Graduate Training Program for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

描述(由申请人提供)： 拟议的西北大学磁共振成像(MRI)培训计划将为学员提供学习MRI基础知识和在不同学科进行MRI研究的机会。该计划的指导人员来自不同部门和背景。研究兴趣包括(1)心脏成像；(2)血管成像；(4)MRI引导的血管内介入；(4)神经成像；(5)生理成像，包括血流、扩散和氧气消耗；(6)乳房成像；(7)肝脏成像；(8)靶向分子成像；(9)光谱学；(10)信号和图像分析。受训人员为生物医学工程系博士研究生，具有工程学科或相关领域的基本背景。培训计划将持续5年。我们第一年招收3名实习生，2-5年级招收5名实习生。培训计划将包括教学指导、实验室研究轮换、临床轮换、工业经验、研讨会系列和指导性论文研究。我们项目的优势包括广泛的研究兴趣(技术开发和医学应用，基础科学调查和临床研究，形态、功能和分子成像，动物实验和人体研究)，磁共振物理学家和临床医生之间的密切互动，与行业合作伙伴的密切联系，以及无与伦比的获得最先进的磁共振成像系统。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Northwestern University magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) training program will provide trainees opportunities to learn MRI basics and perform MRI research in diversified disciplines. The preceptors of the program come from various departments and background. Research interests include (1) Cardiac imaging; (2) Vascular Imaging; (4) MRI-guided endovascular interventions; (4) Neuro imaging; (5) Physiological imaging, including perfusion, diffusion, and oxygen consumption; (6) Breast imaging; (7) Liver imaging; (8) Targeted molecular imaging; (9) Spectroscopy; and (10) Signal and image analysis. The trainees will be graduate students pursuing PhD in Biomedical Engineering Department with basic background in an engineering discipline or a related field. The training program will last for 5 years. We will enroll 3 trainees in the first year and 5 trainees for years 2-5. The training program will include didactic instructions, laboratory research rotations, clinical rotations, industrial experience, seminar series, and mentored dissertation research. The strengths of our program include the wide range of research interests (technical developments and medical applications, basic scientific investigations and clinical studies, morphological, functional and molecular imaging, animal experiments and human studies), close interactions between MR physicists and clinicians, strong ties to industrial partners, and unsurpassed access to state-of-the-art MRI systems.