Description
Ultra-High Field Neuro MRI is a comprehensive reference and educational resource on the current state of neuroimaging at ultra-high field (UHF), with an emphasis on 7T. Sections cover the MR physics aspects of UHF, including the technical challenges and practical solutions that have enabled the rapid growth of 7T MRI. Individual chapters are dedicated to the different techniques that most strongly benefit from UHF, as well as chapters with a focus on different application areas in anatomical, functional and metabolic imaging. Finally, several chapters highlight the neurological and psychiatric applications for which 7T has shown benefits. The book is aimed at scientists who develop MR technologies and support clinical and neuroscience research, as well as users who want to benefit from UHF neuro MR techniques in their work. It also provides a comprehensive introduction to the field.- Presents the opportunities and technical challenges presented by MRI at ultra-high field- Describes advanced ultra-high field neuro MR techniques for clinical and neuroscience applications- Enables the reader to critically assess the specific UHF advantages over currently available techniques at clinical field strengths
Table of Contents
Part 1: Benefits of Ultra-High Field1. The way back and ahead: MR physics at Ultra-High Field2. Translating UHF advances to lower field strengthPart 2: Acquisition at Ultra-High Field: practical considerations3. Practical solutions to practical constraints: Making things work at ultra-high field4. Practical considerations on ultra-high field safety5. Bioeffects, patience experience and occupational safetyPart 3: Ultra-High Field Challenges and Technical Solutions6. B0 inhomogeneity: Causes and coping strategies7. B1 inhomogeneity: Physics background, RF pulse design and parallel transmission8. RF coils for ultra-high field neuroimaging9. Parallel imaging and reconstruction techniques10. Motion correctionPart 4: Ultra-high field Structural Imaging: Techniques for neuroanatomy11. High-resolution T1-weighted and T2-weighted anatomical imaging12. Brain segmentation at ultra-high field: challenges, opportunities and unmet needs13. Phase imaging: Susceptibility-weighted imaging and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping14. Quantitative MRI and multi-parametric mappingPart 5: Ultra-high field Structural Imaging: Zooming in on the brain15. Cerebellar imaging16. Ultra-high field imaging of the medial temporal lobe17. Imaging of the deep gray matter18. Brain stem imaging19. Spinal Cord ImagingPart 6: Diffusion and Perfusion imaging at Ultra-High Field20. Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance at ultra-high field21. Ultra-high Field Brain Perfusion MRIPart 7: Ultra-High Field Functional Imaging22. BOLD fMRI: physiology and acquisition strategies23. Sequences and contrasts for non-BOLD fMRI24. Laminar and columnar imaging at UHF: considerations for mesoscopic scale imaging with fMRI25. The power of gray-matter optimized fMRI at UHF for cognitive neurosciencePart 8: Techniques for Ultra-High Field Metabolic Imaging and Spectroscopy26. MR Spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging27. Imaging with X-nuclei28. Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MRI in the human brain at ultra-high fieldsPart 9: Benefits of Ultra-High Field in Clinical Applications29. Epilepsy30. Multiple sclerosis31. Neurovascular diseases32. Neurodegenerative diseases33. Parkinson's disease and Parkinson-plus syndromes34. Alzheimer's disease and ageing35. Oncological applications36. Psychiatric applications at UHFPart 10: New Horizons37. Human MR at extremely high field strengths
