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We would like to announce the 2nd Summer School in Biomedical Engineering Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles and Applications August, 10-16, 2007 Schoenburg, Germany Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMRI) is one of the fastest growing areas in medical imaging. It provides a detailed (i.e. voxel based) view onto the anisotropic diffusion in the living brain. This allows for numerous applications such as the anatomical analysis of fiber geometries, the study of connectivity in the brain, and the inclusion of anisotropic conductivity information into EEG/MEG source localization both in patients and volunteers. However, although there is a fast growing interest in these applications, in-depth knowledge of the theoretical basis of DWMRI techniques seems sometimes limited. The objective of the International Summer School is to provide in-depth education on DWMRI techniques covering both the theoretical foundations and its practical applications. The lectures will aim at a thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms of DWMRI and thus will develop a critical view on current applications and possible future developments. In particular, the use of DWMRI for the revelation of the anatomical organization of the brain and for modelling electrophysiological measurements of brain activity (EEG, MEG) will be covered. Another main topic will be the validation DWMRI based results. Moreover, the International Summer School is expected to facilitate the exchange of ideas on latest developments in the field. Target Group: - PhD students - Advanced Master students - Researchers entering the field of diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Invited speakers: Peter Basser (NIH Bethesda, Maryland) Robert Turner (MPI Leipzig) Thies Jochimsen (MIPS Stanford) Maxime Descoteaux (INRIA Nizza) Marc Tittgemeyer (MPI Koeln) Tim Behrens (FMRIB Oxford) Derek Jones (DCAL London) Alfred Anwander (MPI Leipzig) Cameron McIntyre (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) Daniel Guellmar (University Jena) Hubertus Axer (University Jena) Filip Scheperjans (FZ Juelich) Further Information about the 2nd International Summer School in Biomedical Engineering http://wcms1.rz.tu-ilmenau.de/fakia/fileadmin/template/startIA/biomed/pics/bildergalerie/SUMMER_SCHOOL_2007/SummerSchool_DWMRI_2007.pdf