Postgraduate Course: Neuroimaging: Translational Imaging and Clinical Trials (NEME11013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This Course is for students with a specific interest in use of imaging in clinical trials and observational studies, in humans and experimental studies.
This course aims to Introduce Translational Imaging approaches in several emerging fields, covering the use of imaging as a biomarker or surrogate outcome measure in clinical trials in common neurological disorders such as stroke, psychosis, dementia, and multiple sclerosis (MS). Translating from human to animal imaging will also be covered, including implications of differences in anatomy and scanner field strengths as well as imaging techniques appropriate to stroke, ageing, MS, dementia. Management of the experimental imaging environment will also be covered.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This Course is for students with a specific interest in use of imaging in clinical trials and observational studies, in humans and experimental studies.
This course aims to Introduce Translational Imaging approaches in several emerging fields, covering the use of imaging as a biomarker or surrogate outcome measure in clinical trials in common neurological disorders such as stroke, psychosis, dementia, and multiple sclerosis (MS). Translating from human to animal imaging will also be covered, including implications of differences in anatomy and scanner field strengths as well as imaging techniques appropriate to stroke, ageing, MS, dementia. Management of the experimental imaging environment will also be covered.
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Assessment Information
Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.
A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool, QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
The principle of constructive alignment will underpin all assessments. This will ensure the assessment tasks are aligned with the specific course objectives.
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| Keywords | Neuroimaging, Translational Imaging, Radiology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Joanna Wardlaw
Tel: (0131) 537 3110
Email: Joanna.Wardlaw@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Katarzyna Hempel
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: kaska.hempel@ed.ac.uk |
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