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iCMR at SCMR 2014. Interventional Cardiovascular MRI Workshop January 16, 2014 New Orleans, LA This is a volunteer effort without industry support SCMR provided conference space. Group Hug. CHALLENGES Slow pace Capital intensive Few safe clinical devices Declining funding & investment.
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iCMR at SCMR 2014 Interventional Cardiovascular MRI Workshop January 16, 2014 New Orleans, LA This is a volunteer effort without industry support SCMR provided conference space
Group Hug CHALLENGES • Slow pace • Capital intensive • Few safe clinical devices • Declining funding & investment BUT • Awesome • Increasing activity • Early clinical translation • Fantastic technical and applications development and numerous sites around the world
Next Steps • Meeting 2015 • Pre-Meeting half-day workshop requested at SCMR 2015 in Nice; Program committee decision pending • Other venues • None suggested this year • Share Presentations • These will be posted at SCMR website within 2 weeks • iCMR Email Listserv • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/interventional