Table 3.
n (%) | |
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Types of neuroimaging training received | |
Independent reading and study | 132 (80.5) |
Clinical conferences, discussion of patient neuroimaging data | 131 (80.0) |
Instruction by a clinical supervisors on including information from neuroradiology reports in clinical neuropsychology reports |
113 (68.9) |
Individual mentoring/training by expert | 110 (67.1) |
Intensive, brief workshop/training | 65 (39.6) |
Lab-based (assistantship) | 50 (30.5) |
Formal coursework (grad school) | 42 (25.6) |
Formal coursework (post-grad) | 36 (22.0) |
Web-based tutorials | 22 (13.4) |
Other | 16 (9.8) |
Content areas covered during neuroimaging training experiences | |
Basic knowledge of neuroimaging modalities used in neurology | 150 (91.5) |
Neuroanatomy | 146 (89.0) |
Specific types of information to glean from neuroradiology reports | 136 (82.9) |
Magnetic resonance physics | 104 (63.4) |
Experimental design (for fMRI, PET) | 89 (54.3) |
Image acquisition | 75 (45.7) |
Stimulus presentation software | 66 (40.2) |
Preprocessing and analysis | 60 (36.6) |
Hemodynamics | 58 (35.4) |
Biochemistry | 51 (31.1) |
Contrast agents | 49 (29.9) |
Ethical use of neuroimaging | 41 (25.0) |
Other | 3 (1.8) |
Note: fMRI=Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; PET=Positron Emission Tomography.