Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Practical Handbook

✍ Scribed by Wim Van Hecke, Louise Emsell, Stefan Sunaert (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 442
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the practical aspects of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), from understanding the basis of the technique through selection of the right protocols, trouble-shooting data quality, and analyzing DTI data optimally. DTI is a non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for visualizing and quantifying tissue microstructure based on diffusion. The book discusses the theoretical background underlying DTI and advanced techniques based on higher-order models and multi-shell diffusion imaging. It covers the practical implementation of DTI; derivation of information from DTI data; and a range of clinical applications, including neurosurgical planning and the assessment of brain tumors. Its practical utility is enhanced by decision schemes and a fully annotated DTI brain atlas, including color fractional anisotropy maps and 3D tractography reconstructions of major white matter fiber bundles. Featuring contributions from leading specialists in the field of DTI, Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Practical Handbook is a valuable resource for radiologists, neuroradiologists, MRI technicians and clinicians.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
How to Use this Book....Pages 3-5
Introduction to Diffusion Tensor Imaging....Pages 7-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Concepts of Diffusion in MRI....Pages 23-35
From Diffusion to the Diffusion Tensor....Pages 37-63
Quantitative DTI Measures....Pages 65-87
Survivor’s Guide to DTI Acquisition....Pages 89-126
Checking and Correcting DTI Data....Pages 127-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Strategies and Challenges in DTI Analysis....Pages 153-173
DTI Analysis Methods: Region of Interest Analysis....Pages 175-182
DTI Analysis Methods: Voxel-Based Analysis....Pages 183-203
DTI Analysis Methods: Fibre Tracking and Connectivity....Pages 205-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Normal Diffusion Tensor Imaging-Based White Matter Anatomy....Pages 231-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
DTI in Clinical Practice: Opportunities and Considerations....Pages 275-290
DTI in Neurosurgical Planning....Pages 291-308
DTI in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Brain Tumors....Pages 309-330
The Role of DTI in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Conditions....Pages 331-341
DTI in Dementing Conditions....Pages 343-358
DTI in Psychiatry....Pages 359-372
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 373-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging....Pages 383-406
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging....Pages 407-418
Back Matter....Pages 419-440

✦ Subjects

Neuroradiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Neurology; Neurosciences