Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The 2023 International Workshop on Pulmonary Imaging

Scientific Program

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Preliminary
(subject to change)
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
6:50 – 7:40 am
Continental Breakfast
7:40 – 7:50 am
Introductory Remarks
Rahim R. Rizi, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
7:50 – 8:00 am
Welcome Remarks
Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Session I: Keynote Lectures – Part I
Moderator: Warren Gefter, M.D.
8:00 – 8:25 am
A Birds-eye View of Pulmonary Challenges and How Imaging Might Help
Fernando Martinez, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine
8:25 – 8:45 am
Imaging Needs to Guide Interventional Treatments for COPD Patients
Gerard J. Criner, M.D.
Temple University
8:45 – 9:05 am
Origins of Quantitative Functional X-ray Computed Tomography of the Lung and What’s Next
Eric A. Hoffman, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
9:05 – 9:25 am
MRI in Cystic Fibrosis: Successful Translation of Functional MRI into Clinical
Medicine
Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, M.D.
University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
9:25 – 9:45 am
The Small Airways: A Key Target for Quantitative, Functional Lung Imaging
Warren Gefter, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania  
9:45 – 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 – 10:15 am
Break
Session II: Keynote Lectures – Part II
Moderator: Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, M.D.
10:15 – 10:35 am
Artificial Intelligence in Chest Imaging: Is the Future Really Here?
Edwin van Beek, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Edinburgh, U.K.
10:35 – 10:55 am
Latest Advances in Imaging in Asthma – Targeted Therapy
Mario Castro, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
10:55 – 11:15 am
Role of Imaging in COPD, in 2023 and Beyond
MeiLan Han, M.D.
University of Michigan  
11:15 – 11:35 am
Sarcopenia: The Multiple Pathways of Muscle Loss
George R. Washko, M.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
11:35 – 11:55 am
Towards Routine Quantitative Lung Imaging
Joon Beom Seo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Ulsan, South Korea
11:55 – 12:10 pm
Defining Human Specific Mechanisms of Lung Development, Injury & Regeneration
Maria Basil, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
12:10 – 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 – 1:10 pm
Lunch
Session III: Early Investigators
Moderator: Stephen Kadlecek, Ph.D.
1:10 – 1:20 pm
Tracking Intratidal Blood Volume Redistribution with Dynamic Dual-energy CT
Jacob Herrmann, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
1:20 – 1:30 pm
Translating 129Xe MRI to Clinical Practice: Preliminary Experience
Robert Thomen, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
1:30 – 1:40 pm
Optimizing Dynamic Contrast Analysis for Imaging Pulmonary Perfusion in Injured Lungs
Yi Xin, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
1:40 – 1:50 pm
Emerging MRI Techniques and Insights for the Neonatal Lung
Nara Higano, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Polymorphic Deep Learning for Robust Segmentation Across Species and Diseases
Sarah E. Gerard, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Discussion
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Break
Session IV: Lung Cancer  
Moderator: David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.
2:30 – 2:45 pm
 
Lung Cancer Screening Efficacy Enhanced Through Radiomic Biomarkers
Jessica C. Sieren, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
2:45 – 3:00 pm
 
Molecular Imaging of Lung Cancer:  Metabolism and Proliferation
David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
3:00 – 3:15 pm
 
The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Mesothelioma
Joseph Friedberg, M.D.
Temple University
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Quantitative Imaging for Lung Cancer in the Era of Immuno-oncology
Ho Yun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Lung Cancer
Sunil Singhal, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
3:45 – 3:55 pm
Discussion
3:55 – 4:05 pm
Break
Session V: COVID and Post-COVID Lung Imaging
Moderator: Maurizio Cereda, M.D.
4:05 – 4:20 pm
Are 129Xe MRI Ventilation Abnormalities Clinically Relevant in Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome, 3 and 15 Months Post-infection?
Grace Parraga, Ph.D. (presented by Alexander Matheson, B.S.)
Western University, Canada
4:20 – 4:35 pm
Leveraging CXR and CT Advanced Quantitative Imaging and Machine Learning Beyond COVID-19 Diagnosis to Quantification and Prognostication
Eduardo J. Mortani Barbosa Jr., M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
4:35 – 4:50 pm
 
