Imaging for Cardiovascular Therapeutics

08:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Graham A. Wright PhD
Project Leader, Imaging for Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Device Therapeutics
Moderators: Terry Peters PhD and Graham Wright PhD

08:10

Device Therapeutic Research at Sunnybrook
Graham A. Wright PhD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

08:15

Device Therapeutic Research at Robarts
Terry M. Peters PhD
Robarts Research Institute

08:20

Imaging for Management of Chronic Total Occlusions
Brian Courtney MD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

08:40

Active Visualization of MR-Compatible Guidewires
Kevan Anderson
PhD Candidate, University of Toronto

08:50

Cardiac MRI in Electrophysiological Procedures and Device Therapy
James A. White MD
Robarts Research Institute

09:10

Towards a Medical Augmented Reality Environment for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Therapy
Cristian A. Linte
PhD Candidate, University of Western Ontario

09:20

Discussion

09:30

Poster Viewing and Coffee Break

Myocardial Therapeutics
Moderators: Rob Beanlands MD and Robert A. deKemp PhD, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

10:00

Using Gene Expression for MRI Contrast:  MagA versus Ferritin
Donna Goldhawk PhD
Lawson Health Research Institute

10:20

Towards SPECT Imaging of Transplanted Cell Survival in Canine Myocardium
Kim Blackwood
PhD Candidate, University of Western Ontario

10:30

PET imaging for the evaluation of tissue engineering and cell therapy in heart repair
Erik J. Suuronen PhD
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

10:50

Myocardial Perfusion Measurement by Prospective ECG-Gated Dynamic CT Scanning
Aaron So PhD
Lawson Health Research Institute

Vascular Therapeutics
Moderator: Alan Moody, MD

11:00

MRI of the Vulnerable Plaque
Alan Moody MD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

11:20

Quantification of Carotid Atherosclerosis using 3D Ultrasound Images
Bernard Chiu
PhD Candidate, University of Western Ontario

11:30

Vulnerable Plaque Imaging
R. Glenn Wells PhD (presented by Rob Beanlands MD)
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

11:50

Development and Validation of Novel MR Contrast Agents for Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging
John Ronald  (presented by Brian Rutt PhD)
University of Western Ontario

Noon

Lunch