| Advanced Image Processing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contributor(s): Landini, Luigi (Editor), Positano, Vincenzo (Editor), Santarelli, Maria (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0824725425 ISBN-13: 9780824725426 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $256.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a growing technique that has the potential to greatly improve medical diagnosis. The challenge of using MRI in medicine rests in the development of new generations of contrast media using targeted nanoparticles to improve signal detection at the molecular level, as well as in the improvement of image processing algorithms for the increased detection of disease. Advanced Image Processing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging uses a signal processing approach to describe the fundamentals of MRI. The authors cover physical MRI fundamentals, image segmentation and quantitative analysis, modeling and analysis in perfusion images, functional signal analysis, and perspectives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Allied Health Services - Medical Technology - Medical | Diagnostic Imaging - General - Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.075 |
| LCCN: 2005043995 |
| Series: Signal Processing and Communications |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.48" W x 9.28" (2.12 lbs) 632 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The popularity of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in medicine is no mystery: it is non-invasive, it produces high quality structural and functional image data, and it is very versatile and flexible. Research into MR technology is advancing at a blistering pace, and modern engineers must keep up with the latest developments. This is only possible with a firm grounding in the basic principles of MR, and Advanced Image Processing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging solidly integrates this foundational knowledge with the latest advances in the field. Beginning with the basics of signal and image generation and reconstruction, the book covers in detail the signal processing techniques and algorithms, filtering techniques for MR images, quantitative analysis including image registration and integration of EEG and MEG techniques with MR, and MR spectroscopy techniques. The final section of the book explores functional MRI (fMRI) in detail, discussing fundamentals and advanced exploratory data analysis, Bayesian inference, and nonlinear analysis. Many of the results presented in the book are derived from the contributors' own work, imparting highly practical experience through experimental and numerical methods. Contributed by international experts at the forefront of the field, Advanced Image Processing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in further advancing the technology and capabilities of MR imaging. |