Advanced MRI Methods for VCI Research Workshop Series
Part II – Structural Imaging: White matter Hyperintensities, Microbleeds, and Morphometry - Speaker: Dr. Mahsa Dadar
Learning objectives:
Which sequences can be used to detect and quantify cerebrovascular lesions?
How can variability in scanner parameters impact the results?
How can presence of cerebrovascular lesions impact morphometric estimations?
Mahsa Dadar, PhD, is currently an assistant professor at the Douglas center, McGill University. She received her Bachelor's and Master’s
Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran and Concordia University, and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from
McGill University. She did a postdoctoral fellowship with the International Progressive MS Alliance (IPMSA) team at McGill, followed by a joint
postdoctoral fellowship between the CERVO Brain Research Centre in Quebec and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Her work is
focused on using MR image processing and machine learning techniques for studying the human brain with the aim of quantifying and
investigating the pathological changes in aging populations.
This series aims to provide a series of introductory educational seminars on advanced MRI methods that are relevant to the study of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). Each session is scheduled to be 1 hour leaving time for discussion and questions, and is aimed at a broad scientific trainee audience working in the VCI field.
Schedule: biweekly on Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET from January 16 - March 26 2024
January 16: Part I – Introduction to Advanced MRI Methods for Vascular Cognitive Impairment - Speaker: Dr. Bruce Pike
January 30: Part II – Structural Imaging: White matter Hyperintensities, Microbleeds, and Morphometry - Speaker: Dr. Mahsa Dadar
February 13: Part III – BOLD fMRI: Task and Resting State - Speaker: Dr. Jean Chen
February 27: Part IV – CBF and CBV Techniques and Applications - Speaker: Dr. Kamil Uludag
March 12: Part V - Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) and the Heart-Brain Axis - Speaker: Dr. Claudine Gauthier
March 26: Part VI - Potential Pitfalls in the Clinical Application of Advanced MRI methods: BOLD and ASL - Speakers: Dr. Erin Mazerolle and Dr. Avery Berman
April 9: Potential Tutorial/Workshop Session
Registration Required: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldOmvqDoiH9TqRw-YvZjJ0ZHSKI0mJZV9#/registration