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| Pitfalls in
Diffusion-Perfusion-fMRI Quantification Processing: What
Artifacts Should I Worry About in Practice? |
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Clinical Intensive
Education Option |
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Organizer: Fernando Calamante, Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level:
Basic |
| Wednesday, 5 May
2010 |
| 16:00 - 18:00 |
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OVERVIEW |
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Quantitative investigations using
diffusion MRI, perfusion MRI, and fMRI are increasingly used in
clinical and research studies. This 2-hour case-based course will
describe the artifacts in quantitative studies using these
techniques. There will be particular emphasis on the description of
those artifacts most commonly encountered in practice, and how they
can be recognized. Practical examples of these artifacts will be
shown, and the potential implications for clinical and research
studies discussed. Speakers in this basic-level course will have
extensive experience both in the technical aspects and in the
applications of these methodologies. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion of this course
participants should be able to:
- Recognize the most common
artifacts in quantitative diffusion MR;
- Identify the major sources of
errors in cerebral perfusion imaging;
- Evaluate the presence of common
artifacts in studies using fMRI; and
- List the sources of artifacts
more commonly encountered in diffusion, perfusion and fMRI
studies.
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