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This is the second part which highlights the role that various imaging techniques play and/or might be able to play in detecting markers of disease. Cancer is often used as the example disease, but tumors exhibit many properties in common with other tissue, so it is possible to see how the techniques could be used in the diagnosis and management of other disease. There are also examples of the reverse of this flow of hypothesis and knowledge from one discipline to another. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be used to detect the chemical milieu of the nucleus being focused on, be it phosphorus-31 (Arias-Mendoza) or protons (He). Phosphorus is intimately involved in carbohydrate, phospholipid metabolism and energy transfer. The brain has been the testing ground for ideas in MRI and MRS; it continues to be so today, with extension to tumor diagnosis as insights are reached and assimilated. This issue contains three techniques that rely solely or partially on optical characteristics of tissue. The supplement, in 2 issues, has mostly emphasized possibilities rather than clinically available techniques.The final chapter attempts to draw together the modalities of medical imaging and push the frontiers yet further to show how imaging and markers can be used together in the screening, diagnosis, and management of patients' disease.
"Neurological disorders constitute a major health as well as societal burden across the globe. The problem is further aggravated by the growth of geriatric population. Although the etiology of these disorders is fairly broad, a consistent observation is the prevalence of atypical connectivity changes occurring across brain regions, particularly if the diseases processes target synapses. Estimating this connectivity using functional neuroimaging continues to be one the most challenging methodological problems in the field of computational neuroscience. Brain connectivity, particularly in clinically oriented research applications of functional MRI (fMRI), is primarily studied through correlation analyses which while being computationally and conceptually simpler, tend to ignore the non-linear, directional and multivariate characteristics of the brain. The goal of this thesis is to tackle the limitations of existing methods for studying functional connectivity through novel techniques. The specific focus is to enhance the use of advanced connectivity beyond tautological deductions on brain organization to demonstration of their applicability in clinical scenarios. This is accomplished through (1) development and extensive validation of techniques based on dynamic systems modeling and Granger causality, (2) adaptation of graph theoretic analysis and network based techniques for appropriate statistical inference. The application of these methods is demonstrated on datasets from two neurologic diseases (a) HIV associated neurocognitive disorders, and (b) Autism spectrum disease. The results obtained lend credence to the utility of improved connectivity computation methods for detection of neurologic diseases and also the localization of its effects in the brain. These methods could be of significant interest for the development of non-invasive functional MRI derived biomarkers, which could be pertinent for various clinical applications, including early detection, monitoring progression or detecting response to therapy."--Pages xv-xvi.
The Migraine Brain provides a general overview of the history of migraine, its pathophysiology, as well as in-depth details on the Clinical Perspectives and the different imaging techniques in use (MR, fMRI, DTI, VBM, PET, fMRI, and MEG). It also includes details on modulation of the brain using such techniques as TMS. The book concludes with a discussion of future uses of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of migraines and other headaches.
In the new era of functional and molecular imaging, both currently available imaging biomarkers and biomarkers under development are expected to lead to major changes in the management of oncological patients. This well-illustrated two-volume book is a practical manual on the various imaging techniques capable of delivering functional information on cancer, including preclinical and clinical imaging techniques, based on US, CT, MRI, PET and hybrid modalities. This first volume explains the biophysical basis for these functional imaging techniques and describes the techniques themselves. Detailed information is provided on the imaging of cancer hallmarks, including angiogenesis, tumor metabolism, and hypoxia. The techniques and their roles are then discussed individually, covering the full range of modalities in clinical use as well as new molecular and functional techniques. The value of a multiparametric approach is also carefully considered.
In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine, in consultation with the Commission on Life Sciences, the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, and the Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy launched a one year study on technologies for early detection of breast cancer. The committee was asked to examine technologies under development for early breast cancer detection, and to scrutinize the process of medical technology development, adoption, and dissemination. The committee is gathering information on these topics for its report in a number of ways, including two public workshops that bring in outside expertise. The first workshop on "Developing Technologies for Early Breast Cancer Detection" was held in Washington DC in February 2000. The content of the presentations at the workshop is summarized here. A second workshop, which will focus on the process of technology development and adoption, will be held in Washington, DC on June 19-20. A formal report on these topics, including conclusions and recommendations, will be prepared by the committee upon completion of the one-year study.
