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MSc Advanced Neuroimaging - Spring Term 2012

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Unless otherwise stated, all lectures take place in the 1st Floor Seminar Room, 7 Queen Square (SR7) and all workshops take place in the Cluster Room, 7 Queen Square (CR7).

WEEK 12

Thurs 5th Jan

C1 - Introduction to Neuroanatomy, Systems & Disease

   
10.00 - 12.00
C1 FINAL EXAM
   
 

C2 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging I

   
12.15 - 13.05
Stroke - CT, Perfusion- & Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging
Rolf Jager
 
14.00 - 14.50
CT and MR Angiography
Matthew Adams
Handout
15.15 - 16.05
MRI of Haemorrhage & Stroke
Matthew Adams
Handout not available online - collect from Education Unit
16.15 - 17.05
Treatment of Haemorrhagic Stroke
Thomas Solbach
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 08/03/2012

WEEK 13

Mon 9th Jan

P1 - Introductory Science & Methods and LP - Research Training

   
10.00 - 12.00
P1 FINAL EXAM
Cluster Room, 7 QS
 
 

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
13.00 - 14.45
MRS 1 - Quantum Effects in the Clinics
Xavier Golay Handout
References
15.15 - 17.45
Workshop: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 
Bhavana Solanky 
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 24/01/2012 + 07/02/2012

Tues 10th Jan

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
10.00 - 10.50
MRS 2: Editing and Decoupling Techniques
Xavier Golay
Handout
References
11.00 - 11.50
Research Training 11 - Careers II & Productivity
Caroline Selai
 
12.15 - 13.05
CT 1: Main Principles, CT Scanner Design
Konstantin Lozkhin
Handout
References
14.00 - 14.50
CT 2: Scan Modes, Image Quality
Konstantin Lozkhin
Handout
References
15.15 - 16.05
Radionuclide Imaging 1 - Emission Tomography Principles & Reconstruction
Brian Hutton

Handout

References

16.15 - 17.05
Radionuclide imaging 2 - SPECT Instrumentation and Factors Affecting Quantification
Brian Hutton
Handout
References

Thurs 12th Jan

C2 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging I

   
09.00 - 10.00
Peer-to-peer C2 Revision Sessions
Adam Liston
 
10.00 - 11.50
Workshop: Stroke - MRI
Matthew Adams Rescheduled to 16/03/2012
12.15 - 13.05
Trauma - Clinical Aspects
Richard Greenwood
 
14.00 - 14.50
Radiology of Trauma
Indran Davagnanam
Handout
References
15.15 - 16.05
Intervention - Stents & Thrombolysis
Andy Clifton
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
Brain Tumours - Perfusion- and Diffusion- Weighted MR Imaging
Rolf Jager
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 16/02/2012
17.05 - 18.00
Imaging Adult Tumours
Indran Davagnanam
Handout
References

WEEK 14

Tues 17th Jan

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
10.00 - 10.50
Radionuclide Imaging 3 - PET Instrumentation and Factors Affecting Quantification 
Kjell Erlandsson
Handout (archival handout)
11.00 - 11.50
Radionuclide Imaging 4 - Tracer Kinetic Models: Principles and Application
Kjell Erlandsson
Handout not available online - hard copies distributed at lecture
References
12.15 - 13.05
Research Training 12 -Presentations II
Adam Liston
 
14.00 - 14.50
Ultrasound 1 - Basic Principles, Transducers, Standard Imaging Modes, Artefects, 3D & Safety
Dean Barratt
Handout
15.15 - 16.05
CT3 - Image Artefacts, Radiation Dose
Konstantin Lozkhin
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
EEG/MEG 1 - EEG Signals, Measurement & Instrumentation
Louis Lemieux
Handout
References

Thurs 19th Jan

C2 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging I

   
10.00 - 10.50
Paediatric Stroke
Dawn Saunders
Handout
14.00 - 15.30
Workshop: Stroke - CT
Rolf Jager
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Handout 4
16.15 - 17.05
Imaging Alzheimer's Disease
Nick Fox
Handout
References

