Topic: Image Analysis

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In the May NCI Imaging and Informatics Community Webinar, Dr. Chad Quarles will highlight how the improved understanding of the biophysics of contrast mechanism underlying dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI is informing how to detect, identify, and analyze brain cancer.

DSC MRI is one of the most widely used physiologic imaging techniques in neuro-oncology. Leveraging this technique allows clinicians to differentiate between glioma grades, identify tumor components in non-enhancing glioma, and reliably detect recurrence of cancer and early therapy responses. During the presentation, Dr. Quarles will discuss how understanding DSC MRI’s biophysics has:

• standardized of acquisition protocols for multi-site clinical trials.
• led the first benchmark for software validation.
• informed development of advanced pulse sequences and analysis strategies.

This event is free and open to the public.

Presenter:

Chad Quarles, Ph.D.
Dr. Quarles is a professor within and the Chair of the Division of Neuroimaging Research and the Director of the Barrow Neuroimaging Innovation Center. Dr. Quarles’s research focuses on the development and application of multimodality imaging methods for improved cancer characterization.

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Faculty: Michael Angelo, MD, PhD – Stanford University, Moonshot Cancer Atlas

Moderator: Carsten Krieg, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina

Target Audience
This series will serve as an excellent resource for all stakeholders interested in expanding their knowledge in computation immune-oncology. Specifically, early career scientists who want to further their training in computational immuno-oncology, as well as more senior career individuals who want to implement these techniques for the first time will greatly benefit from the series.

Learning Objectives
A key goal of this training program is to ensure participants remain on the cutting edge of computational immuno-oncology, to increase the participants’ awareness of the NCI-supported Cancer Moonshot Immunotherapy Networks, to enhance scientific engagements between the Cancer Moonshot(SM) Immunotherapy Networks and the broader cancer immunotherapy community, and to fulfill the Blue Ribbon Panel goal of acceleration of progress in cancer research.

Series Organizers
Kellie N. Smith, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Big Data and Data Sharing Committee, Chair
Song Liu, PhD – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Cancer Moonshot IOTN & DRSN
Big Data and Data Sharing Committee, Co-Chair
Alan Hutson, PhD – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Cancer Moonshot IOTN & DRSN
Big Data and Data Sharing Committee, Immediate Past Chair
Carsten Krieg, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
Big Data and Data Sharing Committee, Member