Friday, 7 may 2010

SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL COURSE

From Bench to Bedside to Bench: Translation of Animal Models to Clinical Practice & From Clinical Practice to Animal Models

Room A7 07:00 – 08:00 Organizers: Pia C. Maly Sundgren and Afonso C. Silva

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

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  Describe the main MRI methods used in experimental studies to understand the underlying disease mechanisms;
  
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  Identify what is known about the underlying disease mechanisms, and which type of MRI investigations could be used for diagnosis and clinical investigation;
  
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  Describe the main MRI methods used in the clinical setting to diagnose the condition, and the rationale behind this; and
  
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  Make the translation from what is - and can be - done in experimental studies to what can be done clinically, and where animal models bring new insight to disease.