Friday, 7 may 2010

SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL COURSE

Brain: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Anatomical & Functional MRI

Room A4 07:00 – 08:00 Organizer & Moderator: Geoffrey J.M. Parker

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

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  Identify the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological parameters which are accessible to MR measurement;
  
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  Describe the underlying physics of MR neuroimaging techniques;
  
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  Describe the data acquisition and analysis techniques most commonly used for anatomical and functional MRI of the brain;
  
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  Recognize the potential value of advances such as parallel imaging, fast imaging techniques and high magnetic field strengths for imaging the brain; and
  
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  Name typical clinical applications for which specific MRI techniques are suited.
  

07:00 Absolute Beginners' Guide to Functional MRI
Peter A. Bandettini, Ph.D.