Structural Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis for Neuroscientists

1.5 ECTS

SUMMARY
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is today a key component in diagnosis and therapy planning in many medical areas such as neurology, oncology, surgery, etc. Every day MRI scanners generate an impressively increasing amount of data. In this context, image analysis becomes central to process and quantify in a precise and reproducible manner all these images. In this course we will introduce basic imaging processing methods to quantitatively analyze structural MR imaging. Our goal is to provide the students with the basic knowledge and practical experience in MR image registration, segmentation and morphometry analysis.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS
We encourage students that are curious to better understand the image processing methods behind widely used structural image analysis tools, like SPM, to participate to this course. This year, both theory and practice will be equally important.
Students who took part on the same course last year can also participate.

SCHEDULE
February 6, 13, 20 and 27  /  March 6 and 13, 2013
Wednesdays, from 10h to 13h.

LOCATION
Room Micropolis, Rue du Bugnon 23, Lausanne.

PROGRAM

Lecture 1:

• Presentation of the course
• Basics of rigid image volume registration
• Practical session (MITK and rigid registration)

Lecture 2:

• Basics of non-rigid image volume registration
• Practical session (MITK and SPM)

Lecture 3:

• Anatomical atlases and template construction
• Tissue segmentation of healthy brain: SPM model
• Practical session

Lecture 4:

• Voxel-based morphometry
• Practical session

Lecture 5:

• Journal Club
• Invited talk

Lecture 6:

• Journal Club
• Invited talk

EVALUATION
Based on article presentation & discussion. It is mandatory to attend all lessons.

REGISTRATION
Limited number of participants to 20. Participation to the lectures is mandatory.
Please register by e-mail to the LN Coordinator before January 15th 2013.