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ISMRM 23rd Annual Meeting
& Exhibition • 30 May - 05 June 2015 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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Quantitative Physiology |
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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate |
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ORGANIZERS: Jonathan R. Polimeni, Ph.D. & Eric C. Wong,
M.D., Ph.D. |
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Saturday, 30 May 2015 |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This course will review the
current understanding of neurovascular coupling, and will survey and
compare techniques that can inform measurements of both neuronal
function and vascular physiology. These new methods lie at the
intersection of functional, perfusion, diffusion and flow MRI, and
provide complementary information about brain neurovascular
physiology. |
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| TARGET AUDIENCE |
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Clinicians and basic scientists
using fMRI techniques to map brain activity or vascular physiology;
medical physicists and engineers developing methods for functional MRI,
perfusion imaging, or quantitative MRI with a focus on the
underlying physiological mechanisms. |
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course,
participants should be able to: |
- Convey the current
notions of neurovascular coupling and the relationship between
BOLD and neuronal activity;
- Differentiate between
methods for imaging intravascular and extravascular oxygenation
in brain tissue;
- Apply combined perfusion
and diffusion MRI to water permeability quantification;
- Describe and interpret
the imaging modalities for 4D flow imaging; and
- Develop
diffusion-weighted fMRI protocols and interpret the resulting
BOLD responses.
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PROGRAM |
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Moderators:
Richard B. Buxton, Ph.D. & Arno Villringer, M.D. |
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14:00 |
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From
Neurons to BOLD
Anna Devor, Ph.D. |
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14:30 |
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From
BOLD to Neurons
Richard B. Buxton, Ph.D. |
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15:00 |
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Neurometabolic & Neurovascular Couplings Underlying
Quantitative BOLD
- permission withheld
Fahmeed Hyder, Ph.D. |
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15:30 |
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Break &
Meet the Teachers |
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15:50 |
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Imaging
Oxygenation
Divya S. Bolar, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
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16:20 |
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Vascular
Permeability Imaging & Quantitative ASL
Danny J. J. Wang, Ph.D. |
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16:50 |
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4D Flow
Imaging of Vascular & CSF Dynamics
Michael Markl, Ph.D.
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17:20 |
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Diffusion-Weighted Functional MRI
Alan W. Song, Ph.D. |
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17:50 |
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Adjournment & Meet the Teachers |
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