ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting & Exhibition ○ 20-26 April 2013 ○ Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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This course is aimed at research scientists and clinicians who would like to be exposed to various MR neuroimaging approaches. It is expected to provide attendees with a basic understanding of fundamental as well as practical aspects of these techniques, benefiting their clinical and/or research programs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two didactic lectures will cover the theory of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) methods at an introductory level. The first lecture will describe how to sensitize the signal to the diffusion of water molecules in tissue, from the concept of diffusion weighted imaging to that of the diffusion tensor. The second lecture will provide an introduction to DWI analysis, including approaches appropriate in different contexts, such as native space to group analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: |
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Diffusion |
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Moderator: Torben Schneider, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The main methods for measuring cerebral perfusion will be introduced in two presentations at an introductory level. In the first presentation, the acquisition and post-processing of arterial spin labeling MRI will be explained. The second lecture will provide an introduction to contrast agent-based methods for measuring perfusion and permeability (dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) and dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: |
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Perfusion |
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Moderator: Jan M. Warnking, Ph.D. |
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two didactic lectures will cover functional MRI (FMRI) at an introductory level. The first lecture will describe how brain activity can be detected indirectly from changes to local blood flow and the canonical approach to FMRI experiments. The second lecture will provide an introduction to fMRI analysis, including pre-processing steps, model construction and statistical analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: |
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fMRI |
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Moderator: Molly G. Bright, D.Phil. |
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