BME Seminar Series
Presents
Sarah Nelson, Ph.D.
Margaret Hart Surbeck Distinguished Professor of Advanced Imaging
Director, Surbeck Laboratory of Advanced Imaging
Chair, Division of Bioengineering
University of California, San Francisco
Applications of High Field Whole Body MRI and MRSI to Cancer
Friday, March 30, 2007
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BME Lecture Hall (Room 1041), MR-5
ABSTRACT
Recent advances in the hardware and software available for acquiring
and analyzing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spectroscopic Imaging
(MRSI) data have allowed significant improvements in the sensitivity and
specificity of studies in patients with cancer. Applications to patients
with brain and prostate cancer include characterization of the
aggressiveness of the disease, evaluation of prognosis, defining targets
for radiation or other focal therapies, detection of early failure and
assessment of treatment effectiveness. The acquisition and quantitative
analysis of such data requires the use of a wide range of different
engineering approaches, as well as a clear understanding of the impact
that such information can have upon patient care.