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
Kauê Publishes Work on Multistage Supervised Learning
Congratulations to Kauê Duarte who together with his co-authors has published "Multi-Stage Semi-Supervised Learning Enhances White Matter Hyperintensity Segmentation" in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. His work is part of a special issue on "Deep Learning and Neuroimage Processing in Understanding Neurological Diseases". (October 2024)
Presentation from Talal at Alberta BME Meeting in Banff
Talal Shahid presented his work entitled, "Longitudinal Diffusion Imaging of Major White Matter Tracts Across the Adult Lifespan" at the 25th Annual Alberta Biomedical Engineering Meeting in Banff, Alberta. Great job Talal. (October 2024)
Rachel Publishes in Brain
It is finally out! Congrats on a publication in a top journal! Rachel Sharkey published her work in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the journal Brain. This interesting study was completed in collaboration with Gerald Pfeffer, Minh Dang Nguyen and colleagues. (November 2024)
Collaborative Visit to Campinas
Richard Frayne visited the University of Campinas, Brazil and met with researchers and trainees including friends of and visitors to the VIL, Marco Antonio Carvalho and Letícia Rittner. (December 2024)
Congrats to Natalia - New MSc!
Natalia Dubljevic successfully defended her MSc in Biomedical Engineering with a thesis entitled "Assessing Multi-Coil Deep-learning-based MR Image Reconstruction" supervised by Richard Frayne and Roberto Souza of the Advanced Imaging And Artificial Intelligence Lab (A2ILab).(December 2024)
Fun at the Group Holiday Party
Caio Santana, other VIL members and friends from other laboratories had a wonderful Holiday Party complete with lots of good food and drink, some cookie decorating and jig-saw puzzling. Event concluded with a fun-filled gift exchange around the theme of "Keeping Warm". (December 2024)
Visiting Professor from Brazil
Welcome to Letícia Rittner from the University of Campinas. She will be in Calgary visiting the AI2Lab and Vascular Imaging Laboratories for four months. (January 2025)
VIL Research Accepted at ISBI 2025
Natalia Dubljevic and Susanne Schmid have had their research accepted for presentation at the 2025 International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI). Congratulations to Natalia, Susanne and their coauthors. (January 2025)
Age- and Sex-Specific Patterns in Adult Brain Network Segregation Paper
Congratulations to Abhi Sidhu and others in the group on publication of an important paper looking at age and sex effects in brain function. Expected to see it soon in Human Brain Mapping (10.1002/hbm.70169). (February 2025)
Presentation at ISMRM Diffusion Study Group Workshop
Abhi Sidhu presented his work on diffusion imaging versus age and sex at the 2025 ISMRM Diffusion Study Group Workshop in Kyoto, Japan. Congratulations Abhi. (February 2025)