SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
19th International Workshop on Osteoarthritis Imaging
ANATOMY: the basis of shape, structure & function
General Information
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All scientific sessions and lunches will take place at Cripps Court Conference Centre, Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1-3 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 3AD. Conference attendees will have access to all college grounds during the conference. Accommodation details will be released in due course, but there will be rooms available on site.
All speakers are confirmed but may be subject to change. Talk titles are representative for the session topic and will be confirmed closer to the event
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Conference Organisers
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Prof. Tom Turmezei, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Prof. Cecilia Brassett, University of Cambridge, UK
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ISOAI President
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Prof. Ali Guermazi, Boston University Medical Center, USA
Program
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY 2025
All Times are in BST (GMT+1)
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10:00 - 12:00 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Human Anatomy Centre, Anatomy Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3DY
*This is a costed ticketed event with limited numbers
12:30 - 13:45 LUNCH
13:45 - 14:00 CONFERENCE OPENING
Welcome from ISOAI President, Prof. Ali Geurmazai
Welcome from IWOAI 2025 hosts, Prof. Tom Turmezei and Prof. Cecilia Brassett
14:00 - 15:30 SESSION 1 - QUANTITATIVE MRI - Latest in structure & function
Keynote speaker 1 - Rupsa Bhattacharjee - Quantitative MRI
Keynote speaker 2 - Feliks Kogan - PET-MRI
Scientific abstracts x3
15:30 - 16:30 BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS inc. GUIDED POSTER TOUR
16:30 - 18:00 SESSION 2 - MICRO-CT IN OSTEOARTHRITIS - Scaling up with CT
Keynote speaker 1 - Kathryn Stok - The spectrum of micro-CT in osteoarthritis
Keynote speaker 2 - Andrew Pitsillides - Imaging animal models of osteoarthritis
Scientific abstracts x3
18:00 - 18:15 ISOAI BUSINESS
19:30 until late DINNER EVENT
The Maharajah Restaurant, 9-13 Castle St., Cambridge, CB3 0AH
*This is a costed ticketed event with limited numbers
DAY 2 - THURSDAY 10TH JULY 2025
09:00 - 10:30 SESSION 3 - COHORTS vs CLINICAL TRIALS - Strength in numbers?
Keynote speaker 1 - Neil Segal - The past, present and future of WBCT in MOST
Keynote speaker 2 - Jamie MacKay - Experimental trial options in osteoarthritis
Panel discussion - panel members TBC - Update on osteoarthritis clinical trials
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10:30 - 11:00 BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS
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11:00 - 12:30 SESSION 4 - LATEST IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A CT world
Keynote speaker 1 - Edwin Oei - Photon counting CT for osteoarthritis
Keynote speaker 2 - Graham Treece - CT, bone, and data visualisation
Scientific abstracts x3
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12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH
Optional Samuel Pepys Tour
*This is a free ticketed event with limited numbers
14:00 - 15:30 SESSION 5 - SHAPE IN OSTEOARTHRITIS - Built to fail?
Keynote speaker 1 - Jenny Gregory - Shape, osteoarthritis risks and outcomes
Keynote speaker 2 - Anthony Gatti - MRI, shape and other parameters
Scientific abstracts x3
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15:30 - 16:30 BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS inc. GUIDED POSTER TOUR
16:30 - 18:00 SESSION 6 - JOINT BIOLOGY & IMAGING - From tissue to pixel
Keynote speaker 1 - Tonia Vincent - Joint biology and radiographic osteoarthritis
Keynote speaker 2 - Andrew McCaskie - Bone and cartilage regeneration
Scientific abstracts x3
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18:00 - 18:15 ISOAI BUSINESS
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19:30 - 22:00 DINNER EVENT
The Graduate by Hilton Hotel Cambridge
Including pre-dinner drinks and entertainment
*This is a costed ticketed event with limited numbers
DAY 3 - FRIDAY 11TH JULY 2025
09:00 - 10:30 SESSION 7 - LATEST AI IN OSTEOARTHRITIS IMAGING - Hype of the machines
Keynote speaker 1 - Akshay Chaudhuri - AI segmentation techniques
Keynote speaker 2 - Aleksei Tiulpin - Multimodal analysis with AI
Scientific abstracts x3
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10:30 - 11:00 BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS
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11:00 - 12:30 SESSION 8 - BIOMECHANICS & IMAGING - A moving target
Keynote speaker 1 - Erin Macri - Gait, imaging and osteoarthritis
Keynote speaker 2 - Jari Salo - Weight bearing CT in orthopaedic practice
Scientific abstracts x3
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12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH
Optional Samuel Pepys Tour
*This is a free ticketed event with limited numbers
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14:00 - 15:30 SESSION 9 - ANATOMY & OSTEOARTHRITIS - A blueprint for motion
Keynote speaker 1 - Felix Eckstein - Sex differences in osteoarthritis anatomy
Keynote speaker 2 - Shane Tubbs - An overview of anatomy and osteoarthritis
Scientific abstracts x3
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15:30 - 16:30 BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS inc. GUIDED POSTER TOUR
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16:30 - 17:30 SESSION 10 - INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION & DEBATE - Is it worth the weight?
Panel discussion - panel members TBC
17:30 - 17:45 AWARD CEREMONY
Young Investigator Awards - Scientific Presentation Awards - Poster Presentation Awards
17:45 - 18:00 WELCOME TO IWOAI 2026
Followed by CONFERENCE CLOSE
19:30 - 22:00 GALA DINNER
The Hall, Magdalene College, Cambridge
Including pre-dinner drinks reception and entertainment
*This is a costed ticketed event with limited numbers
SOCIAL DAY - SATURDAY 12TH JULY 2025
10:00 - 12:00 WALKING TOUR OF CAMBRIDGE
See a different side of Cambridge with Terrible Tours of Cambridge
*This is a part of the day’s costed ticketed package with limited numbers
12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
The Hall, Christ’s College, Cambridge
Ticket holders will have access to all college grounds around the event
*This is a part of the day’s costed ticketed package with limited numbers
14:00 - 16:00 PUNTING ON THE CAM
Punt yourself along the beautiful Backs of Cambridge from Scudamore’s
*This is a part of the day’s costed ticketed package with limited numbers
18:00 until late CAMBRIDGE BY NIGHT
Relive student days on a tour of the finest establishments Cambridge has to offer
*This is a non-ticketed post-conference tour open to one-and-all