Bioengineering/Radiology 222A
Course Syllabus

Fall 2007

Classes: Mondays & Fridays 9-10:50 AM,
Health Research and Policy (HRP) Redwood Building T138B

Week Monday Instructor Friday Instructor
1 9/24 Introduction to Molecular Imaging
S. Gambhir
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9/28 Optics (physics): Tissue optics
C. Contag
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2 10/1 Optics (physics): 3D fluorescence imaging
E. Graves
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10/5 3D Optical Imaging
E. Graves
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3 10/8 Chemistry of fluorescence
J. Rao
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10/12 Optical reporter genes
C. Contag
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4 10/15 MR basic principles
M. McConnell
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10/19 Cardiovascular MRI/Targeted MRI contrast agents
M. McConnell
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Molecular Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease
5 10/22 Neuroimaging by MR
M. Moseley
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10/26 MR for molecular imaging
M. Moseley
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6 10/29 Vascular imaging/ angiogenesis/ targeted vascular imaging
S. Guccione
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11/2 Radiochemistry
S. Chen
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MIDTERM EXAM - Wednesday November 7, 2007
7 11/5 PET: Instrumentation, Methods, and Applications
C. Levin
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11/9 SPECT: Instrumentation, Methods and Applications
C. Levin
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8 11/12 PET imaging of integrin expression
S. Chen
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11/16 Imaging of Apoptosis
F. Blankenberg
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Thanksgiving recess. No class.
9 11/26 Application of Molecular Imaging in Stem Cell Imaging
J. Wu
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11/29 Applications of Molecular Imaging in Radiation Therapy (1)
E. Graves
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10 12/3 Applications of Molecular Imaging in Radiation Therapy (2)
L. Xing
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12/7 Applications of Molecular Imaging in Humans
S. Gambhir
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FINAL EXAM - Monday December 10, 2007
11 TBD Tour of Small Animal Imaging Facility - T. Doyle