WEEK 15

Tues 24th Jan

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
09.00 - 09.50
Workshop: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 1)
Bhavana Solanky
Handout
10.00 - 10.50
Ultrasound 2 - Doppler Effect, Flow Imaging & Neurological Applications
Dean Barratt
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Demonstration: Ultrasound
Dean Barratt
 
12.15 - 13.05
P2 - Peer-to-peer revision
Adam Liston
 
14.00 - 14.50
EEG/MEG 2 - Display, Interpretation and Analysis of MEG & EEG Data
James Kilner
 
15.15 - 16.05
EEG/MEG 3 - Physiological Basis of the Signals, Forward Models & Source Reconstructions
Vladimir Litvak
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
X-Ray Angiography
Konstantin Lozhkin
Handout
References

Wed 25th Jan

     
10.00 onwards for 24 hours (closes 10.00 Thurs 26th Jan)
C2 MOCK EXAM (ONLINE)
   

Thurs 26th Jan

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00 - 10.50
Pathology of Dementias
Tamas Revesz
 
11.00 - 11.50
Pathology of Parkinson's Disease & Atypical Parkinson's Disease
Janice Holton
Handout
References
 12.15 - 13.05 Integration of Data for Pre-Surgical Evaluation 
Beate Diehl (rescheduled from 24/11/11) 
Handout
14.00 - 14.50
Peer-to-peer Exam Debrief
Adam Liston
 
 

C2 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging I

   
15.15 - 16.05
Pathology of CJD
Sebastian Brandner
Handout
16.15 - 17.05
Clinical presentation of Parkinson's Disease & Atypical Parkinson's Disease
Kailash Bhatia
 

WEEK 16

Tues 31st Jan

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
10.00 - 12.00
P2 MOCK EXAM
   
 

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
12.15 - 13.05
Diffusion I - Physical Model, DWI
Mohammadi Siawoosh
Handout
References
14.00 - 14.50
Perfusion I - Bolus MR/CT
David Thomas
Handout
15.15 - 16.05
Perfusion II - Arterial Spin Labelling
David Thomas
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
QMR Methods Ia - Relaxation Theory, Measurement
Mark Symms/Nikolaus Weiskopf
Handout

Thurs 2nd Feb

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00 - 10.50
Spectroscopy in Demyelination
Olga Ciccarelli
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Magnetisation Transfer In Imaging Dementia
Basil Ridha
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 09/02/2012
13.00 - 13.50
Advanced MR Imaging in Dementia
Rolf Jager
 
14.00 - 14.50
Differential Diagnosis of Dementia
Antonio Bastos Leite
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 15/03/2012
15.15 - 16.00
Differential Diagnosis in Movement Disorders
Tarek Yousry
Handout
16.15 - 17.45
Surgery in Movement Disorders
Ludvic Zrinzo
References

WEEK 17

Tues 7th Feb

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
09.00 - 09.50
Workshop: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 2)
Bhavana Solanky
Handout
10.00 - 10.50
QMR Methods Ib - Relaxation Measurement
Mark Symms/David Carmichael
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Diffusion IIa - DTI, Acquisition Methods
Mohammadi Siawoosh
Handout
References
12.15 - 13.05
QMR Methods II - Magentization Transfer Theory, Measurement and Analysis
Dan Tozer
Handout
References
14.00 - 14.50
Analysis of QMR
Dan Tozer
Handout
References
15.15 - 16.05
Diffusion IIb - Analysis, Tractography
Chris Clark
 
16.15 - 17.05
Diffusion III - Applications, Research Methods
Chris Clark
 

Thurs 9th Feb

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00 - 10.50
Differential Diagnosis of White Matter Lesions - MS/Angiitis/Incidental Findings
Tarek Yousry
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Role of Magnetisation Transfer in Multiple Sclerosis
Olga Ciccarelli
Handout
12.15 - 13.05
Role of DTI in Multiple Sclerosis
Ahmed Toosy
Handout
References
14.00 - 14.50
Demyelination - Spine
Olga Ciccarelli
Handout
16.15 - 17.05
Magnetisation Transfer in Imaging Dementia
Basil Ridha

Handout

References

15.15 - 17.05
Workshop: Spine Pathology
Chandra Hoskote
CANCELLED - to be rescheduled

