Teaching

MRI · Methods, October 2026

• Voxel-wise grey matter and its normative model

  deepmriprep preprocessing (brain extraction, tissue segmentation, registration, modulation, smoothing) and a voxel-wise normative model (A), step by step on one case.

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• Regional brain volumes and their normative models

  FastSurfer segmentation, a regional normative model (B) and a dedicated model for T1 white-matter hypointensities (C), step by step on one case.

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• FLAIR white matter: lesions, regions and normal-appearing tissue

  LST-AI lesions and bullseye regions feeding three normative models: total lesion volume (D1), lesion volume per region (D2) and normal-appearing white matter (D3).

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UCSF Brain Health Registry

• Introduction to using AI tools at UCSF

  A practical introduction to agentic AI for researchers: what it is, the PHI-safe tools available at UCSF (ChatGPT Enterprise and the Versa API), and worked examples with skills, Codex, and MCP connectors. Presented to the UCSF Brain Health Registry by Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas.

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