The XXIVth International Symposium on
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism & The IXth International Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET
The XXIIIrd International Symposium on
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism & The VIIIth International Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET
20-24 May 2007
Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan
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XXIInd International Symposium on
Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolism and Function & VIIth International Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET
Tuesday, June 7 - Saturday, June 11, 2005
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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XVI Annual PET Pharmacokinetic Course
June 12-14, 2005
The sixteenth annual PET Pharmacokinetic course will be organised by the department of Neurology of the Groningen University Hospital. Previous courses have been held at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, at Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark (as part of the Brain ’99 conference), the VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, and most recently at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada.
The main aim of the course is to explain pharmacokinetics in the context of PET measurements. Taking the brain as a model, various examples of quantifying the time course of radiolabelled substances, such as water or glucose, with the PET camera are developed.
Three measurement fields are addressed: regional cerebral blood flow, glucose utilisation and neuro-receptor binding. For each topic, theoretical models for analysing the PET signal obtained will be explained. The mathematical techniques and pharmacological concepts required are introduced separately.
Computer exercises, designed to complement the theoretical parts and to encourage the interaction between participants and tutors, together with computer simulations shown in some of the presentations, help to merge theory with practice. Course materials – course text and MATLAB applications – are available free of charge to participants. The course is open to everyone, and has previously enjoyed a good interaction between physicists, neurologists, pharmacologists, imaging science specialists, nuclear medicine physicians, chemists, and students in all these fields.
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