Quantitative MRI of the brain [[electronic resource] ] : measuring changes caused by disease / / editor, Paul Tofts

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144739003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2003
• ISBN: 0-470-86952-6; 9786610238606; 1-280-23860-7; 0-470-86949-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (675 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ToftsPaul
• Disciplina: 616.8047548
• Soggetti: Brain - Magnetic resonance imaging
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Quantitative MRI of the Brain; Contents; Contributors; Reviewers; Foreword; Introduction; Section A: The Measurement Process; 1 Concepts: Measurement and MR; 2 The Measurement Process: MR Data Collection and Image Analysis; 3 QA: Quality Assurance, Accuracy, Precision and Phantoms; Section B: Windows into the Brain: Measuring MR Parameters; 4 PD: Proton Density of Tissue Water; 5 T(1): the Longitudinal Relaxation Time; 6 T(2): the Transverse Relaxation Time; 7 D: the Diffusion of Water; 8 MT: Magnetization Transfer; 9 Spectroscopy: (1)H Metabolite Concentrations; 10 T(1)-w DCE-MRI: T(1)-weighted Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI11 T(2)- and T*(2)-w DCE-MRI: Blood Perfusion and Volume Estimation using Bolus Tracking; 12 Functional MRI; 13 ASL: Blood Perfusion Measurements Using Arterial Spin Labelling; Section C: The Biology; 14 Biology: The Significance of MR Parameters in Multiple Sclerosis; Section D: Analysing Images; 15 Spatial Registration of Images; 16 Volume and Atrophy; 17 Shape and Texture; 18 Histograms: Measuring Subtle Diffuse Disease; Section E: Where are we Going?; 19 The Future of qMRI: Conclusions and Speculation; Appendix 1 - Greek alphabet for scientific useIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition Winner (Radiology category) "This ; is an exciting book, with a new approach to use of the MRI scanner. It bridges the gap between clinical research and general neuro-radiological practice. It is accessible to the clinical radiologist, and yet thorough in its treatment of the underlying physics and of the science of measurement. It is likely to become a classic." British Medical Association This indispensable 'how to' manual of quantitative MR is essential for anyone who wants to use the gamut of modern quantitative methods to measure the eff