Co-organized biennially by Dr. Thomas Kahn of the University of Leipzig, Dr. Jonathan S. Lewin of Emory University, and Dr. Clare Tempany of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the Interventional MRI Symposium has brought together experts to discuss the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for planning, guiding, and monitoring interventions and surgeries since 1994. This symposium offers an exceptional opportunity to showcase your company and products to physicians and scientists from diverse backgrounds spanning research, industry, and clinical practice. You will have the chance to network, build national and international relationships, obtain valuable feedback, and forge new collaborative paths.

Research Areas

  • MRI-Guided Biopsy and Ablation
  • Interventional MRI Hardware and Devices
  • Software for MRI-Guided Procedures
  • Real-Time Imaging Techniques
  • MR Thermometry and Temperature Monitoring
  • AI Applications in Interventional MRI
  • Clinical Applications and Case Studies

Meeting Chairs

  • Thomas Kahn, MD Professor of Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  • Jonathan Lewin, MD, FACR Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurosurgery, Emory School of Medicine, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Clare Tempany, MD Ferenc Jolesz MD Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Center Director, National Center for Advanced Technologies Image Guided Therapy, Vice-Chair of Radiology Research, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Local Chairs Organizing Committee

  • Junichi Tokuda, PhD: Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Nobuhiko Hata, PhD: Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Scientific Program Committee

  • Clifford R. Weiss, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Dara Kraitchman, VMD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • David A. Woodrum, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
  • Jan Fritz, MD, NYU Langone, New York, New York, United States
  • Wacker Frank, MD, Hanover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
  • Paul Bottomley, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Faculty

TBA

Past Symposia

The Interventional MRI Symposium has a rich history of bringing together the interventional MRI community:

  • 14th Symposium (2024): Annapolis, Maryland, USA
  • 13th Symposium (2022): Leipzig, Germany
  • 12th Symposium (2018): Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • 11th Symposium (2016): Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • 10th Symposium (2014): Leipzig, Germany

Contact

For any inquiries about the symposium, please contact us at tokuda@bwh.harvard.edu.