context • Spinal cord imaging is a vibrant research field, there are many opportunities for developing new image processing methods or to translate and adapt existing methods used in the brain. • There is increasing interest in spinal cord clinical outcomes and reflective of that, the relevance of spinal cord MRI assessment has been stressed in the latest revision (2017) of the MS diagnostic criteria. • Increasingly more research groups are working in this field, however, networking between these groups is currently minimal. • The "Spinal cord MRI workshop" series started in 2014 in Milan. Given their popularity they have been renewed annually since then.
- 3. 7th Spinal CordMRI Workshop, London UK • This year's workshop happened in London, UK in January 20-21 2020. • We received support from: Wings for Life, Spinal Research, Biospective, MS Society, Philips, Siemens, ISMRM, UCL and CMIC. • The workshop had a 2-day format, starting late in the morning of the first day and finishing at lunchtime on the second day. Each day had 4 sessions of 2 hours each. Each 2 hours session had 4 keynotes, each one of 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions from the audience. • After the 1st day of the workshop we organized a networking event, where attendees had the opportunity to chat and establish collaborations in a less formal environment. • The last day of the workshop, during the afternoon, we organized a course for the "Spinal Cord Toolbox" software. 45 people attended.
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- 5. Presentations / Speakers Long term Short term MariosYiannakas and Bhavana Solanky Rebecca Samson and Marco Battiston Sara Collorone and Marcello Moccia Francesco Grussu and Rosanna Cortese
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- 7. Networking event /Light Dinner Long term Short term Victoria House, Bloomsbury Pl, Holborn, London WC1B 4DA, United Kingdom 7 minutes walking from Institute of Education 19.30All Star Lane – Holborn
- 8. Spinal Cord ToolboxCourse Long term Short term Tuesday afternoon Bring your own computer You can use your own data Install the latest SCT version
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- 10. Alexander Altmann Arridge Barra Betcke Clarkson Drobnjak Hawkes Iglesias McClelland Mourao-Miranda Panagiotaki Stoyanov Zhang Robo cs • Clarkson •Hawkes • Stoyanov Sensors & Devices • Arridge • Betcke • Stoyanov • Alexander • Arridge • Betcke • Drobnjak • Panagiotaki • Zhang Imaging Techniques • Alexander • Arridge • Barra • Drobnjak • Hawkes • McClelland • Panagiotaki • Zhang Biophysical Modelling • Alexander • Altmann • Barra • Iglesias • McClelland • Mourao- Miranda • Zhang Image Analysis • Alexander • Arridge • Betcke • Iglesias • Alexander • Altmann • Hawkes • Mourao-Miranda Image Reconstruc on Diagnos c & Prognos c Modelling • Barra • Clarkson • Hawkes • McClelland • Stoyanov Image-Guided Interven on CMIC Est. 2005 defines cutting edge medical image computing to drive 21st century diagnostic, prognostic, and interventional systems Host institution
- 11. Conclusion The London 2020workshop was a success. We welcomed 83 participants, coming from different countries including: UK, France, Italy, USA, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands. Scientific output • We had many constructive discussions on how to measure spinal cord cross sectional area, which is a relevant biomarker for MS. Several software were evaluated, including SCT and JIM. • The “spine generic MRI protocol” is finalized and available here: http://www.spinalcordmri.org/protocols. A manuscript is in preparation. • This project led to the establishment of normative values of quantitative MRI of the spinal cord, and will be presented at ISMRM’2020 [Alonso-Ortiz et al., ISMRM 2020]. Next steps • Next year’s workshop will be in London, around the same time. • We will be focusing on ultra-high field MRI for the spinal cord and other methodological developments for high-quality spinal cord MRI, as well as the latest applications.
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