Did you even go to a conference if you didn't pose for (at least) one group photo during the week? 😉📸 📍 Snapshots from #SPIEMedicalImaging 2026 in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada.

And that’s a wrap on a great week at #SPIEMedicalImaging! Thankful for meeting many wonderful researchers, sharing our work, and visiting Vancouver!

“We already live instrumented lives… we can re-think how we do medical imaging beyond diagnoses.” Bennett Landman, director of VALIANT + #SPIE_JMI EIC, presents the transformative idea of “clinical phenotypes” to better understand the healthcare journey. #SPIEMedicalImaging @[email protected]

“Photoacoustic imaging has the potential to provide new information for diagnostic, surgical, and interventional applications.” Muyinatu Bell, professor @[email protected], director of the PULSE lab, and #SPIE_JBO EIC, delivers the first keynote today at #SPIEMedicalImaging. ✨💡

“Perception is decision making — by both humans and machines.” 👀⚙️ Murray Loew, emeritus professor of #BiomedicalEngineering at George Washington University, enlightens the audience with a keynote on perception as an inverse problem. #SPIEMedicalImaging

Exposure to radiation from CT exams — especially in children — can be an emotionally charged debate. Cynthia McCollough (Mayo Clinic) explores studies that assess the benefits + risks of CT, highlighting the importance of justification + optimization. @[email protected] #SPIEMedicalImaging

“AI is not going anywhere… we need to develop Al tools with careful consideration for challenges in adoption including data quality, reader biases, and ethical dilemmas.” Pallavi Tiwari, professor @[email protected], wrapped up today’s keynote with words of wisdom. #SPIEMedicalImaging

You know your actual age, but do you know your biological age? 🎂🥼 By harnessing AI tools for value-added opportunistic CT screening, Perry Pickhardt @[email protected] shares how assessing “biological age” can help predict chances of future cardiometabolic events. #SPIEMedicalImaging

Algorithms are critical, but we also need people to make them accurate + efficient + trustworthy! ⚡️ The first poster session at #SPIEMedicalImaging 2026 highlighted how machine learning continues to reshape medical imaging across modalities. Thank you to all the presenters! 👏

There were great talks all around at the 3-Minute Poster Competition at #SPIEMedicalImaging! Super excited to share our work on crossing white matter fibers and win 3rd place!