EVENING WORKSHOPS

Photon Counting CT (PCCT) for Musculoskeletal Applications: Driving Toward Standardized Imaging and Quantitative Analysis

Organized by: Prof Harry van Lenthe (KU Leuven) and Dr Andrea Ferrero (Mayo Clinic)

Monday - April 26 2027

Interactive workshop dedicated to advancing Photon Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) imaging and quantitative analysis in musculoskeletal (MSK) research. PCCT is rapidly reshaping how we assess MSK tissues and how they are affected by disease and treatments. However, maximizing its clinical and scientific impact requires alignment across the field. This workshop serves as a collaborative roadmap session: we will evaluate our current capabilities and define a 5-year vision for the future of MSK-PCCT research.

3D Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Bone (3D QUSIB): From Bench to Bedside

Organized by: Dr Kai Riemer, Dr Fei Shen, Prof Kay Raum (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin)

Monday - April 26 2027

Quantitative ultrasound offers a nonionizing way to characterize bone beyond conventional measures of bone mineral density. This workshop introduces the principles of 3D Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Bone (3D QUSIB) and shows how it combines information about bone structure and material properties across different spatial scales. Two complementary implementations of 3D QUSIB are presented: one for macroscopic cortical bone imaging and one for quantitative characterization of microscopic bone properties. Latest developments and current limitations will be collaboratively discussed in terms of clinical applications of 3D QUSIB for the next 5 to 10 years.

Open Science in MSK research through ORMIR community and available software packages

Organized by: Dr. Sarah Manske (University of Calgary), Elena Paravisi (KU Leuven), Dr. Ali Ghasem Zadeh (University of Melbourne), Callie Stirling (University of Calgary), Dr. Melissa Bevers (Linköping University) on behalf of the ORMIR Community

Tuesday - April 27 2027

The Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR[ED1] ) community has three main goals: to create open, reproducible, well-tested, and well-documented code to analyze musculoskeletal (MSK) images; to Standardize data acquisition and management to favor data sharing and algorithm comparison; to Promote a culture of openness and reproducibility in MSK imaging research for a faster advancement of the field. In this hands-on workshop, the ORMIR community will be introduced, and the participants will have the opportunity to test some of the features of the available ORMIR software packages.

Multimodal imaging – a speed writing workshop

Organized by: Dr. Anna-Maria Liphardt (Uniklinikum Erlangen & FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) And Dr. Rupsa Bhattacharjee (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

Tuesday - April 27 2027

Multimodal imaging is a great opportunity in musculoskeletal research – but it is complex. Identifying the right imaging modality and quantitative biomarker for a specific research question remains challenging. We aim to bring together the expertise of QMSKI & ISUCB 2027 participants in an interactive, guided speed-writing workshop to develop a practical manuscript on selecting and combining imaging approaches across different applications (human, animal, in vivo, ex vivo, cross-sectional, longitudinal, etc.). Participants will join expert-led (sign up if you consider yourself an expert) tables focusing on individual imaging modalities, quantitative biomarkers, post-processing techniques, and multimodal integration. Through rotating table discussions, we will explore the strengths and limitations of each approach, including spatial resolution, sensitivity to longitudinal changes, reproducibility, and the complementary biological information they provide. Each table will develop a short section and contribute to a shared live document, followed by brief presentations and discussions with the room. By the end of the workshop, we hope to have established the foundation of a collaborative manuscript that helps researchers choose the most appropriate imaging strategies for their scientific questions.