Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging - [Course]

in science •  8 years ago 

Dr. Michael Lipton is the Principal Investigator of The Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In his own words:

"While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is my central tool, I define brain imaging broadly, to include all methods that facilitate accurate depiction of brain structure and function as well as their interface.

As a neuroradiologist, I advocate looking beyond the visual percept in making an assessment of diagnostic images, using quantitative approaches to maximize diagnostic yield, improve accuracy and minimize risk, including the risk of misdiagnosis.

These approaches are developed and validated in the laboratory, then applied in clinical research populations and, ultimately, real patients." [source]

On Einstein's website, they have the video lectures for Dr. Lipton's course on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They are also available as a Youtube playlist posted on Einstein's channel. There are currently 58 video lectures.

Reading the comments, you'd understand that even though apparently you'd find this very unappealing, as I thought at first, Dr. Lipton has a knack for catching one's attention about a subject matter that's very complex and hard to grasp.

I don't know, maybe it's only just me and the other attendees who are captivated...

But, just watch the first video lecture and it's likely you wont deny the clarity of Dr. Lipton's explanations, the frankness in his voice, as well as the depth of physics and biology he goes into and conveys in relatively plain language. Come on, check it out, and tell me what you think.

Start with the first lecture below which deals with signal intensity, contrast resolution, and spatial resolution.



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I don't know where you get your ideas from but your articles are great!

thanks, I use these resources daily.

magnetic resonance truly is a modern wonder that saves 1000 lives by the minute. Thank you for sharing the comprehensive explanation. Followed!

Looks very interesting, but no time read all, because I'm at work. I will read it when I'm back home. 100% upvoted from @chanthasam

Nice course

Congratulations!

congratulations for what?

It is useful information. Thank you for sharing.

I went through a lot of these videos to supplement my understanding of this stuff. I agree that it's one of the best resources out there right now. Learning MRI kind of reminds me of learning kung fu. There are lots of great teachers, but its not really part of the culture to make a really good video series like this. The books are a little esoteric unless you have a good foundation already.

This is also a good tool if you're interested in learning more!

what?