The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Makoto Sasaki, M.D., Ph.D.
President of JSMRM 2020
Dean, School of Medicine
Professor, Division of Ultrahigh Field MRI
Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Iwate Medical University

It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (JSMRM 2020) to be held as a virtual conference from September 11 to October 4, 2020.

The main theme of this annual meeting is “Harmonization and Expansion of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine”. MRI has achieved unimaginable and remarkable development and innovations in terms of hardware and applications. However, with the current diversified situation, the need for harmonization in standardizing methodologies and data sharing is increasing. Harmonization during progressive technological expansion will allow MRI to continue to develop unfazed as a truly useful and integral part of medicine and science. I sincerely hope that this conference will be an opportunity to engage in constructive discussions from a broad range of perspectives.

We have the honor of welcoming Dr. Mitsuo Kawato, a leading expert in MRI-based neurofeedback from Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), to deliver a special lecture on the basics and clinical aspects of neurofeedback. We are also planning symposia on various topics, educational lectures, special sessions, and sponsored seminars.

I look forward to seeing you in our virtual programs and hope that the new meeting format will be an important space for fruitful communication in spite of the current difficult situation.