The role of MRI in Neuroscience
The presentation "The Role of MRI in Neuroscience" on 15 May was attended by more than 60 participants in the lecture hall of Gemini building, home of the Biomedical Engineering discipline. Among the participants were about 15 students of the Biomedical Engineering department but also 15 non-KIVI members. Before the presentation, Jeroen Deckers of KIVI Students Eindhoven gave an overview of the KIVI activities for students in particular. After the presentation, there was an opportunity for networking during the drinks reception, which was well used, as evidenced by the group of students who stayed for a long time in conversation with the speaker. The speaker Liesbeth Geerts first gave an overview of the history of neuro research, then gave an impressive overview of the possibilities of MRI in this field and closed with a brief outline of what will be possible in the near future. Because the area is so broad, focus was placed on communication between different functional centres in the brain. The presentation was rated very well by all, for a few it was difficult to follow at times. The intensive cooperation with and communication by the study association Protagoras and KIVI Students Eindhoven contributed to the good turnout of students and should be continued in the future for lectures on biomedical subjects.
Description
Attention: the date has been changed to 15 May.
The emergence of modern imaging techniques, such as MRI, has had a huge impact on the recent progress made in neuroscience. The use of MRI techniques made it possible for the first time to image the anatomy of the brain and - perhaps more importantly - brain function non-invasively in-vivo.
Liesbeth Geerts focuses on the use of MR in neuroscience as a senior clinical scientist at Philips Healthcare. As clinical scientist, Liesbeth is responsible for developing the clinical roadmap and associated technology development. She is also responsible for collaborating with (academic) research centres on topics related to neuroscience. From this perspective, in this lecture she will discuss the various MRI techniques that play a role in neuroscience. An important role here is played by techniques, such as diffusion weighted MRI and functional MRI, which are of great importance for in-vivo imaging of brain connectivity. In addition, the use of structural imaging and perfusion weighted imaging will be discussed.
Finally, a picture of the impact MR imaging has had on our understanding of brain function and dysfunction will be presented
Speaker(s)
Liesbeth Geerts PhD, Senior Clinical Scientist, Philips Healthcare
Location
Lecture room Gemini-Z TU/e, Eindhoven
Organiser
Southern Region
Students Eindhoven
Name and contact details for information
ing. Koos Mulder tel:06 39681065