Events and News
Read about what is happening in the Vascular Imaging Laboratory (VIL). Bookmark this page and check it periodically for important group events and news.
Regular Meetings & Seminars
VIL Group Meeting
Most Mondays 9h30 - 11h in the Seaman Centre Family Conference Room (FMC MRG029). Attendance is required for group members; non-group members may also attend. Currently, we meet with the Souza and Bento research groups by Zoom.
Get Current Group Meeting Schedule
Advanced Imaging Seminar Series
Every second Thursday at 13h - 14h, October - May, location varies. Organized by the Medical Imaging (MEDI) Specialization. Attendance strongly advised for VIL members. Participation required for all trainees in the Medical Imaging (MEDI) Specialization, and strongly suggested for other trainees.
Go to Advanced Imaging Seminar Series website
HBI Seminar Series
Every Friday at 12h-13h, September - May, typically in HSC Clara Christie Theatre.
Weekly seminars with a focus on Neuroscience and Mental Health. Organized by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
Go to HBI Seminar Series website
Internal Laboratory Website
Access the internal VIL Website (UCID and password required).
On these pages you will find all kinds of useful information including some key papers and presentations, grants. Also listed are important forms as well as group slide and poster templates.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies also has a valueable publically accessible web site.
News
New Paper in Pattern Recognition Letters from Duarte
Kauê Duarte had a paper on deep learning for white matter hyperintensity (WMH) segmentation published in Pattern Recognition Letters. Congratulations Kauê on this major achievement.(August 2023)
End of Summer Research Presentations
Congratulations to Stephen Moore, Mackenzie Keeler, and Talal Shadid, who gave outstanding talks at the BME Undergraduate Research Day. Stephen (Health Sciences) and Talal (Neuroscience) will stay in the VIL to complete their undergraduate theses. Mackenzie will be heading back to McMaster University. (August 2023)
Sean McGarry attends SMRA in Japan
Sean McGarry presented his findings applying Vessel Metrics to human time-of-flight MRA data at the 35th Society of Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Sendai, Japan. (October 2023)
Abhi Sidhu lectures to MDSC689.01 Students
Abhi Sidhu gave an excellent Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging lecture to the MDSC 689.01 - Medical Imaging Techniques. (November 2023)
Presentation at SIPAIM 2023 in Mexico City
Richard Frayne presented work of Abhi Sidhu and Talal Shadid on default mode network (DMN) segregation index changes with age and sex at the 19th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis in Mexico City. (November 2023)
Holiday Party and Gift Exchange
CIPAC member, Lucy Lu, opens her gift at the 2023 Holiday Lunch and Gift Exchange held with friends in the Advanced Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory - (AI)2L and the Laboratory for Catalytic Applications. (December 2023)
Wallace Loos gives Seminar in Brazil
Wallace Loos, VIL alumnus now working at CIPAC, gave a seminar at the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG). Congratulation Wallace and thanks for talking about you research in Calgary. (January 2024)
Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart
Richard Frayne is again Riding for Heart. Check out his page on Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart site. He hopes to complete more than 500 km and raise over $1,500 by June 2024. (March 2023)