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您好！由龚高浪老师邀请了University College  London的Dr. Gary Hui  Zhang来实验室讲座，欢迎感兴趣的老师和同学参加！

报告人：Dr. Gary Hui  Zhang

报告时间：7月11日上午10:30

报告地点：脑成像中心308会议室（大会议室）

报告题目：In vivo MR imaging of  neurite morphology: the technique and its applications

内容摘要：The quantification of  neurite morphology in live subjects is an outstanding challenge in  neuroimaging. Neurites, including both dendrites and axons, are the cellular  building blocks that constitute the complex computational circuitries of the  brain. Quantifying neurite morphology, e.g., in terms of its density and  patterns of branching, is recognized as vital for developing our fundamental  understanding of the structural basis of brain function both in normal  populations and in populations with brain disorders.Our group has recently  developed the first MRI technique to map key morphological features of neurites  in live subjects. The technique, which we call Neurite Orientation Dispersion  and Density Imaging (NODDI), has been designed from ground up to be amenable to  a broad range of applications. It has modest demand for imaging time and does  not require specialized imaging hardwares or softwares. This talk will give an  overview of the NODDI technique and present a number of recent applications,  including brain development and epilepsy.

报告人简介：

Dr Gary Hui Zhang is a  Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Medical Image Computing within Department of  Computer Science and Centre for Medical Image Computing at University College  London. He has broad interest in computational approaches for understanding the  structure and function of the brain. His particular expertise is in developing  quantitative imaging biomarkers for quantifying brain tissue at both the  macroscopic and microscopic scales. He is best known for developing DTI-TK, the  top-ranked spatial normalization tool for diffusion MRI data. His most recent  work focuses on advancing the next-generation imaging techniques that can access  tissue microstructure much more directly than previously possible and be readily  used in clinical and neuroscience studies.

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