WEEK 18

Tues 14th Feb

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
10.00 - 11.50
Imaging Brain Activity I - Physiology & Contrast Mechanisms
Nikolaus Weiskopf
Handout
References
12.15 - 13.05
Research Training 13 - Presentations III
Adam Liston
 
 

P2 - Imaging Modalities

   
14.00 - 14.50
P2 Exam debrief
Adam Liston
 
 

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
15.15 - 17.05
Workshop: Analysis of Perfusion MR
David Thomas
 

Thurs 16th Feb

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
09.00 - 09.50
Central Nervous System Lupus
David Isenberg
Handout
10.00 - 11.50
Workshop: Limbic/Para Limbic System
Tarek Yousry
Handout
10.00 - 10.50
Central Nervous System Infections
Hadi Manji
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 01/03
11.00 - 11.50
AIDS
Hadi Manji
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 01/03
13.15 - 14.00
Brain Tumours - Perfusion and Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging
Rolf Jager
 
14.00 - 14.50
Imaging Animal Models
Mark Lythgoe
 

WEEK 19

Tues 21st Feb

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
10.00 - 11.50
Workshop: Analysis of DW-MRI+DTI
Chris Clark/Jon Clayden
 
12.15 - 13.05
Research Training 14 - Presentations IV
Adam Liston
 
14.00 - 15.45
Imaging Brain Activity IIa - Experimental Design & Data Acquisition (Block Design)
Nikolaus Weiskopf
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
Imaging Brain Activity IIb: Acquisition in Resting-State, Event-Related
Louis Lemieux
Handout

Thurs 23rd Feb

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
09.00 - 09.50
Neurological vasculitis
Chris Turner
(resheduled from 16th Feb)
Handout
References
10.00 - 10.50
Bacterial
Caroline Micallef
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 15/03/2012
11.00 - 11.50
Viral
Caroline Micallef
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 15/03/2012
13.00 - 13.50
Neuroimaging of HIV-related disease
Rolf Jager
 
14.00 - 14.50
CJD
Harpreet Hyare
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 15/03/2012
15.15 - 17.05
Workshop: Inflammation & Infection
Caroline Micallef
CANCELLED -  rescheduled to 15/03/2012

WEEK 20

Tues 28th Feb

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
09.00 - 09.50
Morph + VOL III - Segmentation Principles and Methods 
Sebastien Ourselin 
Handout
10.00 - 10.50
SPM I - GLM, Single-Subject & Group Effects Inference
Will Penny
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Anatomical Data Fusion I - Multi-Modal Co-Registration
David Hawkes
Handout
References
12.15 - 13.05
Morph + VOL I - Stereological Principles, ROI Voumtery
Rachael Scahill
Handout
References
14.00 - 14.50
Morph + VOL II - VBM
Ged Ridgway/John Ashburner
Handout
References
16.15 - 17.05
Research Training 15 - Time Management & Revision
Adam Liston
 

Thurs 1st Mar

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00 - 10.50
Ultrasound Doppler
Paul Sidhu
CANCELLED
11.00 - 11.50
Carotid Imaging
Martin Graves
Handout
12.15 - 13.05
Stroke Territories
Matthew Adams
Handout not available online - collect from Education Unit
14.00 - 15.45
Workshop: Differential Diagnosis
Matthew Adams
 
16.00 - 16.50
Central Nervous System Infections
Nicholas Davies (rescheduled from 16/02)
Handout
References
17.00 - 17.50
HIV/AIDS
Nicholas Davies (rescheduled from 16/02)
Handout

WEEK 21

Tues 6th Mar

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
10.00 - 10.50
SPM II - Event-Related fMRI
Will Penny
Handout
References
11.00 - 13.00
Workshop: Anatomical Data Fusion Serial MRI, Multi-Modal
Marc Modat
 
14.00 - 14.50
Anatomical Data Fusion II - Longitudinal Imaging
Louis Lemieux
Handout
15.15 - 17.05
Workshop: Epoch fMRI
Will Penny
Handout

Thurs 8th Mar

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00 - 10.50
Imaging of Peripheral Nervous System
Martin Koltzenburg,Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 15/03/2012
11.00 - 11.50
Imaging of Muscles
Chris Sinclair, Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Handout
References

