CTSC:education Neuroscience

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Proposed structure for the Neuroimaging half-day sessions (April 1st, MGH and April 9th, BWH)

First lecture: Frontiers of clinical neuroimaging

• Content:
  • Applications-based modules (MS, Alzheimer, pediatrics neuroimaging etc)
  • Sample chosen so that each modality is represented at least once.
  • Get a full range of biomarkers and specify if they are currently used in clinical practice or under development and used only for research.
• Potential speakers: Simon Warfield, Randy Gollub, Ellen Grant
• Slides contribution: Charles Guttmann, Bruce Rosen

Second lecture: Quantitative (neuroimaging)* biomarkers

• Content:
  • What makes a good quantitative imaging biomarker?
  • Lifecycle of a neuroimaging data (notion of pixel, format, postprocessing, from acquisition to PACS and back etc)
• Potential speakers: Jeff Yap, Randy Gollub, Greg Sorensen, Ron Kikinis (April 1st only), Sonia Pujol
• Slides contribution: Bruce Rosen

(*): discuss option to make this a more generic lecture that could fit other modules (oncology, cardiovascular etc)

Third lecture: Survey of modalities

• Content:
  • Get more basic details on the different imaging modalities currently used in neuroimaging
  • What are the different quantitative biomarkers that can be collected by the different imaging modalities
• Potential speakers: Jeff Yap, Randy Gollub, Ellen Grant
• Slides contribution: Bruce Rosen, Charles Guttmann

Fourth lecture: Guide to neuroimaging resources within Harvard Catalyst

• Content:
  • Consultation service
  • Centers of excellence (SPL, CNI, Martinos Center, CRL etc)
  • Education material online
• Potential speakers: Valerie Humblet, Randy Gollub