Neuroimaging Methods and Applications – serie

Advances in Resting-State Functional MRI: Methods, Interpretation, and Applications gives readers with basic neuroimaging experience an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the methods, opportunities, and challenges in rs-fMRI. The book covers current knowledge gaps in rs-fMRI, including "what are biologically plausible brain networks," "how to tell what part is noise," "how to perform quality assurance on the data," "what are the spatial and temporal limits of our ability to resolve FC," and "how to best identify network features related to individual differences or disease state".

This book is an ideal reference for neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, psychologists, biomedical engineers, physicists and medical physicists. Both new and more advanced researchers alike will be able to discover new information distilled from the past decade of research to become well-versed in rs-fMRI-related topics.

Presents the first book to explain the latest methods, opportunities and challenges of Resting-state Functional MRI Edited and authored by leading researchers in fMRI Includes neuroscientific and clinical applications

Computational and Network Modeling of Neuroimaging Data provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the many diverse modeling approaches that have been fruitfully applied to neuroimaging data. As neuroimaging is witnessing a massive increase in the quality and quantity of data being acquired, this book gives an accessible foundation to the field of computational neuroimaging, suitable for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry practitioners who are interested in adopting or applying model-based approaches in neuroimaging.It is widely recognized that effective interpretation and extraction of information from complex data requires quantitative modeling. However, modeling the brain comes in many diverse forms, with different research communities tackling different brain systems, different spatial and temporal scales, and different aspects of brain structure and function. This book takes a critical step towards synthesizing and integrating across different modeling approaches.

Provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of major modeling approaches to neuroimaging dataWritten by experts, the book's chapters use a common structure to introduce, motivate, and describe a specific modeling approach used in neuroimagingGives insights into the similarities and differences across different modeling approachesAnalyses details of outstanding research challenges in the field

Population Neuroimaging covers important themes within population neuroimaging and provides the reader with the tools to understand and engage in population-based neuroimaging studies. This emerging field empowers readers to understand brain structure, function, development, and aging within the general population, including the inherent variety and diversity of health or illness within the population. Unlike studies that recruit patients with specific illnesses, population neuroimaging encompasses epidemiological approaches to better understand genetic and environmental factors that contribute to both brain health and brain disorders in the population at large.Highlights the importance of epidemiological concepts in neuroimaging and gives an overview of population neuroscienceProvides hands-on self-learning tutorials such as the effect of confounding bias on neuroimaging data, multiple imputations of missing covariates, etc.Shows the steps and considerations for designing large-scale neuromaging studiesOutlines the neuroinformatic, statistical, and methodological challenges associated with large samples of neuroimaging dataExamines important considerations and opportunities for reproducibility and replication

Pharmacological fMRI: Methods and Applications give a comprehensive survey of the cutting-edge field of pharmacological fMRI - the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to investigate the effects of drugs on the brain. It introduces the basic concepts, focusing on methodological topics and issues, and gives a summary of current research focused on particular drugs, clinical conditions, or drug classes (including psychedelics, pain, anti-depressants). It concludes by pointing the way forward by outlining current challenges in the field and how they might be resolved. Pharmacological fMRI: Methods and Applications provides the student and researcher with a complete picture of the current methods and applications in pharmacological fMRI, enabling them to apply the principles and approaches to their own work. Reflecting the cross disciplinary nature of the field, this book is suitable for students and researchers in the fields of biomedical engineering, pharmacology, neuroscience, clinical medicine, and psychology.Gives a comprehensive survey of the current state-of-play in pharmacological fMRI researchContains a concise and readable summary of key methodological approaches and issuesProvides a forward-looking perspective which lays out potential strategies to drive the field further in its usefulness and applicability.

MRI of Brain Physiology: Novel MRI Methods and Clinical Applications delves into the intricate world of brain physiology, focusing on the latest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods and their clinical applications. Designed for biomedical engineers, technologists, radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and clinical researchers, this resource bridges the gap between advanced imaging techniques and practical clinical use. It covers a wide spectrum of cerebral physiology, from microvascular and macrovascular dynamics to cerebrovascular reserve, neurovascular coupling, and cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Each of the core chapters has a tripartite structure: physiology (concepts of the physiological processes), imaging techniques, and clinical applications. Readers will find detailed discussions on emerging MRI methods, including dynamic contrast, arterial spin labeling, and quantitative BOLD models. The book also addresses the functional impact of physiological changes on tissue microstructure and integrity, offering insights into multiparametric relaxation mapping and quantitative susceptibility mapping. Uniquely, this book gives a comparative approach to different brain physiological MRI methods, highlighting their strengths, limitations, and reliability.Organized around Key Cerebral Physiological Processes, with in-depth comparisons of different brain physiological MRI methodsFocuses on clinically relevant techniques, their specific applications, and actionable steps to facilitate their integration into clinical practiceDescribes key brain physiological processes and their clinical significance in neurological conditionsPresents suitable functional or physiological MRI techniques that address specific clinical needsGives insights on the reliability, strengths, and limitations of state-of-the-art functional and physiological MRI methods