Functional MRI (fMRI) in Theory and Practice

This one day course, sponsored by the University of Toronto Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship Program (program director – Dr. Pejman Maralani), will provide an overview of the basic principles of fMRI, with a focus on the application of these principles to clinical practice.

SPEAKERS

Bradley J MacIntosh, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
David Mikulis, MD FRCPC Professor, Medical Imaging University of Toronto
Amy Lin, MD FRCPC
Lecturer, Medical Imaging University of Toronto
Pejman Maralani, MD FRCPC Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging University of Toronto
Patrick W. Stroman, PhD Professor, Department of Physics Queen’s University
Nathan Churchill, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow, Neuroscience St. Michael’s Hospital
Simon Graham, PhD, Peng Professor, Medial Biophysics University of Toronto
Mary Pat McAndrews, PhD, CPsych
Professor, Psychology University of Toronto
Christina Go, MD, DABPN Assistant Professor, Pediatrics University of Toronto
 

PROGRAM 

Friday September 9, 2016 
 
PART I: FUNCTIONAL MRI TECHNIQUES 

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome/Introduction 
9:10 - 9:45 Introduction to functional MRI – B. MacIntosh 
9:50 - 10:20 Bold MRI – D. Mikulis 
10:20 - 10:35 Coffee break (Light refreshments provided) 
10:35 - 11:05 fMRI in clinical Neuroradiology practice – A. Lin 
11:10 - 11:40 fMRI cases and pitfalls – P. Maralani 
11:40- 12:00 Question and Answer Period 
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own) 
 
PART II: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 

1:00 – 1:05 Introduction 
1:05 – 1:50 fMRI of the spinal cord and what it can reveal about sensory and pain processing changes as a result of traumatic injury and disease – P. Stroman 
1:55 – 2:25 fMRI of mild traumatic brain injury – N. Churchill 
2:30 – 3:00 fMRI for pre-operative planning – S. Graham 
3:00 – 3:20 Coffee Break (Light refreshments provided) 
3:25 – 3:55 Mapping language and memory networks with fMRI – M. McAndrews 
4:00 – 4:30 fMRI: Practical Applications in the pre-surgical evaluation of paediatric epilepsy – C. Go 
4:30 – 4:50 Question and Answer Period 
4:50 – 5:00 Closing remarks

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