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| Title
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2007 Imaging Series - Part III: MRI for Cardiac Applications
(poster) |
| Speakers
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Dr. Graham Wright
Professor
Department of Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto /
Research Director
Schulich Heart Program
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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| Day and Time
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Monday, June 11, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Registration at 6:00 p.m.
Presentations at 6:30 p.m. |
| Location
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Faculty Club, South Building, Room 3140
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON
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| Organizer
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IEEE Toronto Engineering in Medicine Chapter and
Western GTA Convergence Centre |
| Contact
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Benjamin Mak , E-mail:
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| Abstract and Biography |
Graham Wright completed his PhD at Stanford in 1991. Under his
direction the Schulich Heart Program has seen a major expansion, with
emphases in imaging, minimally invasive interventions, and outcomes
research. He lead the establishment of the Imaging Research Centre for
Cardiac Intervention (a core facility of the Schulich Program focused
on image-guided treatment of arrhythmias, occlusive vascular disease,
and heart failure) and the recruitment of 6 basic, clinical, and
commercial scientists involved in this effort. He serves on the
coordinating committees of the Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative
Program and the Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence,
the primary foci for cardiovascular sciences education and research
respectively at U Toronto and is a Scholar in the McLaughlin Centre
for Molecular Medicine. He chairs the Ontario Consortium for Cardiac
Imaging and is on the Executive Board of the International MR Angio
Club. Recently, he also lead a National Frontiers Program Consensus
Conference on translating innovations in cardiovascular imaging toward
clinical application.
Dr. Wright's research focus is the development of imaging tools,
particularly MRI, for assessment and treatment of cardiovascular
diseases. He is recognized as a pioneer in novel MR angiography
methods and MR methods for characterizing myocardial function, notably
oxygen state and has played a major role in the development of
real-time interactive MRI applied to treatment guidance. Together
with trainees and collaborators he has published more than 65 journal
papers and 200 conference abstracts which have garnered numerous
awards and holds 12 patents in these areas. In the past 5 years he has
given more than 20
invited lectures. For this work, he has received substantial
peer-reviewed infrastructure and operating grants funding. He
currently holds two CIHR operating grants and leads a CIHR Team grant
in Occlusive Vascular Disease. |
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