Longitudinal Monitoring of Lung Function and Structure Post-COVID-19 Hospitalisation with Multinuclear Lung MRI
Jim Wild, Ph.D.
University of Sheffield, U.K.
4:50 – 5:05 pm
Visualizing Gas Exchange Defects Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in Patients with Post-acute COVID-19 Respiratory Symptoms
Peter Niedbalski, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
5:05 – 5:15 pm
Discussion
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Break
Session VI: Assessment of Structural and Functional Changes in ARDS
Moderator: Marcos Vidal Melo, M.D., Ph.D.
5:30 – 5:45 pm
 
Regional Blood Flow and Inflammation During Low Tidal Volume Mechanical Ventilation
Marcos Vidal Melo, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
5:45 – 6:00 pm
Imaging Lung Perfusion to Guide ARDS Care
Maurizio Cereda, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
6:00 – 6:15 pm
Ventilating the Injured Lung: Insights from Quantitative CT Imaging
David Kaczka, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Iowa
6:15 – 6:30 pm
New Approaches to Lung Repair
Nicolino V. Dorrello, M.D.
Columbia University
6:30 – 6:45 pm
Leveraging Imaging to Inform Molecular Subphenotypes of ARDS
Nadir Yehya, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
6:45 – 7:00 pm
Discussion
Friday, February 24th, 2023
7:00 – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Session VII:  Interstitial Lung Disease
Moderator: Michael Beers, M.D.
8:00 – 8:15 am
Leveraging Novel Preclinical Models, Big Data Omics, and New Paradigms to Drive Discovery in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Michael F. Beers, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
8:15 – 8:30 am
Regional Patterns of Fibrosis, Gas Exchange and Perfusion in IPF Using Chest CT and MRI
Sean B. Fain, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
8:30 – 8:45 am
Molecular Imaging of Fibrosis and Fibrogenesis in ILD
Peter Caravan, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
8:45 – 9:00 am
Discussion
9:00 – 9:15 am
Break
Session VIII: Machine Learning and Deep Learning – Imaging in COPD
Moderator: Saurabh Jha, MD
9:15 – 9:35 am
Unsupervised Machine Learning of Quantitative CT Emphysema Subtypes
R. Graham Barr, M.D., DrPH
Columbia University
9:35 – 9:50 am
AI in Chest Imaging: From Detection to Prediction
Joon Beom Seo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Ulsan, South Korea
9:50 – 10:05 am
Synthesizing Lung Functional Images Using Deep Learning
Joseph M. Reinhardt, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
10:05 – 10:20 am
Assessments of Emphysema and Pulmonary Fibrosis on CT Using Deep Learning
Stephen Humphries, Ph.D.
National Jewish Health
10:20 – 10:35 am
Recent Advances in Assessing Vascular Morphology and Perfusion in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Raul San Jose Estepar, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
10:35 – 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 – 11:05 am
Break
Session IX: Post-Doctoral Fellow and Graduate Student Presentations
Moderator: Kai Ruppert, Ph.D.
11:05 – 11:13 am
Denoising Diffusion-weighted Hyperpolarized 129Xe Images with Patch-based Higher-order Singular Value Decomposition
Stephanie A. Soderlund
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
11:13 – 11:21 am
Time-resolved Dynamic Lung Water Magnetic Resonance Imaging During Exercise Stress
Felicia Seemann
National Institutes of Health
11:21 – 11:29 am
3D Quantification of Clustered Lung Volume Defects in Different Lung Diseases Utilizing Hyperpolarized Gas MR Images
Gabriela  Delgado
University of Missouri
11:29 – 11:37 am
Effect of CFTR Modulator Therapy with Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor on Pulmonary Ventilation Derived by 3D Phase-resolved Functional Lung MRI in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Filip Klimeš
Hannover Medical School, Germany
11:37 – 11:45 am
Quantitative Mapping of Cardiopulmonary Oscillations Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe Gas Exchange MRI
Junlan Lu
Duke University
11:45 – 11:53 am
Pulmonary Vascular Redistribution Following 2.5-year Anti-IL-5Rα Treatment in Eosinophilic Asthma
Marrissa J. McIntosh
Robarts Research Institute and Western University, Canada
11:53 – 12:01 am
Lung Volume Dependence and Repeatability of Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI Gas Uptake Metrics in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with COPD
William J. Garrison
University of Virginia
12:01 – 12:10 pm
Discussion                                                     
12:10 – 1:00 pm
Lunch
Session X: Pre-COPD and Small Airways
Moderator: Eric Hoffman, Ph.D.
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Investigating COPD Progression Through Quantitative CT
Craig J. Galbán, Ph.D. (presented by Sundaresh Ram, Ph.D.)
University of Michigan
1:15 – 1:30 pm
 
