Basic MRI Physics

General Information

Module Co-ordinators

A. Materka (Technical University of Lodz, local coordinator)
A. Santos (Universidad Politécnica Madrid)
T. A. Carpenter (University of Cambridge)
J. de Certaines (Université de Rennes)
R. A. Lerski (University of Dundee)
R. Luypaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
P. Van Hecke (K.U. Leuven)

Local faculty (preliminary)

L. Stefańczyk (Medical University of Lodz)
A. Majos, Lodz

Invited speakers

T. A. Carpenter (University of Cambridge)
A. Lundervold (University of Bergen)
R. Luypaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
S. Nicholas (University of Dundee)
S. Gandy (University of Dundee)

Language

The official course language is English.

Certificate

A certificate will be awarded to the successful candidates.

Fees and Registration

Fill the registration form on the organization web site

Fee including course materials, lunches, coffee breaks and social dinner: 550 € full fee, reduced to 150 € for certified students and residents. To qualify for the reduced fee a letter by the Head of Department has to be sent to Michał Strzelecki by email or fax +48 42 636 22 38.

Payment in Euros should be made payable to account:

Account owner: Technical University of Lodz. Bank: PEKAO S.A. II O/Łódź
IBAN: PL 25 1240 3028 1111 0000 2822 2228
SWFIT: PKO PPLPW
Ref: I-16 MRI 10 [your name]

Location

Institute of Electronics
Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, POLAND

How to get to Lodz

Lodz is Poland's second largest city (population 767,628 in 2006). It is located in the centre of the country and serves as the capital of the Łódź Voivodeship. It has an international Władysław Reymont Airport operating direct flights to several European cities. All other destinations are serviced by Warsaw International Airport. Then Lodz can be easily accessed from Warsaw by train, bus or car.

TUL Campus map

Accomodation

We recommend the following hotels, located near the city center. The venue can be reached by tram or bus in approximately 20 minutes.

Qubus Hotel

Ibis Hotel

Iness Hotel

Światowid Hotel

Campanile Hotel

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	Monday, Sept. 13	Tuesday, Sept. 14	Wednesday, Sept. 15	Thursday, Sept. 16	Friday, Sept. 17
9.00	Registration	Basic Spin Echo Imaging S. Sawiak, Cambridge	Basic Gradient Echo Imaging B. Mueller-Bierl, Brussels	Functional MRI A. Lundervold, Bergen	Susceptibility Weighted Imaging A. Majos, Lodz
9.30	Welcome A. Materka, Lodz	Basic Spin Echo Imaging S. Sawiak, Cambridge		Functional MRI A. Lundervold, Bergen	Susceptibility Weighted Imaging A. Majos, Lodz
10.00	Background physics and mathematics R. Luypaert, Brussels	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Examination and course evaluation
11.00	Basic NMR R. Luypaert, Brussels	Spin Echo Imaging in practice S. Sawiak, Cambridge	Gradient Echo Imaging in practice B. Mueller-Bierl, Brusselss	Functional MRI A. Lundervold, Bergen	Certificates & Farewell
12.00	Self Evaluation Self Teaching	Self Evaluation Self Teaching	Self Evaluation Self Teaching	Self Evaluation Self Teaching
12.30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14.00	Imaging encoding R. Luypaert, Brussels	Relaxation times and contrast R.S. Nicholas, Dundee	Fast and ultra-fast imaging A. Carpenter, Cambridge	Diffusion & Perfusion A. Carpenter, Cambridge
15.00	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee	Self Evaluation Self Teaching Coffee
16.00	Instrumentation and site-planning R.S. Nicholas, Dundee	Safety and quality assessment S. Gandy, Dundee		Cardiovascular MRI S. Gandy, Dundee
17.00	Self Evaluation Self Teaching	Self Evaluation Self Teaching		Self Evaluation Self Teaching
			Social Dinner