High Field Brain MRI (eBook)

Tommaso Scarabino, MD, currently works at the Radiology/Neuroradiology Department of Andria Hospital, Andria, Italy. Dr. Scarabino has edited 18 previous books and is the author of 80 scientific papers in Italian and international journals as well as 120 book chapters. He has been the scientific coordinator for more than 20 important meetings in Italy and is a regular invited speaker at courses and meetings. Saverio Pollice, MD, currently works at the Radiology/Neuroradiology Department of Andria Hospital, Andria, Italy. He is the editor of one previous book and co-editor of a further six. He has also published scientific papers in Italian and international journals. Dr. Pollice has been an invited speaker at 20 courses and meetings. Teresa Popolizio, MD, currently works at the Radiology/Neuroradiology Department of San Giovanni Rotondo Hospital in Italy. To date she has authored 70 scientific papers in Italian and international journals, as well as 20 book chapters. She has also co-edited one previous book. Dr. Popolizio has been scientific coordinator for six important meetings in Italy and has been an invited speaker at numerous courses and meetings.

Techniques and Semeiotics.- High-Field MRI and Safety: I. Installation.- High-Field MRI and Safety: II. Utilization.- 3.0 T MRI Diagnostic Features: Comparison with Lower Magnetic Fields.- Standard 3.0 T MR Imaging.- 3.0 T MR Angiography.- 3.0 T MR Spectroscopy.- 3.0 T Diffusion Studies.- Nerve Pathways with MR Tractography.- 3.0 T Perfusion Studies.- High-Field Strength Functional MRI.- Recent Developments and Prospects in High-Field MR.- 3.0 T Brain MRI: A Pictorial Overview of the Most Interesting Sequences.- Applications.- High-Field Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury.- 3.0 T Imaging of Ischaemic Stroke.- High-Field Strength MRI (3.0 T or More) in White Matter Diseases.- High-Field Neuroimaging in Parkinson’s Disease.- High-Field 3 T Imaging of Alzheimer Disease.- 3.0 T Imaging of Brain Tumours.- Use of fMRI Activation Paradigms: A Presurgical Tool for Mapping Brain Function.