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Quantitative MRI of the Brain - Measuring ChangesCaused by Disease
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2004 BMA Medical Book Competition Winner

(Radiology category)

“This is an exciting book, with a new approach to use of the MRI scanner. It bridges the gap between clinical research and general neuro-radiological practice. It is accessible to the clinical radiologist, and yet thorough in its treatment of the underlying physics and of the science of measurement. It is likely to become a classic.” British Medical Association

This indispensable 'how to' manual of quantitative MR is essential for anyone who wants to use the gamut of modern quantitative methods to measure the effects of neurological disease, its progression, and its response to treatment. It contains both the methodology and clinical applications, reflecting the increasing interest in quantitative MR in studying disease and its progression.

  • The editor is an MR scientist with an international reputation for high quality research
  • The contributions are written jointly by MR physicists and MR clinicians, producing a practical book for both the research and medical communities
  • A practical book for both the research and medical communities

“Paul Tofts has succeeded brilliantly in capturing the essence of what needs to become the future of radiology in particular, and medicine in general – quantitative measurements of disease.” Robert I. Grossman, M.D. New York, University School of Medicine (from the Foreword)

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Professor Paul Tofts has worked on the physical aspects of quantitative brain imaging since the early days of clinical NMR. He was the first to measure in-vivo concentrations of metabolites, and to use dynamic imaging to measure blood-brain barrier permeability and extra-cellular space in multiple sclerosis.
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Contributors.

Reviewers.

Foreward.

Introduction.

SECTION A: THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS.

1. Concepts: Measurement and MR (Paul S. Tofts).

2. The Measurement Process: MR Data Collection and Image Analysis (Paul S. Tofts).

3. QA: Quality Assurance, Accuracy, Precision and Phantoms (Paul S. Tofts).

SECTION B: WINDOWS INTO THE BRAIN; MEASURING MR PARAMETERS.

4. PD: Proton Density of Tissue Water (Paul Tofts).

5. T1: the Longitudinal Relaxation Time (Penny A. Gowland and Valerie L. Stevenson).

6. T2: the Transverse Relaxation Time (Philip A. Boulby and Fergus J. Rugg-Gunn).

7. D: the Diffusion of Water (Claudia A.M. Wheeler-Kingshott, Gareth J. Barker, Stefan C.A. Steens and Mark A. van Buchem).

8. MT: Magnetisation Transfer (Paul S. Tofts, Stefan C.A. Steens and Mark A. van Buchem).

9. Spectroscopy: 1H Metabolite Concentrations (Paul S. Tofts and Adam D. Waldman).

10. T1-w DCE-MRI: T1-weighted Dynamic Contrast-enhance d MRI (Geoff J.M. Parker and Anwar Padhani).

11. T2- and T2*-w DCE-MRI: Blood Perfusion and Volume Estimation using Bolus Tracking (Richard P. Kennan and H. Rolf Ja¨ger).

12. Functional MRI (Peter Jezzard and Nick F. Ramsay).

13. ASL: Blood Perfusion Measurements using Arterial Spin Labelling (Laura M. Parkes, John A. Detre).

SECTION C: THE BIOLOGY.

14. Biology: The Significance of MR Parameters in Multiple Sclerosis (Bruno Brochet, Klaus G. Petry and Vincent Dousset).

SECTION D: ANALYSING IMAGES.

15. Spatial Registration of Images (John Ashburner and Catriona D. Good).

16. Volume and Atrophy (Geoff J.M. Parker and Declan T. Chard).

17. Shape and Texture (William R. Crum).

18. Histograms: Measuring Subtle Diffuse Disease (Paul S. Tofts, Gerard R. Davies and Jamshid Dehmeshki ).

SECTION E: WHERE ARE WE GOING?

19. The Future of qMRI: Conclusions and Speculation (Paul S. Tofts).

Appendix 1: Greek Alphabet for Scientific Use.

Index.

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