Dysanapsis: Origins and Clinical Significance Thanks to Pulmonary Imaging
Benjamin M. Smith, M.D.
McGill University and Columbia University
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Physiologic Characterization of Respiratory Function Using Fluoroscopy-based X-ray Velocimetry
Naresh M. Punjabi, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Miami
1:45 – 2:00 pm
New Metrics for Quantification of Airway Disease in COPD
Surya P. Bhatt, M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Reliable Lung Quantification via CT Using Virtual Imaging Trials
Ehsan Abadi, Ph.D.
Duke University
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Mucus Plugs Occluding COPD Airways: A Review of Their Clinical Impact
Alejandro A. Diaz, M.D., MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Discussion
2:45 – 3:10 pm
Break
Session XI: Assessment of Pulmonary Disorders in the Pediatric Population and Imaging Asthmatic Patients
Moderator: Zackary Cleveland, Ph.D.
3:10 – 3:25 pm
Structural and Functional Proton MRI in Pediatric Lung Disease
Giles Santyr, Ph.D.
The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
3:25 – 3:40 pm
Translational Xe MRI in Pediatrics
Jason Woods, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3:40 – 3:55 pm
Body Composition CT Metrics and Lung Function in Asthma Participants: Analyses from the Severe Asthma Research Program
Mark L. Schiebler, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:55 – 4:10 pm
Phenotyping Asthma/COPD Overlap in Patients with Mild Lung Disease with Xenon MRI and Lung Function - Results from the Novelty Cohort
Laurie Smith, Ph.D.
University of Sheffield, U.K.
4:10 – 4:25 pm
Discussion
4:25 – 4:40 pm
Break
Session XII: Proton MRI of the Lung
Moderator: John Mugler, Ph.D.
4:40 – 4:55 pm
Phase Resolved Functional Lung (PREFUL) MRI: Latest Developments and Clinical Translation
Jens Vogel-Claussen, M.D.
Hannover Medical School, Germany
4:55 – 5:10 pm
4D Proton MRI of the Lung at High Spatiotemporal Resolution
Wilson Miller, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
5:10 – 5:25 pm
Proton MR Imaging at 0.55T
Adrienne Campbell, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
5:25 – 5:40 pm
Quantitative Measures of Ventilation, Perfusion, and Ventilation-perfusion in the Human Lung Using Proton MRI
Rui Carlos Sa, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
5:40 – 5:55 pm
Discussion
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Poster Session
 
