General presentation of functional studies in medical imaging, with a particular emphasis on cerebral applications using the methods presenting a high spatial resolution ( fMRI, PET) or a high temporal resolution (brain mapping with EEG et MEG)
Main themes
- Introduction: non invasive evaluation of a physiologic process - Positron Emission Tomography - Functionnal magnetic resonance imaging - Neuronal activation with PET and fMRI - Methodology of EEG examinations (evocated potentials, brain mapping, dipoles localisation) - Methods and specificicity of magnetoencephalography
Content and teaching methods
Lectures and short demonstrations
A CD-ROM with the content is given to the students
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Individual oral evaluation: critical presentation of a paper related to the course.