ARRS Virtual Symposium

Medical Imaging for Spaceflight

What does radiology look like in space? This four-hour virtual symposium breaks it down, from the history of spaceflight imaging to real-world challenges in microgravity. Sessions cover preflight screening, inflight ultrasound and radiography, and the role of MRI before and after spaceflight.

You’ll also explore the big unanswered questions. Where do imaging protocols fall short? What limits inflight training? And how can radiologists help close the gaps in understanding space-related disease and image-guided procedures? This course connects the dots and points to where radiology is going next.

  • Time: February 12, 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET
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Reserve your virtual seat and explore radiology in microgravity and beyond. Registration includes one year of on-demand access to all session recordings.

Learning Objectives

This course aims to delineate several existing knowledge gaps toward which the radiology community could contribute, while also educating clinical radiologists and flight surgeons about what has already been demonstrated or proposed for imaging in spaceflight. These gaps include:

  1. Lack of Standardized Protocols: No consensus guidelines exist for adapting conventional imaging modalities (US, radiography, MRI) to microgravity and constrained spacecraft environments.
  2. Operational Training Deficit: Crew members and flight surgeons often have time constraints that limit hands-on or case-based training in inflight image acquisition and interpretation.
  3. Preflight Screening Inconsistencies: Variability in preflight imaging leads to missed or late identification of novel spaceflight-associated conditions.
  4. Pathophysiology Knowledge Gaps: Insufficient understanding of space-induced changes and their radiologic signatures.
  5. Procedural Imaging Limitations: Lack of research regarding the efficacy and necessary adaptations to image-guided interventions under flight constraints.

Program Schedule (Eastern Time)

Time (ET) Session Title Faculty
12:00 – 12:30 pm Aerospace Medicine, Imaging, and the Challenges of Medical Care in the Spaceflight Environment Divya Sahajwalla
12:30 – 1:00 pm Ultrasound in Spaceflight Ashot Sargsyan
1:00 – 1:30 pm History of the development of sonography for use in Weightlessness leading to the Remote Telementored Telesonography Paradigm Andrew Kirkpatrick
1:30 – 2:00 pm Radiography for Inflight Imaging Adam Wang
2:00 – 2:15 pm Q&A
2:15 – 2:45 pm Imaging-Guided Procedures and Scoping for Radiography for Spaceflight Michael Pohlen
2:45 – 3:15 pm MRI for Spaceflight-Associated Neuroocular Syndrome Donna Roberts
3:15 – 3:45 pm Imaging for Spaceflight Cerebrovascular Pathology Mark Rosenberg
3:45 – 4:15 pm The Future of Medical Imaging for Spaceflight: How Can Radiology Contribute? Dana Levin
4:15 – 4:30 pm Q&A

Faculty

Divya Sahajwalla
Penn State
Ashot Sargsyan
NASA
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Alberta Health Services
Adam Wang
Stanford
Michael Pohlen
UC San Diego
Donna Roberts
Deep Tech
Mark Rosenberg
MUSC
Dana Levin
Vast Space

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Registration Information

Register today to attend the Medical Imaging for Spaceflight Virtual Symposium.

Registration Rates

Member Type Cost
ARRS Members FREE
ARRS In-Training Member FREE
Nonmember FREE

Virtual Symposium

The Virtual Symposium provides live streaming of all sessions online. All session times are Eastern Time. Sessions and credit on demand will be available to registrants through February 12, 2027. Each recording will be posted to the Symposium Portal within 72 hours after the live session concludes. 

Audio/Video Recording Policy

Copying any presentation by camera, audio, or video recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Meeting registrants receive access to all session recordings, and credit is available on demand through February 12, 2027.

Virtual Cancellation Policy

On-demand access to the Medical Imaging for Spaceflight Virtual Symposium will remain available through February 12, 2027. You may cancel your registration any time prior to the start of the meeting for a full refund. Once the courses begin, cancellations are no longer eligible for refunds.

Disclosure of Commercial Interest

ARRS staff involved with this activity have nothing to disclose. Relevant financial disclosures for all planners and contributors have been mitigated. Below is a listing of activity's contributors and planners’ disclosures:

Planners

  • Courtney Moreno has nothing to disclose.
  • Samantha Schulz has nothing to disclose.
  • Samantha Edgerly has nothing to disclose.
  • Kirsten Woods has nothing to disclose. 
  • Catherine Petchprapa has nothing to disclose. 
  • Jeremiah Long has nothing to disclose.
  • Michael Pohlen has nothing to disclose.
  • Divya Sahajwalla has nothing to disclose.
  • Michael Bruno has nothing to disclose.
  • Maitraya K. Patel has nothing to disclose.

Module 1 Speakers:

  • Divya Sahajwalla has nothing to disclose.
  • Ashot Sargsyan has nothing to disclose.
  • Andrew Kirkpatrick receives consulting fees as a consultant for Zoll Medical. The relevant financial disclosures listed here were mitigated using ARRS's mitigation policy for accredited activities.
  • Adam Wang has nothing to disclose.

Module 2 Speakers:

  • Michael Pohlen has nothing to disclose.
  • Donna Roberts has nothing to disclose.
  • Mark Rosenberg has nothing to disclose.
  • Dana Levin has nothing to disclose.
On-Demand Information

Sessions on demand will be available through February 12, 2027. Each session recording will be posted to the Symposium Portal within 72 hours of the completion of the live session for viewing on demand. Credit on demand must be claimed no later than February 12, 2027.

Prior to the symposium, all registrants will receive information by email on how to access the Symposium Portal to view sessions on demand and claim credit.

Accreditation Statement

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians. Medical Imaging for Spaceflight: ARRS designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in an activity. Credit On-Demand Sessions: ARRS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.