Saturday, February 25th, 2023
7:00 – 7:45 am
Continental Breakfast
Session XIII: Imaging of Lung Transplant and Cell Therapy
Moderator: Joel Cooper, M.D.
7:45 – 8:00 am
Predicting the Outcome of Lung Transplantation Using Machine Learning
Pratik Chaudhari, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
8:00 – 8:15 am
The Role of CT Imaging in Lung Transplant
Micheal McInnis, M.D.
University of Toronto, Canada
8:15 – 8:30 am
Hyperpolarized 129Xe Ventilation and Gas Exchange as Markers for Lung Transplantation
Faraz Amzajerdian
University of Pennsylvania
8:30 – 8:45 am
Lung Metabolism and Graft Preservation on Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Kentaro Noda, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
8:45 – 9:00 am
Metabolic Changes in the Donor Lung During Ischemia as a Function of Time and Temperature
Zachary Schug, Ph.D.
Wistar Institute
9:00 – 9:15 am
Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Equity and Use of Organs for Lung Transplant
Edward Cantu, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
9:15 – 9:30 am
Neutrophil Trafficking After Lung Transplantation
Daniel Kreisel, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
9:30 – 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break
Session XIV: Advances in CT Imaging and Photon Counting
Moderator: Peter B. Noël, Ph.D.
10:00 – 10:15 am
Photon-Counting CT Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Preclinical and Clinical Research
Peter B. Noël, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
10:15 – 10:30 am
Fundamentals of Photon Counting CT and Experiences with the First Clinically Available System
Juan Carlos Ramirez-Giraldo, Ph.D.
Siemens Healthineers
10:30 – 10:45 am
End-to-end Radiomics Standardization Framework
Grace Gang, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
10:45 – 11:00 am
Hierarchical Phase Contrast Tomography: A Method for Imaging Multiscale Three-dimensional Structures in Whole Human Lung
Claire Walsh, Ph.D.
University College London, U.K.
11:00 – 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 – 11:30 am
Break
Session XV: Lung Imaging with Hyperpolarized 129Xe
Moderator: Rosa Tamara Branca, Ph.D.
11:30 – 11:45 am
Dissecting Pulmonary Gas Exchange and Hemodynamics with 129Xe MRI
Bastiaan Driehuys, Ph.D.
Duke University
11:45 – 12:00 am
Combining HP 129Xe and UTE MRI with Proteomics to Phenotype Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Zackary I. Cleveland, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Sensing the Heat with Spin Polarized 129Xe
Rosa Tamara Branca, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12:15 – 12:30 pm
How to Capture an Atom: Developing Molecular Sensors with Useful Xenon-binding Properties
Ivan Dmochowski, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
12:30 – 12: 45 pm
Role of 129Xe MRI in Determining the Significance of Pulmonary Pathology in Challenging Cases (Examples of COPD, E-cigarette, and Aging)
Y. Michael Shim, M.D.
University of Virginia
12:45 – 1:00 pm
129Xe MRI Phenotypes of Post-HSCT Pulmonary Complications
Laura L. Walkup, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Assessing Lung Structure via Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Spectroscopy: Peeking into Peaks
Kai Ruppert, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
1:15 – 1:30 pm
Discussion
1:30 – 2:15 pm
Lunch
Session XVI: COPD and AI
Moderator: Sean B. Fain, Ph.D.
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Data Harmonization on Large Cohorts of Lung CT Scans
Andrew F. Laine, Ph.D.
Columbia University
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Image-based Multiscale Modeling of the Lung to Quantify Regional Mechanical Stress In Vivo
Reza Avaz, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
2:45 – 2:55 pm
Dynamic Imaging of the Lung with Hyperpolarized 129Xe
Hooman Hamedani, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
2:55 – 3:05 pm
Airway Aerodynamics: MRI-based Modeling and Validation
Alister Bates, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3:05 – 3:15 pm
AI-based Detection of COPD on Computed Tomography
Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
3:15 – 3:30pm
Discussion
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Break
Session XVII: Lung Imaging with 19F
Moderator: Brandon Zanette, Ph.D.
3:45 – 4:00 pm
 
19F Lung Imaging with Octafluorocyclobutane
Mitchell Albert, Ph.D.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, Canada
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Imaging Change in Ventilation Properties with 19F-MRI: Quantitative, Repeatable and Accessible Imaging of Lung Function
Peter Thelwall, Ph.D.
Newcastle University, U.K.
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Beyond FEV1: Dynamic Perfluorinated Gas MRI in Cystic Fibrosis
Jennifer Goralski, M.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4:30 – 4:45 pm
Discussion
Session XVIII: Clinical Translation and Latest Technical Developments
Moderator: G. Wilson Miller, Ph.D.
4:45 – 5:00 pm
Late Breaking News: FDA Approval and Launch of Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI
Alex Dusek, Chief Commercial Officer
Polarean
5:00 – 5:15 pm
Next-generation Gas Hyperpolarization and HP Imaging on Point-of-care MRI Scanners
Boyd Goodson, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Next-generation Enabling Hyperpolarized Clinical Technologies Using Parahydrogen
Eduard Chekmenev, Ph.D.
Wayne State University
5:30 – 5:45 pm
Closing Remarks
5:45 pm
Adjourn