1/10 – Introduction, Basics of MRI I

Introduction to Multimodal Neuroimaging View the EPIDEM2019 Syllabus for the Spring 2020 semester.

Theodore Huppert, PhD   Basics of MRI I & II Overview of physics, MRI hardware and software. Anatomical localization via use of atlases (e.g,Talairach, MNI) will be covered. Safety issues surrounding the magnetic environment and human subject preparation will...

Howard J Aizenstein, MD, PhD Psychiatry, Pitt, CNBC Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory haizenstein@gmail.com   Structure I (T₁, T₂, ultra-high field) The basics of MRI will be covered, including T₁, T₂, and T₂* contrast mechanisms,...

Theodore Huppert, PhD   Principles of BOLD response and functional connectivity The lecture will cover the basic principles of the hemodynamic response, with implications to quantify resting state connectivity. Arterial Spin Labeling Reveals Disrupted Brain...

Kirk Erickson, PhD Psychology, Pitt, CNBC Director, Brain Aging & Cognitive Health Lab kiericks@pitt.edu   Functional MRI (fMRI) task-related The lecture will cover the nature of BOLD response, optimizing pulse sequences for signal/contrast, inhomogeneity,...

Charles Laymon, PhD Physicist and Assistant Professor of Radiology laymoncm@upmc.edu   Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Overview of physical principles, PET instrumentation, data acquisition, quantitative corrections (e.g. scatter, attenuation), and image...