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Day 1

11:00-12:00 MRI Physics: What Clinicians Should Remember. L Hermoye
Spin dynamics, sequences, optimization of image quality, artifacts

12:00-13:00 Functional MRI: the Technique. L Hermoye
Paradigm design, stimulation system, fMRI analysis, resting-state fMRI

14:00-15:30 Imaging of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness. S Laureys
Coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, MCS, locked-in syndrome

16:00-17:00 Neuroimaging : the Neurosurgeon's Perspective. JJ Lemaire
Image-guided neurosurgery, intra-operative MRI, radiosurgery

17:30-18:00 fMRI: What's new ? Research, Non-medical and Funny Applications. L Hermoye
Psychiatry, mind reading, neurolaw, neuromarketing


Day 2

09:00-09:45 Clinical Connectomics. JJ Lemaire
Connectivity, DTI, deep brain anatomy, resting-state networks

10:00-11:00 MR Spectroscopy: the Technique. VK Katsaros
STEAM, PRESS, single-voxel, multi-voxel, CSI, low TE, intermediate TE, high TE

11:00-12:00 Diffusion and Perfusion MRI: the Technique. L Hermoye
Diffusion MRI, DTI, advanced diffusion imaging, DCE perfusion, DSC perfusion

13:00-14:00 fMRI and DTI in Neurosurgical Planning. VK Katsaros
Clinical cases, image-guided neurosurgery

14:00-15:00 Multimodal Imaging of Brain Tumors. VK Katsaros
Clinical cases : fMRI, DTI, perfusion, spectroscopy, PET

15:30-16:30 Hands-on Training: Post-processing. L Hermoye & VK Katsaros
BrainMagix : fMRI module, DTI module, perfusion module, fusion

16:30-17:00: Future Developments of Advanced Brain Imaging. L Hermoye
Molecular imaging, optical imaging, MEG

Price

Course: 200 €
Dinner: 50 €

Neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, engineers, physicists.

Laurent Hermoye, PhD, founded Imagilys in 2005, a company which he is still heading. His professional field of expertise includes advanced MR imaging techniques, namely fMRI, DTI, perfusion imaging and neurosurgical planning. He is the author of significant scientific publications (Radiology 2005, Neuroimage 2006), in collaboration with leading American universities, such as Johns Hopkins. He has taught medical imaging techniques at Belgian Université Catholique de Louvain during 10 years.

Vasilis K Katsaros, MD, PhD, is a neuroradiologist at Athens Oncological Hospital and scientific associate at Athens University's Department of Neurosurgery. He has been trained at Freiburg University Hospital. He has more than 20 years experience in clinical imaging of brain diseases, with a special focus on multi-modal imaging of brain tumors.

Steven Laureys, MD, PhD, is a Belgian neurologist, head of the Coma Science Group at Liege University. With major publications (NEJM 2010, Science 2006, Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2005, The Lancet 2000, etc.), he is recognized worldwide as a leading scientist and clinician in the field of neurology of consciousness.

Jean-Jacques Lemaire, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon, head of the Department of Neurosciences at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital in France. He has been trained at Harvard Medical School and UCLA. His specialities include deep brain stimulation, deep brain anatomy and connectomics.

Imagilys (www.imagilys.com) is a neuroimaging company based in Brussels (Belgium), Warsaw (Poland) and Bangalore (India). Its main mission is to develop and commercialize state-of-the-art and user-friendly systems. Its second mission is to perform translational research to develop future clinical techniques.

Capital of Belgium and Europe, Brussels is located at the crossroads of northern and southern countries. Enjoy Belgian gastronomy and taste the world's best beers, chocolates and waffels. At 1-hour drive from romantic Bruges, and 1.5-hour train from majestic Paris, it's a central location for a city trip.