Brain imaging technology remains at the forefront of advances in both our understanding of the brain and our ability to diagnose and treat brain disease and disorders. Imaging of the Human Brain in Health and Disease examines the localization of neurotransmitter receptors in the nervous system of normal, healthy humans and compares that with humans who are suffering from various neurologic diseases. Opening chapters introduce the basic science of imaging neurotransmitters, including sigma, acetylcholine, opioid, and dopamine receptors. Imaging the healthy and diseased brain includes brain imaging of anger, pain, autism, the release of dopamine, the impact of cannabinoids, and Alzheimer's disease. This book is a valuable companion to a wide range of scholars, students, and researchers in neuroscience, clinical neurology, and psychiatry, and provides a detailed introduction to the application of advanced imaging to the treatment of brain disorders and disease. - A focused introduction to imaging healthy and diseased brains - Focuses on the primary neurotransmitter release - Includes sigma, acetylcholine, opioid, and dopamine receptors - Presents the imaging of healthy and diseased brains via anger, pain, autism, and Alzheimer's disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is among the most important medical imaging techniques available today. There is an installed base of approximately 15,000 MRI scanners worldwide. Each of these scanners is capable of running many different "pulse sequences", which are governed by physics and engineering principles, and implemented by software programs that control the MRI hardware. To utilize an MRI scanner to the fullest extent, a conceptual understanding of its pulse sequences is crucial. Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences offers a complete guide that can help the scientists, engineers, clinicians, and technologists in the field of MRI understand and better employ their scanner. - Explains pulse sequences, their components, and the associated image reconstruction methods commonly used in MRI - Provides self-contained sections for individual techniques - Can be used as a quick reference guide or as a resource for deeper study - Includes both non-mathematical and mathematical descriptions - Contains numerous figures, tables, references, and worked example problems
fMRI Neurofeedback provides a perspective on how the field of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback has evolved, an introduction to state-of-the-art methods used for fMRI neurofeedback, a review of published neuroscientific and clinical applications, and a discussion of relevant ethical considerations. It gives a view of the ongoing research challenges throughout and provides guidance for researchers new to the field on the practical implementation and design of fMRI neurofeedback protocols. This book is designed to be accessible to all scientists and clinicians interested in conducting fMRI neurofeedback research, addressing the variety of different knowledge gaps that readers may have given their varied backgrounds and avoiding field-specific jargon. The book, therefore, will be suitable for engineers, computer scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and physicians working in fMRI neurofeedback. - Provides a reference on fMRI neurofeedback covering history, methods, mechanisms, clinical applications, and basic research, as well as ethical considerations - Offers contributions from international experts—leading research groups are represented, including from Europe, Japan, Israel, and the United States - Includes coverage of data analytic methods, study design, neuroscience mechanisms, and clinical considerations - Presents a perspective on future translational development
In the absence of permanent cure, early detection and diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases are of utmost importance to make use of palliative measures for enhancing the quality of life of millions of Americans. However, a large number of people are not diagnosed at an early enough stage where medications can delay the full onset of the diseases (NIA 2013). While various techniques to analyze brain images of subjects have been proposed to address this challenge, none of the techniques provide a robust and reliable solution. In this thesis, we present a novel technique using texture analysis of T2 magnetic resonance (MR) images to lay the foundation for an effective solution, using Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the case study. The technique consists of the following four steps. First, we utilize the textural property of the MR images to obtain a set of features that encode statistically meaningful information about the spatial distributions of the gray tone variations. Second, we compute texture feature maps (a feature value stored at every image voxel) on the white matter regions of the images that are segmented into regions of interest (ROIs) based on the anatomical structure of the brain. Third, we identify the subset of relevant and uncorrelated features from our initial feature set by using statistical measures like mean, coefficient of variance, and mutual information. These features yield statistically different values in the different ROIs and also in the different subjects for the same ROI, and the variations in the values are independent of each other. Thus, they are expected to afford better predictive powers in terms of detecting early signs of AD than the complementary set of features. Last, we validate the utility of the relevant features by carrying out statistical hypothesis tests on two groups of subjects, where the first group consists of subjects who have the APOE genes that are often found in AD patients, and the other group comprises of subjects who do not have the APOE genes. Results show that the entropy-type features yield promising results and are able to distinguish between the two types of subjects in many cases. It is hypothesized that the lack of statistical differences for certain subjects belonging to the two groups is due to the non-advent of neurodegeneration in those subjects. Hence, we believe that this technique provides a valuable first step towards early detection of neurodegenerative diseases without requiring genetic information and functional imaging modalities. Further work will involve more effective feature set generation and extensive validation and verification using ground truth information and long-duration trials involving monitoring of subjects who are predicted to have early symptoms of the diseases.