Quantitative MRI of the Brain

Building on the success of the first edition of this book, the winner of the 2004 BMA Radiology Medical Book Competition, Quantitative MRI of the Brain: Principles of Physical Measurement gives a unique view on how to use an MRI machine in a new way.

Auteur

Professor Mara Cercignani, Chair in Medical Physics at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex.

Dr Nicholas Dowell, Lecturer in Imaging Physics, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex.

Professor Paul Tofts, Emeritus professor, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex.

Contenu

Concepts: Measurement in MRI. The measurement process: MR data collection and image analysis. Quality assurance:, accuracy, precision, controls and phantoms. Proton density of tissue water. T1: Longitudinal relaxation time. Quantitative T2 mapping in the brain. T2*: Susceptibility weighted imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping. D: the diffusion of water (DTI). Advanced models in diffusion MRI. MT: Magnetisation transfer. Quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer. 1H spectroscopy. Multinuclear MR imaging and spectroscopy. T1-weighted dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. qfMRI: Quantitative functional and metabolic MRI. ASL: Blood perfusion measurement using Arterial Spin Labelling. Image analysis. The future of qMRI. Appendix 1: Greek alphabet for scientific use.