Advanced MRI Methods for VCI Research Workshop Series
Part VI - Potential Pitfalls in the Clinical Application of Advanced MRI methods: BOLD and ASL - Speakers: Dr. Erin Mazerolle and Dr. Avery Berman
Dr. Erin Mazerolle is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Her research is aimed at understanding neurovascular coupling in the healthy human brain as well as neurological diseases. Dr. Avery Berman is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University and a Scientist at the Royal Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research. He develops functional MRI techniques for imaging brain activity and physiology with improved sensitivity and specificity for studying brain health in neurological and psychiatric disorders and for basic neuroscience. His research uses a combination of novel image acquisition strategies and biophysical modelling.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the impact of vascular disease on BOLD fMRI activation results
Recognize common artifacts when measuring perfusion using arterial spin labelling
Understand quantitative techniques for measuring oxygen metabolism based on the BOLD signal
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