Animal neuroimaging

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Guillaume Becker, Alain Plenevaux

Coordinator

Alain Plenevaux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is devoted to the discovery of the preclinical imaging research field and more precisely to the in vivo structural and functional neuroimaging in small animals (rats and mice). Three technologies are mainly addressed: positron emission tomography (microPET), microtomodensitometry (microCT and magnetic resonance imaging (microMRI). The technical aspects are briefly explained and "advantage and limitation" are highlighted for each modality. Data processing is also included as well as some practical applications. Some specific statistical processes devoted to imaging and data processing are also proposed. Pharmacology bases will be studied to allow the analysis of scientific papers.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of this course is to highlight “advantages and limitations” of the in vivo small animal neuroimaging.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisites and no co-requisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face learning.

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

The students have to fulfill the following:

• Perform a limited literature search and select two articles;
• Prepare a critical report covering the two selected articles;
• Prepare and perform in front of the other students the oral presentation of one of the two selected articles and answer questions.

• the quality of the report;
• the oral presentation;
• the answers to the questions.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is scheduled Tuesday 2pm to 4pm in the CRC B30 meeting room starting 18/09/18.

Contacts

Guillaume Becker
Postdoc fellow
Université de Liège Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron Allée du 6 août, 8 Sart Tilman B.30 4000 Liège
tel: 32-4-366.2328 email: g.becker@uliege.be
 
 
Alain Plenevaux Research director FRS-FNRS Liege University Cyclotron Research Center Allee du 6 août, 8 Sart Tilman B.30 4000 Liege Belgium tel: 32-4-366.2316 fax: 32-4-366.2946 email: alain.plenevaux@uliege.be