Advances in Technology
13:30-15:30 MR Advances
Moderator:
Prof Andrew Jones, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Aim:
To present the cutting edge in a range of MRI techniques and applications
Outcomes:
- Appreciation of the state of the art in MRI contrast agent development, including targeted agents for molecular imaging
- Understanding what tractography adds to our knowledge of brain structure and function
- Understanding the clinical role and limitations of perfusion imaging using arterial spin labelling
- Understanding the growing role of structural and functional MRI in radiotherapy treatment planning
13:30
State of the art MRI contrast agents, Prof Peter Dawson, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
14:00
Tensor Imaging - mapping the brain, or just pretty pictures?, Prof Gareth Barker, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
14:30
Arterial spin labelling in clinical practice, Prof Xavier Golay, University College London, London, United Kingdom
15:00
The role of MRI in radiotherapy treatment planning, Dr John Brunt, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Merseyside, United Kingdom
