Functional Brain Tumor Imaging

✍ Scribed by Mark S. Shiroishi, Jesse G. A. Jones, Naira Muradyan Ph.D., Saulo Lacerda M.D. (auth.), Jay J. Pillai (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 253
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents a comprehensive overview of current state-of-the-art clinical physiological imaging of brain tumors. It focuses on the clinical applications of various modalities as they relate to brain tumor imaging, including techniques such as blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, magnetic source imaging/magnetoencephalography, magnetic resonance perfusion imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, amide proton transfer imaging, high angular resolution diffusion imaging, and molecular imaging. Featuring contributions from renowned experts in functional imaging, this book examines the diagnosis and characterization of brain tumors, details the application of functional imaging to treatment planning and monitoring of therapeutic intervention, and explores future directions in physiologic brain tumor imaging. Intended for neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, residents, and medical students, Functional Imaging of Brain Tumors is a unique resource that serves to advance patient care and research in this rapidly developing field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
MR Perfusion Imaging: ASL, T2*-Weighted DSC, and T1-Weighted DCE Methods....Pages 3-25
Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Introduction and Applications to Brain Tumor Characterization....Pages 27-38
Diagnosis and Characterization of Brain Tumors: MR Spectroscopic Imaging....Pages 39-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
BOLD fMRI for Presurgical Planning: Part I....Pages 59-78
BOLD fMRI for Presurgical Planning: Part II....Pages 79-94
DTI for Presurgical Mapping....Pages 95-109
Magnetoencephalographic Imaging for Neurosurgery....Pages 111-128
Imaging Metabolic and Molecular Functions in Brain Tumors with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)....Pages 129-142
Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging of Primary Brain Tumors....Pages 143-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Role of Amide Proton Transfer (APT)-MRI of Endogenous Proteins and Peptides in Brain Tumor Imaging....Pages 171-181
Advanced Diffusion MR Tractography for Surgical Planning....Pages 183-194
Ultra-High Field MRSI (7T and Beyond)....Pages 195-209
Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Human High-Grade Brain Tumors....Pages 211-224
Future Clinical Applications of Molecular Imaging: Nanoparticles, Cellular Probes, and Imaging of Gene Expression....Pages 225-237
Back Matter....Pages 239-250

✦ Subjects

Neuroradiology;Imaging / Radiology;Oncology;Neurology