🎓 Comprehensive Online Diffusion MRI Course (A to Z)

🎓 DTI & DKI Physics, Technique & Hands-on Training

For the first time in Kurdish

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Duration: 4 days – Online
Course Dates: December 13–16, 2025
Course Duration: 16 to 20 hours
Full recordings of all sessions will be available
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👨‍🏫 Instructor:
Dr. Sadegh Ghaderi
• Ph.D. in Medical Imaging and Neuroimaging
• M.Sc. in Medical Imaging
• B.Sc. in Radiology

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Course Objectives:

Understand the fundamentals of diffusion MRI

Learn DTI and DKI modeling and metrics

Practice tractography and fiber analysis with real data

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Course Modules

Fundamentals of Diffusion MRI

What is diffusion?

How diffusion signals are acquired

Improving SNR and correcting artifacts

DTI – Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Tensor fitting techniques

Calculating FA (Fractional Anisotropy), MD (Mean Diffusivity), AD (Axial Diffusivity), RD (Radial Diffusivity)

Visualization and interpretation of DTI metrics

DKI – Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging

What is kurtosis and why is it important?

Fitting the kurtosis model

Calculating MK (Mean Kurtosis), KFA (Kurtosis Fractional Anisotropy), AK (Axial Kurtosis), RK (Radial Kurtosis)

Comparison between DTI and DKI

Preprocessing and Quality Control

Denoising, motion correction, eddy current correction

Brain masking and distortion correction

Residual maps and signal drift evaluation

Tractography and Fiber Tracking

Deterministic vs probabilistic tractography

Streamline generation

Tract segmentation and virtual dissection

Hands-on Practice

Working with DIPY, ExploreDTI, and MRtrix

Tensor and kurtosis fitting on real datasets

Performing tractography and exporting maps

Interpretation and reporting

Clinical and Research Applications

Use in MS, TBI, aging, and ... studies

Connectomics and network analysis

ROI-based and along-tract statistical analysis

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📜 Certificate of Completion:
An official certificate in English, signed by the course instructor and confirming completion of a specialized dMRI training program.