ISMRM23 - (Neuro)Anatomy for Physicists: McDreamy Teaches Sheldon

ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition • 03-08 June 2023 • Toronto, ON, Canada

(Neuro)Anatomy for Physicists: McDreamy Teaches Sheldon

Weekend Course

ORGANIZERS: Nivedita Agarwal, Anja van der Kolk

Saturday, 03 June 2023

701A

08:00 - 11:45

Moderators:
Gyri, Sulci & Highways: Salil Soman & Joseph Stember
Delving Deep into the Brain: Naying He & Zsigmond Tamás Kincses

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: WE-26

CME Credit

Session Number: WE-26

Overview
Are you secretly googling dazzling anatomical names after talking with clinicians, or do you try to avoid this by distracting them with difficult MRI techniques? Are you a relative newby (clinician or physicist) in MRI of the brain? Or, do you believe you know enough about neuroanatomy for your research but still want to check whether that assumption is correct? In this Educational Session, clinicians from around the globe with different clinical backgrounds (neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery) will teach you everything you need to know--and more--about the anatomy, function, and connectivity of this most important organ, with a case-based special emphasis on what happens when this organ bursts into flames...figuratively speaking, of course.

Target Audience
Physicists, engineers, technicians and other non-clinician researchers wanting to:
- learn about the anatomy of the brain including the superficial and deep matter structures;
- improve their understanding of the function of different brain areas, and how they interconnect;
- gain more insight into inflammation-related brain pathology;
- dazzle their clinical partners with high-end knowledge on neuroanatomy;

And everyone else interested in the brain and what happens when it becomes inflamed!

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the main structures of the brain, including gyri, sulci, hippocampus, limbic system and the basal ganglia;
- Summarize the main functions of the discussed brain structures;
- Describe through which pathways the different brain structures are connected to each other and to the spinal cord;
- Predict what will happen when (one of) these brain structures are damaged by disease;
- Practice what is learned in an interactive case-based teaching session.

		Gyri, Sulci & Highways
08:00		The General Anatomy of the Brain: A Walnut, but Different... View Presentation Video Manabu Kinoshita Keywords: Neuro: Brain, Neuro: White matter, Neuro: Grey matter During this education lecture, I will be discussing the 3D surface anatomy of the brain from a neurosurgeon perspective. The aim of this course is to aid neuroscientists / neuroradiologists to understand the three-dimensional anatomy of the brain.
08:25		Highways of the Brain View Presentation Video Takashi Inoue Keywords: Neuro: Brain, Neuro: White matter What do neurosurgeons want from MR imaging during or before surgery? Imaging is needed to minimize postoperative complications and to improve postoperative neurological symptoms. A 3DAC image is a composite image from a diffusion-weighted image without diffusion tensor analysis. It may be more useful for visualizing the Highways of Brain. We were able to predict motor function outcome using FA values in cases of cerebral hemorrhage. We present a method that utilizes changes over time in the FA values. Objective images that are independent of parameters are desirable. Images that are useful in predicting outcome are needed.
08:50		The Active Brain: Functional Regions View Presentation Video Tarek Hijaz Keywords: Neuro: Brain function, Neuro: Brain The aim of my lecture is to provide physicists and other non-radiologists with a brief introduction to some of the salient functional anatomy of the brain as elucidated by fMRI. The emphasis will be on the primary motor and language areas.
09:15		Highway in Flames: Case-Based Teaching for Physicists View Presentation Video Veronica Popescu Keywords: Neuro: Brain, Neuro: Spinal cord Case-based learning is the best way to learn about the brain on fire. A neurologist specialized in Multiple Sclerosis will provide an overview of the symptoms and location of the lesions causing them, along the highways in flames. Among others speech impairments, diminished mobility, problems with the sense of touch will be discussed.
09:40		Break & Meet the Teachers
		Delving Deep into the Brain
10:05		Digging to the Brain's Core View Presentation Video Dylan Henssen Keywords: Neuro: Brain, Neuro: Grey matter This lecture will offer a comprehensive overview of the ventricular system and subcortical structures in the human brain. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complex anatomy of these structures and their interindividual relations.
10:30		Transfer Stations of the Mind View Presentation Video María García-Gomar Keywords: Neuro: Brain connectivity, Neuro: Brain, Neuro: Brain function Understanding how different structures of our brain are interconnected allows us to better understand their function. Here we explore two main structures: the brainstem and cerebellum. The brainstem contains respiratory and cardiovascular control centers. Despite its fundamental role in survival, the brainstem has been studied less than other areas, in part due to several challenges in its imaging. Nonetheless, recent techniques are now allowing us a better understanding of its structure and connectivity. The cerebellum is known to have an important role in motor control and, more recently, its role in nonmotor cognitive and affective functions is being increasingly recognized.
10:55		Taming the Involuntary Motion & Behaviour: Functional Anatomy View Presentation Video Ling Ling Chan
11:20		The Inflamed Core: Case-Based Teaching for Physicists No Video Available Lydia Chougar Keywords: Neuro: Brain During this session, we will go through clinical cases to explore the anatomical alterationsoccurring in subcortical brain regions in various neurological diseases using different MRIcontrasts.