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WEEKEND
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Measuring Diffusion Properties in Tissue |
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ORGANIZERS: Karla L. Miller, Ph.D.
& Jacques-Donald Tournier, Ph.D. |
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SKILL LEVEL: Basic-Intermediate |
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Saturday, 5 May 2012 |
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OVERVIEW |
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This half-day
course is designed for scientists and clinicians who are interested
in a relatively non-technical, yet scientifically rigorous, overview
of diffusion MRI. Attendees will learn about diffusion imaging
acquisition, modeling and tractography analysis, and the biophysical
interpretation of diffusion data. This course will provide a
framework for setting up diffusion studies and interpreting results,
as well as providing a glimpse of future techniques that may
supplant current state-of-the art methods. The course can be taken
on its own, but is designed to complement courses on “MR Properties
of Tissue” (Saturday afternoon) and “Microstructural Imaging
Techniques in the Brain” (Sunday morning). |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
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Upon completion
of this course participants should be able to: |
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Identify the methods used to acquire diffusion data
and describe the limitations of state-of-the-art
techniques; |
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Recognize the biophysical effects the diffusion
tensor can encapsulate and the problems associated
with interpreting tensor-derived metrics; |
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Explain the basic concepts behind diffusion
tractography, including best practice for anatomical
investigations; |
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Describe several alternative descriptions of
orientation dependence of diffusion data; |
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Identify the biophysical sources of alterations in
diffusion properties and discuss the potential
information that these properties could reveal about
tissue microstructure; and |
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Recognize potential future clinical applications of
these techniques as technology improves. |
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AUDIENCE
DESCRIPTION |
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The
target audience for this course is scientists and clinicians
who are starting to work in the field of diffusion MRI and
would like to have an overview of the scientific and
technical underpinnings of these techniques. The course
assumes basic previous knowledge of MRI, but not necessarily
familiarity with diffusion imaging acquisition and analysis. |
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