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BRAIN IMAGING-METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Applied Physics (Cultural Heritage, Environment, Biology and Medicine)
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Elementary physics and mathematics
Objectives
Contents Physical and mathematical principles, instrumental and experimental methods, and application examples of the principal techniques for brain imaging, from the anatomical, physiological, and metabolic point of view
Extended Syllabus General imaging principles
Fundamentals of electromagnetism and bio-electromagnetism
Elements of atomic and nuclear structure
Interaction of radiation with biological tissues
Computed tomography
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Magnetic resonance imaging
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging
Spectroscopy magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission imaging and tomography
Electroencephalography for brain mapping
Magnetoencephalography for brain mapping
Recommended Bibliography currently under evaluation
Methods of Provision
Teaching Methods class-taught lectures, journal club, experimental sessions
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Contacts/More Information lecture slides available on elearning platform