Body and Organ Fat Quantification Preconference Course
Preconference Events at Obesity 2011
Orlando, Fl, October 1-5, 2011
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Body and Organ Fat Quantification-Advances in CT and MRI Techniques
An Obesity Society CME Course
Saturday, October 1, 2011, 1pm – 4 pm
Designed for anyone who is unfamiliar with CT and MRI technologies and seeking a concise and comprehensive overview of their utility in fat quantification. This course provides participants with an overview of current and state-of-the-art imaging techniques for body and organ fat quantification. The course will emphasize technical and practical considerations associated with CT and MRI protocols, as well as the imaging analysis and post-processing procedures used to extract quantitative results. Our goal is to provide investigators unfamiliar with imaging methods with introductory materials to survey and integrate CT and MRI into their obesity and body-composition studies.
Who Should Attend?
- Basic Scientists
- Clinicians
- Graduate Students
- Postdoctoral Fellows
- Researchers
Program Directors:
Houchun Harry Hu, PhD, University of Southern California
Mark Punyanitya, PhD, Columbia University
Faculty:
Bret Goodpaster
Houchun Harry Hu
Steven Heymsfield
Mark Punyanitya
Wei Shen
