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

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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)

summer student talks

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 in Japan

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)

Sidhu teaching

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)

Frayne at SIPAIM

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)

Lucy Lu Holiday 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 Seminar Notice

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)

Riding at FEEC

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)


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