The Erasmus Course on Magnetic Resonance Imaging provides education to European radiologists and medical practitioners who wish to use magnetic resonance imaging.
The course was founded in Brussels by Prof. Michel Osteaux in 1991.

Basic MRI Physics

Lodz(PL), 13-17 September 2010

General Information

MODULE CO-ORDINATORS
A. Materka (Technical University of Lodz, local coordinator)
A. Santos (Universidad Politécnica Madrid)
T. A. Carpenter (University of Cambridge)
J. de Certaines (Université de Rennes)
R. A. Lerski (University of Dundee)
R. Luypaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
P. Van Hecke (K.U. Leuven)

LOCAL FACULTY (preliminary)
L. Stefanczyk (Medical University of Lodz)

LANGUAGE
The course language is English

CONTACT
A. Materka (Technical University of Lodz, local coordinator)

VENUE:

Institute of Electronics Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, POLAND

Faculty

A. Materka, Lodz
R. Luypaert, Brussels
R.A. Lerski, Dundee
A. Carpenter, Cambridge
A. Lundervold, Bergen
S. Gandy, Dundee
A. Majos, Lodz

Programme

Monday, September 13

9.00 Registration
10.00 Background physics and mathematics R. Luypaert, Brussels
11.00 Basic NMR R. Luypaert, Brussels
12.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Imaging encoding R. Luypaert, Brussels
15.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching - Coffee
16.00 Instrumentation and site-planning R.A. Lerski, Dundee
17.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching

Tuesday, September 14

9.00 Basic Single Echo Imaging A. Carpenter, Cambridge
10.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching - Coffee
11.00 Single Echo Imaging in practice A. Carpenter, Cambridge
12.00 Self Evaluation Self Teaching
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Relaxation times and contrast R.A. Lerski, Dundee
15.00 Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee
16.00 Safety and quality assessment R.A. Lerski, Dundee
17.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching

Wednesday, September 15

9.00 Basic Gradient Echo Imaging R. Luypaert, Brussels
10.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching - Coffee
11.00 Gradient Echo Imaging in practice R. Luypaert, Brussels
12.00 Self Evaluation Self Teaching
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Fast and ultra-fast imaging A. Carpenter, Cambridge
15.00 Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee

Thursday, September 16

9.00 Functional MRI A. Lundervold, Bergen
10.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching - Coffee
11.00 Functional MRI A. Lundervold, Bergen
12.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Diffusion & Perfusion A. Carpenter, Cambridge
15.00 Self Evaluation - Self Teaching - Coffee
16.00 Cardiovascular MRI S. Gandy, Dundee
17.00 Self Evaluation
Self Teaching

Friday, September 17

9.00 Susceptibility Weighted Imaging A. Majos, Lodz
10.00 Examination and course evaluation
11.00 Certificates & Farewell

 

Registration

Fee including course materials, lunches, coffee breaks and social dinner: 550 € full fee, reduced to 150 € for certified students and residents. To qualify for the reduced fee a letter by the Head of Department has to be sent to Michal Strzelecki by email or fax +48 42 636 22 38.
Payment in Euros should be made payable to account: Account owner: Technical University of Lodz. Bank: PEKAO S.A. II O/Lódz IBAN: PL 25 1240 3028 1111 0000 2822 2228 SWFIT: PKO PPLPWLDZ Ref: I-16 MRI 10 [your name]

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