84437 - IN VIVO NEUROMETABOLIC DIAGNOSTICS

Anno Accademico 2021/2022

  • Docente: Caterina Tonon
  • Crediti formativi: 1
  • SSD: BIO/12
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico in Medicine and surgery (cod. 9210)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Describe the main diagnostic metabolic and functional imaging techniques for in vivo investigation of neurological disorders.

Contenuti

The course will focus on advanced MRI techniques for the study of central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

1. Introduction to the basics of MR spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and functional MRI (fMRI) techniques

2. Discussion of the advanced MRI following CNS disorders:

- Brain tumors, primary and metastatic

- Inflammatory diseases: infective and autoimmune

- Metabolic diseases

- Neurodegenerative diseases

3. Basics of radiogenomics

Metodi didattici

Blended Synchronous Learning - Lectures with Power Point Presentations – Discussion of clinical cases

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Written or oral exam focused on the course topics

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

pdf files of the power point presentations distributed through the platform virtuale.unibo.it

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Caterina Tonon