Instructor
Wawrzyniec Dobrucki
Expected Course Outcomes
This course will provide a solid educational foundation in the principles and practice of both preclinical and medical imaging such that students can build on their own prior education, training, and experiences to drive the field in new directions and advance their professional goals. The course will focus on key areas of knowledge such as: (1) imaging physics and instrumentation, (2) molecular probes and contrast agents, (3) biologic model systems, and (4) translation to the clinical imaging of disease. Key areas are integrated through four developmental themes: basics (fundamental sciences critical to molecular imaging), methodology (use of basic sciences to explore methods to highlight biologic analyses), utility (usefulness of the methods), and translation (moving the methods from bench top to the bedside). Students will learn about practical aspects of medical imaging including: technology review with the focus on nuclear imaging techniques (PET, SPECT), optical imaging (fluorescence and bioluminescence) and hybrid multimodal systems, development and evaluation of molecular probes, imaging protocols, image processing and analysis, imaging applications in oncology, neuroimaging and cardiovascular system.
Class Materials
Schedule
- Will teach class on 3/3/20, 3/5/20, 3/10/20, 3/12/20, 3/24/20 and 3/26/20