The 2024 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition took place from May 4th to 9th in Singapore. The radiology research team from West China Hospital was invited to attend and present multiple speeches.

Professor Gong Qiyong delivered a keynote speech titled "Application of fMRI in Psychiatric Disorders," providing a comprehensive interpretation from the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response in basic physiology to methods of measurement and visualization using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Professor Lv Su shared cutting-edge MRI techniques in his conference report titled "MRI Characterization of In Vitro Clots at 3T & 7T," discussing how to use various MR sequences to provide high-resolution images for accurate localization and identification of blood clots.

Professor Huang Xiaoqi, as the chair of the Psychiatric MRI Study Group, presided over the group meeting and was honored with the ISMRM Senior Fellow at the ISMRM 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony for her pioneering contributions in exploring the mechanisms of mental disorders and behavioral issues using new MRI technologies and their clinical translation. Only three individuals in Asia received this prestigious award.

Established in 1994, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) is a multidisciplinary, non-profit academic society composed of experts and scholars in magnetic resonance physics, biochemistry, clinical medicine, and related areas. It is the largest and most prestigious international academic organization in magnetic resonance imaging, with over 8,000 members from 56 countries and regions worldwide.