Journal club readings

The MRI/fMRI journal club is open to anyone interested in having a group discussion on scientific issues relating broadly to advanced topics in the neuroscientific applications of magnetic resonance imaging. While it is (presently) offered for credit, the intention is primarily one of scientific communication.

Each week, we will cover one or two papers in some detail. Although the journal club is led, overall, by Mark Cohen with substantial assistance by Fred Sabb, two people are usually responsible for leading the discussion on a weekly basis.

If you are interested in joining, we ask the you come prepared by having read the articles under discussion and that, if you are to lead the discussion, you have also read and prepared comments on a few associated background readings.

Anyone interested in suggesting material for review is welcome to do so. Please contact Mark or Fred to let us know, and to help you to distribute readings in advance.

Please note that the web location for this Journal Club is now officially changed. The correct link is:

http://airto.hosted.ats.ucla.edu/BMCWeb/CourseWork/JournalClub. Please make a note of this, as the original link will be removed shortly.

Week of June 24

May 23at 1:30 p.m.

Robin and Fred will lead a discussion on selected PET receptor-based papers

May 17 at 9 a.m.

"Simultaneous Assessment of Flow and BOLD Signals in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Maps" Biswal,et al., NMR in Biomedicine, 10:165–170,1997).
"Frequencies Contributing to Functional Connectivity in the Cerebral Cortex in ‘‘Resting-state’’ Data" Cordes, et al., Am J Neuroradiol 22:1326–1333, 2001
"Functional Connectivity in Single and Multislice Echoplanar Imaging Using Resting-State Fluctuations" NeuroImage 7:119–132,1998
...and
Biswal B, Yetkin FZ, Haughton VM, Hyde JS."Functional connectivity in the motor cortex of resting human brain using echo-planar MRI." Magn Reson Med. 1995 Oct;34(4):537-41

Papers already discussed in Spring 2002 (partial list)

Neurophysiological investigation of the basis of the fMRI signal" Logothetis, et al., Nature 412(12):
A model for the coupling between cerbral blood flow and oxygen metabolism during neural stimulation" Buxton J. Cereb. Blood Flow and Metab. 17:64-72, 1997
Wiegell, MR, Larsson, HB, Wedeen, VJ. "Fiber crossing in human brain depicted with diffusion tensor MR imaging." Radiology 2000; 217: 897-903.
Le Bihan, D, Breton, E, Lallemand, D, Grenier, P, Cabanis, E, Laval-Jeantet, M. "MR imaging of intravoxel incoherent motions: application to diffusion and perfusion in neurologic disorders." Radiology 1986; 161: 401-407.
"Magnetic Resonance Perfusion-Weighted Imaging of Acute Cerebral Infarction Effect of the Calculation Methods and Underlying Vasculopathy" Yamada, et al. 2002;33:87-94.
"Differences between Gray Matter and White Matter Water Diffusion in Stroke: Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging in 12 Patients" Mukherjee, et al., Radiology 2000; 215:211–220.
"Quantification of Perfusion Using Bolus Tracking Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Stroke: Assumptions, Limitations, and Potential Implications for Clinical Use" Stroke. 2002;33:1146-1151
"Fiber Crossing in Human Brain Depicted with Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging" Wiegell, et al., Radiology 2000; 217:897–903
"Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of Tract Apparent Diffusion Coefficient with MR Enhancement Pattern of Lesions" and is by Roychowdhury, Maldijian and Grossman. AJNR Am J Neuroradiology 21:869-874, May 2000.
"The effect of gadolinium-enhancing lesions on whole brain atrophy in relapsing-remitting MS" and is by Saindane, Ge, Udupa, Babb, Mannon and Grossman. Neurology 55(1) July 12, 2000.

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