Welcome
Dear Colleagues & Friends:
I would like to give you a warm welcome to our island in the name of the Local Committee. We would like to thank the participants for having entrusted us with the organization of the “XXV MRS Workshop: from basic processing to advances in clinical applications. Advanced Spectroscopy Training Class” that will be held in Tenerife, Spain on September 22nd – 24th, 2011 in close collaboration with GE Healthcare.
Scope
The course is intended for everybody who is making, or is planning to make, advanced scientific usage of the GE spectroscopy package. This course will primarily focus on details related to spectroscopy processing and the basics of clinical spectroscopy.
The basics of the clinical MRS products – PROBE (single voxel, 2D and 3D CSI versions), PROSE and BREASE, and research products (MNS) will be covered. A significant amount of time will be spent on data acquisition and processing techniques (with SAGE) in all details. AW Workstations, SAGE as well as a 3T HDx system, will be available for extensive hands-on training at the University of La Laguna.
About Tenerife
The Canary Islands are a much-visited tourist region of Europe, situated off the coast of Africa but strongly linked to Latin America, with deep historical and cultural ties. The region’s two great attractions are its temperate all-year climate and its most beautiful and diverse landscapes, included here on the island of Tenerife. As a venue for the symposium we have chosen a northern city, somewhat cooler than the south, with richer vegetation and beautiful scenery, at some distance from the tourist crowds and beaches.
The congress will be held at the University of La Laguna, school of Medicine near to the University Hospital of Canary Islands.
We cordially invite you to share with us a few days in which we will endeavour to combine the science that inspires us with the pleasure of visiting unique countryside, including the Teide National Park (Parque Nacional de las Cañadas del Teide), an UNESCO World Heritage natural site; enjoy our gastronomical specialties and promote our friendship.
Welcome to Tenerife!