How can MRI overcome challenges in multiple sclerosis

This symposium brings the community together to address the critical role of MRI in advancing the diagnosis and prognosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). With the upcoming updates to the McDonald diagnostic criteria, this session necessitates cross-disciplinary dialogues to explore how MRI innovations can meet the clinical needs and help tackle diagnostic challenges. The session will also emphasize bridging gaps between clinical insights and engineering advancements, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration between clinicians, radiologists, and MR researchers.

Session duration:	90m
Intended audience:	Neuroscientists, Engineers, Clinicians, Physicists, Radiologists, Neuroimmunologists, Neuropathologists

Moderators:

Myrte Strik and Sonia Waiczies (Confirmed: No)

Session description

This session will be about uncovering the remaining challenges in the diagnosis and prognosis in multiple sclerosis. The objective of this session is to bring the various disciplines together to start overcoming these challenges with the help of MRI.

Objectives

1. Highlight the diagnostic and prognostic challenges in MS and related disorders.

2. Discuss how advanced MRI techniques can address unmet clinical needs.

3. Bridge the gap between engineering innovations and clinical applications.

4. Foster collaboration between clinicians, MR scientists, and engineers.

Program structure

Introduction (5 min)
Presentation by Françoise Durand-Dubief: How MRI is used in diagnosis of multiple sclerosis - new Mcdonald’s diagnostic criteria (10 min)
Presentation by Nima Mahmoudi, Charité: MRI in treatment management of multiple sclerosis (10 min)
Presentation by Adil Maarouf, Aix-Marseille Université: Ultrahigh field MRI applications in multiple sclerosis (10 min)
Presentation by Maria Sofia Martire, San Raffaele: MRI-neuropathology in multiple sclerosis (10 min)
Presentation by Alessandro Cagol, University of Basel: Advanced MR imaging in multiple sclerosis (10 min)
Presentation by Ismail Koubiyr, Amsterdam UMC: Network neuroscience in multiple sclerosis (10 min)
Questions and Answers - Challenges left to be answered for the multiple sclerosis field (20 min)