12.15 - 13.05
Imaging of Plexus
John Stevens, Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
 
14.00 - 14.50
Treatment of Haemorrhagic Stroke 
Thomas Solbach 
 
15.00 - 15.50
Role of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty & NR injections
Thomas Solbach
 
16.00 - 17.15
Workshop: Intervention - Aneurysms/Arteriovenous Malformations
Thomas Solbach
CANCELLED

WEEK 22

Tues 13th Mar

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
10.00 - 11.50
Workshop: VBM
John Ashburner
 
12.15 - 13.05
SPM III - Connectivity; Functional and DCM
Maria Joao
 
14.00 - 14.50
Multi-Modal Ia - Motivation, Synchronicity, Instrumentation, Data Quality Issues
Louis Lemieux
Handout
15.15 - 17.00
Workshop: Connectivity mini-workshop
Maria Joao
CANCELLED - rescheduled to 20/03/2012

Thurs 15th Mar

     
09.00 - 09.50
Differential Diagnosis of Dementia 
Antonio Bastos Leite (rescheduled from 02/02/12)
Handout
References
10.00 - 10.50
Bacterial
Caroline Micallef (rescheduled from 23/02/12)
Handout not available online - collect from Education Unit/lecture
11.00 - 11.50
Viral
Caroline Micallef 
(rescheduled from 23/02/12)
Handout not available online - collect from Education Unit/lecture
13.00 - 14.50
Workshop: Inflammation & Infection
Caroline Micallef (rescheduled from 23/02/12) Handout not available online - collect from Education Unit/lecture
15.00 - 15.50
CJD
Harpreet Hyare (rescheduled from 23/02/12)
Handout
16.00 - 16.50
Imaging of Peripheral Nervous System 
Martin Koltzenburg,Gilliatt Lecture Theatre  (rescheduled from 08/03/12)
Handout

Fri 16th Mar

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
09.00 - 09.50
Motor Recovery - fMRI in Rehabilitation
Nick Ward
 
10.00 - 10.50
Queen Square Sympoisum - Posters
   
11.00 - 13.05
Workshop: Stroke - MRI
Matthew Adams (rescheduled from 12/01/2012)
 
14.00 - 16.00
Queen Square Symposium - guest lecture and prizes
   
16.30 - 17.30
Queen Square Symposium - wine & cheese reception
   

WEEK 23

Tues 20th Mar

P3 - Advanced Imaging

   
09.00 - 09.50
Research Training 16 - Presentations V
Adam Liston
 
10.00 - 10.50
Workshop: Connectivity mini-workshop 
Maria Joao 
Handout
11.00 - 11.50
Multi-Modal Ib - Interpretation of Functional Maps
Maria Joao
Handout
12.15 - 13.05
Multi-Modal IIa - Data Analysis MRI/fMRI/DTI
David Carmichael
 
14.00 - 14.50
Multi-Modal IIb - Fusion, Co-Registration, Technical Issues, Limitations 
Laura Mancini
Handout
15.15 - 17.05
Workshop: Multi-Modal: Pre-surgical/Neuronavigation: example work through of surgical case
Louis Lemieux, Laura Mancini, Jon Clayden
 

Thurs 22nd Mar

C3 - Pathology and Diagnostic Neuroimaging II

   
10.00-11.30
P3 Mock Exam    
13.00 - 13.50
Peer-to-Peer C3 Exam Debrief
   
14.00 - 14.50
Phakomatosis
Nick Wood
Handout

WEEK 24

Thurs 29th Mar

   
  DEADLINE - Lab Books
 

EXAMS

Tues 1st May

   
15.00 - 17.00
P2 FINAL EXAM
7 Queen Square, Ground Floor Cluster Room

Thurs 3rd May

   
15.00 - 17.00
C2 FINAL EXAM
7 Queen Square, Ground Floor Cluster Room

Tues 8th May

   
15.00 - 17.00
P3 FINAL EXAM
7 Queen Square, Ground Floor Cluster Room

Thurs 10th May

   
15.00 - 17.00
C3 FINAL EXAM
7 Queen Square, Ground Floor Cluster Room