Industry Symposium by Siemens Healthineers

IND 39 - Shaping the Next Generation of MRI

March 6, 12:30 - 13:30 CET

Gain insight into how next-generation lower-field MRI can expand the reach of interventional procedures such as needle biopsies.


Exlore how PET/MR is shaping our understanding and management of neurodegenerative diseases.


Recognize how advances in AI automation and standardization pave the way for broader adoption of cardiovascular MRI across more clinical sites
1 min
Short moderation
Donald Hardie, Erlangen / Germany
Donald Hardie, Head of M&S MR gives a short introduction
14 min
Seeing the difference: Ultra-high performance gradients as a powerful problem solving tool
Feng Feng, Beijing / China
Prof. Feng Feng will highlight where and how the MAGNETOM Cima.X, featuring ultra-high gradient performance, has made a meaningful difference at the site, delivering exceptional image quality and enabling greater diagnostic confidence in rare and complex diseases.
15 min
Extending the limits of precision with interventional MRI of precision with interventional MRI
Max Seidensticker, Gräfelfing / Germany
The superior soft tissue contrast of MRI makes it a pristine tool for interventional radiology. This presentation will explain and demonstrate how interventional MRI can extent the limits of precision in this space.
15 min
Building a Successful PET/MR Program: Collaborative Clinical Practice and Neurodegeneration Imaging at University Hospital Ulm
Meinrad Johannes Beer, Ulm / Germany
Ambros J. Beer, Ulm / Germany
This presentation will share the clinical and operational experience of University Hospital Ulm following the transition from the Biograph mMR to the BIOGRAPH One PET/MR system. Jointly presented by Nuclear Medicine and Radiology leadership, it will highlight a successful collaborative PET/MR model, optimized workflows, and key clinical applications. A particular focus will be placed on eurodegenerative disease imaging, including the development of ASL–FDG correlation databases, the evolution toward a “one-stop-shop” neuro PET/MR assessment using ASL as an FDG surrogate, and new results combining amyloid PET/MR and DTI for neurodegeneration evaluation. Prostate cancer applications and overall image quality and efficiency gains with the BIOGRAPH One will also be discussed.
15 min
A fully automated CMR planning tool: Real-life experience from a Swiss radiology department
Carl Guillaume Glessgen, Geneva / Switzerland
Cardiac MRI has long been associated with complexity. Now, with the advent of AI-based solutions for highly automated CMR scans, we are one step closer to single-click autonomous scanning.