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Neuroimaging in Dementia Workshop
Saturday, 25 September 2010
 

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Offered for the first time in 2007 in Amsterdam, this workshop has also been a highly successful IPA programme in Dublin, Florence, and Copenhagen. This programme will provide an in-depth look at four commonly available diagnostic tools, including practical experience in scan interpretation. Utilizing real life examples, participants will be given the opportunity to comment using an interactive polling system as part of the learning process.
 

Register now for Santiago de Compostela as space is limited to just 50 delegates!


Workshop Programme

 

        CT and MR:  Basic Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages, How Images are Formed and Current Imaging Methods 

       Usefulness of CT Scanning in Dementia 

       MR Imaging:  How to Rate Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy in Practice 

       PET and SPECT:  Basic Principles, How Images are Formed, Advantages and Disadvantages 

       Use of Perfusion Imaging in the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia 

       FP-CIT SPECT Imaging:  How to Rate and Interpret Scans 

       FP-CIT (DaTSCAN) SPECT Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool for the Assessment of DLB 

       PET in Dementia: Current and Future Applications including Amyloid Imaging 


Faculty

        Co-chairs:   John O’Brien, United Kingdom

                           Leonardo Pantoni, Italy

 

        Jan Booij, The Netherlands

        Klaus Ebmeier, United Kingdom

        Karl Herholz, United Kingdom

        Giorgos Karas, The Netherlands

        Ian McKeith, United Kingdom


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Registration is now open and limited to 50 delegates


 

 

 

 

 

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