
{"id":186,"date":"2019-05-16T22:59:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismrm-fountainwire.localhost\/diffusion\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:23:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Groups: Diffusion MR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1508px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1.75px; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 80%; color: lightgray;\">ISMRM Diffusion MR Study Group Member Forum<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"145\" title=\"Study_Group_-_Diffusion\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Study_Group_-_Diffusion.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Study_Group_-_Diffusion-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Study_Group_-_Diffusion.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div style=\"display: block; width: 90%; max-width: 800px; margin: 2em auto 0.5em; padding: 1.55em 2.25em 0.75em; border: 0.25em dashed #42a9dc; border-radius: 1em; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.4;\">\n\t<p>These study group forums are now closed. Please visit the new platform for study groups and other ISMRM & ISMRT communities at <a href=\"https:\/\/community.ismrm.org\">https:\/\/community.ismrm.org<\/a>. Log in to discover the features and discussion space that we hope will make your study group experience more useful to you and your colleagues.<\/p>\n\t<p>Study group email listservs are also closed, but you can contact your study group colleagues through the community's discussion boards.<\/p>\n\t<p>If you want to save any information posted to this site, please do so by copying it over to the new platform. The groups.ismrm.org sites will be fully closed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\t<p>If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@ismrm.org\">info@ismrm.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Latest News<\/h2>\n<\/div><p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\"><em>Check back soon for news & announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Virtual Special Issue on <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/page\/journal\/15222594\/homepage\/virtual_issues.htm\">Diffusion<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--\n<p><b>2024 Study Group business meetings<\/b> are now listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismrm.org\/24\/24program.htm\">Annual Meeting Program-at-a-Glance<\/a>. See you in Toronto!<\/p>\n-->\n<!--\n<p><b>2024 Study Group Elections are OPEN!<\/b><br>Go to <a href=\".\/forums\/topic\/2024-elections-vote-now-deadline-16-feb\/\">this forum post<\/a> for the ballot link.<br><span style=\"color: #d40000;\"><i>Voting Deadline: 16 February at 23:59 UTC<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n-->\n<!--\n<p><b>Call for 2025 Study Group Nominations<\/b><br \/><a href=\".\/forums\/forum\/general\/\">Visit the General Forum<\/a> for the nomination form link.<br \/><i style=\"font-size: 90%; color: #d40000;\">Nomination Deadline: 31 October at 23:59 UTC<\/i><\/p>\n--><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:17px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -0.4px;\">Visit the <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Universal Study Groups Forum.<\/span> Open to ALL study group members! <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/sg-discourse\">Click here<\/a>, then click the green ISMRM Study Groups Discourse button.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:17px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2em;\">Governing Committee<\/h2>\n<\/div><p class='govcom'>Chair: Kurt Schilling, Ph.D.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Vice-Chair: Dan Wu, Ph.D.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Secretary: Ileana O. Jelescu, Ph.D.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Trainee Rep: Malwina Molendowska, M.Sc.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Past Trainee Rep: Mariam Andersson, Ph.D.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Past ISMRT Rep: Angela Walls, M.Sc.<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<p class='govcom'>Past-Chair: Mami Iima, M.D., Ph.D<\/p><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>You must be logged in to view this forum.<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/login'>Please log in here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:17px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 7px;\"><strong>Ongoing efforts on our initiative &#8220;Best Practices (Consensus) for diffusion MRI&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 7px;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Recommendations and guidelines for small animal and ex vivo diffusion imaging<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Neuroradiologists\u2019 perspectives on using quantitative diffusion MRI in clinical practice<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Best practices for quantitative diffusion MRI in clinical and neuroscience research<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">DW image processing<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Clinical diffusion tractography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Further info about each effort <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/forums\/forum\/best-practices-consensus-for-diffusion-mri\/\">available in the Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">Interested in becoming involved? Mail to <a href=\"mailto:consensus@diffusion-mri.com\">consensus@diffusion-mri.com<\/a> and mention your specific expertise and effort you\u2019d like to join.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:17px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><div class=\"protecc content-control-container jp-cc content-control-not-accessible jp-cc-not-accessible\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; line-height: 1.4;\">To facilitate the technological development, evaluation, and clinical application of diffusion MRI.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-186","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.ismrm.org\/diffusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}