Essentials of functional MRI

• Verfasst von: Stroman, Patrick W. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Essentials of functional MRI
• Titelzusatz: basic concepts to advanced applications
• Verf.angabe: Patrick W. Stroman
• Ausgabe: Second edition
• Verlagsort: Boca Raton ; London ; New York
• Verlag: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Jahr: 2025
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 330 Seiten)
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• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering
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• ISBN: 978-1-04-015273-7
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Stroman, Patrick W.: Essentials of functional MRI. - Second edition. - Boca Raton FL : CRC Press, 2025. - pages cm
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Abstract

Essentials of Functional MRI is explained from the basic theory underlying magnetic resonance imaging. This includes how it can be used to detect dynamic variations in neural activity to become "functional" MRI, and how fMRI can be used for a variety of applications.

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts -- 2.1 Basic Anatomy of an MRI System -- 2.1.1 The Static Magnetic Field -- 2.1.2 Magnetic Field Gradients -- 2.1.3 Radio-Frequency Magnetic Fields -- 2.2 Representing Images with Numbers and Vice Versa -- 2.2.1 MR Image Data Formats -- 2.3 Recurring Math Concepts: Representing Data as Sums of Meaningful Components -- 2.3.1 Decomposing Signals or Images into Simpler Components -- 2.3.2 General Linear Model -- 2.3.3 The Fourier Transform -- 2.3.4 Useful Properties of the Fourier Transform -- References -- Chapter 3: Source of the MR Signal and Its Properties -- 3.1 Origins of the MR Signal -- 3.2 The Equilibrium State - Magnetization in Tissues -- 3.3 Behavior of the Magnetization When Not at Equilibrium -- 3.4 Pushing the Magnetization Away from Equilibrium - the RF Pulse -- 3.5 Detecting the MR Signal -- 3.6 Relaxation Back to Equilibrium -- 3.7 Observing the Effects of Relaxation -- References -- Chapter 4: The Fundamental Building Blocks of MR Imaging Methods: Spin-Echoes and Gradient-Echoes -- 4.1 The Need for "Echoes" -- 4.2 Spin-Echo -- 4.3 Gradient-Echo -- 4.4 Steady-State Methods and Stimulated Echoes -- 4.4.1 Steady-State Methods -- 4.4.2 Stimulated Echoes -- 4.5 Signal Weighting and Contrast -- 4.6 Inversion-Recovery Methods -- 4.7 Magnetization Transfer Contrast -- 4.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Creating an Image from the MR Signal -- 5.1 Spatially-Selective RF Pulses -- 5.2 Encoding Spatial Information into the MR Signal to Create an Image -- 5.3 Constructing an Image from "k-space" -- 5.4 Signal Strength, Imaging Speed, and Spatial Resolution - You Can't Have It All -- 5.5 Fast Imaging Methods -- 5.6 Parallel Imaging.