Course Description

These discussion-style seminars will review the ethics, responsible conduct of research, rigor and reproducibility in medical imaging research. The course will cover topics not generally offered in MED 255: The Responsible Conduct of Research. The emphasis is on reading and discussions specifically for our research trainees. Students would come prepared with a short presentation of selected research topics and questions of their own based on required reading materials chosen by the speakers.

This course will cover topics like: Medical Imaging Ethics; Reproducible Medical Imaging; Medical Imaging: Cells to Organoids to Animal Models; Ethical Considerations in Clinical Translation of Biomedical Imaging; Ethics of Medical Imaging and Entrepreneurship; Open Sourcing and Implicit Bias in Imaging Research; Medical Imaging and Incidentalomas; Scientific Rigor in Experimental Design; Consideration of Relevant Biological Variables; and Authentication of Resources Data Sharing and Transparency.

The seminar has no prerequisite other than an interest in medical imaging ethics, but it is preferred to have already completed MED 255: The Responsible Conduct of Research.

Links to Rad255 Resources:

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Course Description

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) offers a wide variety of different image contrast mechanisms through the use of different pulse sequences. This course builds on a basic MRI knowledge to study advanced signal simulation and calculation methods, system imperfections and practical approaches to address these, and basic and advanced pulse sequences for rapid imaging and image contrast generation.

Links to Rad229 Resources:

Course Website - https://web.stanford.edu/class/rad229/

Course Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgAoFeFMKQ-f1XVPrFBslQ/featured

Course Description

For centuries, the only way to know what was happening inside our bodies was to open them up, and look. All that changed very late in the 19th century and throughout the 20th century, with the development of increasingly potent tools such as X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound. Today, X-rays can depict tiny bone cracks, ultrasound can visualize heart valve dysfunction, CT can map our vascular system, MRI can see small brain defects, and PET imaging can help identify aggressive cancers.

In this seminar, we will discuss the magic of medical imaging and the principles and technologies behind these tools that enable seeing inside our body. We will cover the main medical imaging modalities, and discuss their applications with real-life examples. Students will learn about medical imaging as well as about common conditions and diseases, and aspects of human anatomy. Essential components of the seminar include active participation during the discussions and student-led presentations on medical imaging topics of interest.

The seminar has no prerequisite other than an interest in medical imaging and curiosity about the human body.

Links to Rad21Q Resources:

Course Website - https://exploreintrosems.stanford.edu/news/rad-21q-magic-medical-imaging