COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BRAIN IMAGING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5042 BRAIN IMAGING ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMEL ADA

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

To learn brain imaging, Radiological anatomy of brain and radiological symptoms in neurological disorders

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the radiological anatomy of the brain
2   To learn structural brain imaging methods
3   To learn functional brain imaging methods
4   To be able to apply brain imaging methods
5   Learning of radiological symptoms in neurological disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Methods in brain imaging
2 Radiological anatomy of the brain
3 Diffusion MR
4 Perfusion MR
5 Functional MR
6 MR spectroscopy
7 Midterm
8 MR angiography
9 Methods of lesion marking and volume measuring
10 Radiological disorders in neurological disorders
11 Principles of nuclear medicine imaging
12 Conventional brain imaging
13 SPECT brain imaging
14 PET brain imaging

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kornienko VN, Pronin IN. Diagnostic Neuroradiology. 2009 Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Supplementary Book(s):
Nerä E, Caramella D, Bartolozzi C, (eds) Image processing in radiolgy current applications .2008 Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Cohen RA, Sweet LH. (eds). Brain imaging in behavioral medicine and clinical neuroscience. Springer New York Dordreght Heidelberg London
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical studies and tutorial

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated via midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

412 5905

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 5 75
Preparing assignments 15 2 30
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 226

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154
LO.25
LO.35
LO.444
LO.544