Functional Neuroimaging with Multiple Modalities: Principles, Device and Applications

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Series: Neuroscience Research Progress
BISAC: MED057000

Searching for an objective and specific in vivo biomarker for normal physiology and early disease diagnosis has always been a major goal, but also one of the most challenging aspects in brain research. Possible earlier identification of the key pathological signature of diseases (for instance, Alzheimer’s disease (AD)) is critical for efficient treatment and disease prevention. The concept of combined imaging features is based on the recent accumulating evidence that neither PET nor MRI alone is enough for characterizing the earliest AD pathology. The results of this book will, for the first time, highlight in vivo the possibility to describe the early detection and multiple biomarkers based on combined imaging features using PET-MRI, which is the most ideal model for such studies. The newly-developed hybrid imaging technology combining PET and MRI (PET/MRI) for the past few years is emerging, and has drawn much attention in technical developments and clinical applications. PET-MRI opens new horizons in multi-parametric neuroimaging for clinical research that allows simultaneous imaging of multiple parametric changes, such as blood flow and metabolism at the same time. This integration significantly decreases the potential errors in image registration, the difficulty of interpreting underlying coexisting pathophysiological events, and most importantly, patient discomfort.

This book will provide the most up-to-date and current status of multiple neuroimaging techniques. The most intriguing application of multi-modality neuroimaging lies in simultaneous interpretation and unique information that each modality can offer. Therefore, this book will present some forefront and interesting examples for the first time in this field of research. This will hopefully trigger the interest of colleagues in this challenging field and help facilitate the applications of the neuroimaging techniques described.

 

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Coherent Neural Networks Demonstrated by the Monetary Incentive Delayed Task Using fMRI

Chapter 2. Monetary Incentive Delayed Task Using PET and Correlations with fMRI

Chapter 3. Simultaneous Voxel-wise Mapping of Oxygen Extraction Fraction, Blood Flow and Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen by Quantitative MRI

Chapter 4. MRI and PET Neuroimaging and Integrated PET/MRI Scanner: Introduction and Evaluations

Chapter 5. Quantitative Integrated PET/MRI Applications

Chapter 6. The Investigation of Memory Consolidation Mechanism Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Morphological Analysis in Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter 7. Effects of Age, Gender and Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Structural Connectivity in Cognitively Normal Adults

Chapter 8. Effects of Age and Gender on Functional Connectivity in Cognitively Normal Adults

Chapter 9. PET/MRI in Characterizing Multiple Parametric Neuroimages – Differential Effects of PET Aâ Deposition and Apolipoprotein E Genotype on MRI Default Mode Network Functional Connectivity

Index


Additional Information

Audience: College to Post-graduate students, professionals including faculties in universities and scientists and other research and development staff interested in this topic.

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