Course contents
The Oxford Clinical Neuroimaging Course is divided into five distinct modules, that contain a range of neuroimaging content. You can read about the contents of each module below or click here to download the full course programme as a pdf.
Overview
This self-paced online Course covers around 50 hours of practical aspects of brain MRI in the clinical setting through a combination of lectures, 3D interactive materials, tutorials and quizzes. The course is targeted at clinical trainees and other healthcare professionals keen to develop their understanding of:
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Functionally-relevant surface anatomy and white matter bundles in pathological brains
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How MRI scans are interpreted to reach diagnoses in common neurological conditions
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Advanced MR approaches for clinical monitoring and decision-making
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Main interventional uses, including tractography-, endoscopic-, ultrasound-guided and awake neurosurgery (focussing on intracranial, supratentorial settings)
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How research knowledge in brain imaging has been (or is being) translated into clinical practice, especially for psychiatry, dementia and neurodegeneration
Full Course
The full course has five modules that can be taken independently or together for CPD credits:
Section A: Brain Function, Cortical and Subcortical Brain Anatomy (Adult)
Overview of anatomy and function of the brain from the perspective of skills that are generally foremost in the clinician’s mind when it comes to preserving functions: language and movement.
Section B: Interpreting Clinical MRI
Diagnostic interpretation in a range of common and less common conditions, focussing on those which can look alike and what to look for to reach a differential neuroradiological diagnosis
Section C: Advanced MRI in the Clinic
The third module moves to more advanced types of MRI that generally involve some image processing (rather than visual interpretation), and their main clinical uses.
Section D: Image Guided Intervention
Focusses on demonstrating MRI as used in daily treatment practice, with extensive clinical scenarios discussing advantages and limitations of common image-guided techniques.
Section E: Brain Imaging in Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration
Covers how research knowledge has been (or is being) translated into clinical practice for psychiatry, dementia and neurodegeneration.
Short Courses
The Full Course offers an integrated view of neuroimaging, addressing common inter-disciplinary knowledge gaps. While it has grown to incorporate participant requests, we appreciate it may now surpass some people’s needs / time availability. We now offer 3 shorter course options, each including approximately 20–25 hours of materials selected from the full programme. Each short course includes selected materials from the full course that covers core concepts from the perspective of a particular specialty:
- Short Course A: Neuroradiology
- Short Course B: Neurosurgery
- Short Course C: Clinical Neurosciences (neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychology)
The list of course materials contained in the Full Course and each Short Course is:
For questions, please email us at: oxford-clinmricourse@ndcn.ox.ac.uk