2009 Musculoskeletal Imaging Workshop

April 28 2009



Date:
April 28, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time: 8:30 - 17:30

Organizer:
Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, CUHK

Co-sponsored by:
International Chinese Hard Tissue Society (ICHTS)
Chinese Speaking of Orthopaedic Surgeons (CSOS)
Orthopaedic Learning Centre (OLC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong


Venue:
Orthopaedic Learning Center (Forum) and
Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory (Site Visit and Demonstration),
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Advisory Committee:
PC Leung, KM Chan, JCY Cheng, KS Leung, LK Hung

Organizing Committee:
Ling Qin, WH Cheung, Gang Li, Yi-Xian Qin

Target Participants:
Basic and clinical scientists, biomedical engineers, technologists, postgraduate students, and related personnel who are interested in biotechnologies developed for musculoskeletal translational research and clinical applications.

Programme:
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Time
Topic Speaker
08:30 - 08:50
Registration (OLC)  
08:50 - 09:00
Opening Remarks LK HUNG, Chairman
09:00 - 09:10
Introduction Ling QIN
09:10 - 09:30
Histomorphometry and molecular imaging in fracture repair Gang LI
09:30 - 09:50
Static and dynamic histomorphometry in spinal fusion Francis CHAN
09:50 - 10:10
microCT and MRI adopted for osteonecrosis research Ge ZHANG
10:10 - 10:20
Usage of conventional pQCT and HR-pQCT technology in preclinical research and clinical osteoprosis diagnosis Vivian HUNG
10:20 - 10:40

Tea Break

 
10:40 - 11:00
In vivo micro-CT techniques for both pre-clinical and clinical work Benson YEUNG
11:00 - 11:20

Micro-CT for studying osteoarthritis

Berry HE
11:20 - 11:40

Non-destructive skeletal imaging indices for bone mechanical properties in experimental and clinical research

Ling QIN
11:40 - 12:00

Finite element analysis of bone microarchitecture

Ming ZHANG
12:00 - 12:20

Use of bone images to orthopaedic implant design

CK CHENG
12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

 
14:00 - 14:20

Predictive value of reduced perfusion wrt future bone loss

JF Griffith

14:20 - 14:40

MRI for in vivo monitoring of the stem cells

YX WANG

14:40 - 15:00

Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI technique in pre-clinical musculoskeletal research

Yi-Xian QIN

15:00 - 15:20

HR-Ultrasound for soft tissue and circulation

Bruma FU

15:20 - 15:40

Quantitative ultrasound imaging and measurement for assessment of articular cartilage

YP ZHENG

15:40 - 16:00

Overview of 55th Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society

Ling QIN, WH CHEUNG, Benson YEUNG, Anita SHUM, Gang LI, Yi-Xian QIN

16:00 - 16:20

Tea Break

 
16:20 - 17:20

Laboratory Visit and Demonstration of Imaging Systems (DXA, pQCT, HR-pQCT, in vitro and in vivo microCT, mole and Protocols for Musculoskeletal Applications

Louis/Benson/Vivian
 

End of the Program

 


Registration: free

Registration Form:

Poster:

Enquiry:

Telephone : (852) 2632 3074 (Ms. Candy Chan)
Fax : (852) 2647 7432
Email : olc@ort.cuhk.edu.hk