Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium Education Program Mission Statement

Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium Education Program

Mission Statement • Catalyst Imaging Consortium will provide lectures, tutorials, and educational materials to promote the use of imaging in translational research across the Harvard Catalyst institutions • Will interface with imaging consultation service to develop library of reusable lectures and reach broader audience • Educational program will be disseminated throughout national networks including other CTSAs, IRATs, RSNA, ACRIN, ASCO, ASTRO

Target Audience • Junior investigators pursuing an academic/research career – Disease programs/clinical departments – Basic science labs/academic departments – Radiology/imaging departments • Research Facilitators – Catalyst navigators – Clinical research coordinators and nurses – OHRS/IRB staff

Discipline-based initiatives • Oncology (utilize existing DF/HCC multiinstitutional IRB) • Neuroscience • Cardiology • Pediatrics • Others

Generic Imaging Modules • Basic principles of imaging (acquisition, reconstruction, post-processing, visualization, analysis) • Imaging Modalities (X-ray, CT, MRI, PET/CT, US, optical) • Properties measured (electon/proton density, perfusion, glucose metabolism) • Quantitative methods (response assessment) • Clinical trial design with imaging endpoints • Imaging risks and informed consent forms – – Ionizing radiation Contrast agents (gadolinium, iodine, microbubbles) Claustrophobia MRI magnet safety

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