Carotid MRI Executive Committee Conference Call
December 6, 2006
Approved Minutes
Present: Nena Aleksic, Christie Ballantyne, Eric Boerwinkle, Woody Chambless, Joe Coresh, Aaron
Folsom, Gerardo Heiss, Hanyu Ni, Tom Mosley, Kelly Volcik, Marston Youngblood
I. ANNOUCEMENTS/REVIEW OF AGENDA
Boerwinkle announced that a special call to discuss renewal should be scheduled. Investigators
decided on January 10, 2007. There were no initial changes made to the agenda.
ACTION ITEM: Investigators should submit renewal ideas to Boerwinkle. A call will be on
January 10, 2007 to discuss them.
II. REVIEW OF MINUTES AND ACTION ITEMS
The minutes from the November 28 meeting were approved. Action items were reviewed.
III. MRI READING CENTER UPDATE
Youngblood stated that the MRI variables working group had provided a written summary of the
recommended MRI derived variables and their definitions.
IV. FIELD CENTER UPDATE
There were no updates to report.
V. COORDINATING CENTER REPORT
Chambless reported that a new statistician, Franklyn Gonzales, had joined the CSCC and he would be
working on some of the manuscript proposals. Heiss wanted to know whether there was an overlap of
CAR_MRI participants with other studies.
ACTION ITEM: Heiss will write a computing request to see if there is an overlap of CAR_MRI
participants with other ARIC studies
VI. PUBLICATIONS
Folsom reminded investigators that manuscript proposals should be submitted to the ARIC Publications
Committee for approval. Chambless stated that a status list of Carotid MRI proposals would be
compiled and included as part of the regular conference call materials.
ACTION ITEM: Ooro will compile a status list of manuscript proposals, which will be included as
part of the regular conference call materials.
VII. ANCILLARY STUDIES
Two ancillary studies submitted by Bruce Wasserman (Johns Hopkins) and David Steinman (U
Toronto), titled Geometric Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis, and 2) Characterization of Normal Carotid
Artery Flow Rate Waveforms were approved.
ACTION ITEM: Folsom will send an approved notification letter to Wasserman for the two
ancillary studies, Geometric Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis and Characterization of Normal
Carotid Artery Flow Rate Waveforms
Having no further business to conduct the call adjourned.
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