Handbook of Diffusion MR Tractography: Imaging Methods, Biophysical Models, Algorithms and Applications

Handbook of Diffusion MR Tractography: Imaging Methods, Biophysical Models, Algorithms and Applications presents methods and applications of MR diffusion tractography, providing deep insights into the theory and implementation of existing tractography techniques and offering practical advice on how to apply diffusion tractography to research projects and clinical applications. Starting from the design of MR acquisition protocols optimized for tractography, the book follows a pipeline approach to explain the main methods behind diffusion modeling and tractography, including advanced analysis of tractography data and connectomics. An extensive section of the book is devoted to the description of tractography applications in research and clinical settings to give a complete picture of tractography practice today. By focusing on technology, models, and applications, this handbook will be an indispensable reference for researchers and students with backgrounds in computer science, mathematics, physics, neuroscience, and medical science. Provides a unique reference covering the whole field of MRI diffusion tractographyIncludes in-depth descriptions of the latest research and current state-of-the-art of methods available in the field of diffusion tractographyPresent a step-by-step pipeline approach, from setting up MRI data acquisition to the analysis of large-scale tractography datasets INDICE: PART I: From Anatomy to Tractography 1. The Brain and its Pathways 2. Neurobiology of Connections 3. Past and Present of Mapping Brain Connections 4. From Brownian motion to the brain connectome: My perspective and historical view of Diffusion MRI PART II: Diffusion MRI 5. Physics of Diffusion Imaging: Fundamentals 6. Diffusion MRI acquisition for tractography: diffusion encoding 7. Diffusion MRI acquisition for tractography: Diffusion sequences 8. Diffusion MRI acquisition for tractography: Beyond the in vivo adult human brain 9. Artifacts and Diffusion MRI Processing 10. Single Shell Models: from DTI to HARDI 11. Multi-shell Models 12. From Diffusion Models to Fiber Orientations PART III: Tractography Algorithms 13. Deterministic Tractography 14. Probabilistic Tractography 15. Shortest Path Tractography 16. Global Tractography 17. Machine Learning in Tractography 18. Improving Tractography with Multimodal Integration & Anatomical Priors 19. Tractography in normal and pathological anatomy : practical considerations 20. Tractography Visualization PART IV: From Streamlines to Tracts 21. Dissecting White Matter Pathways : A Neuroanatomical Approach 22. Dissecting White Matter Pathways : Automatic Approaches 23. Methods and statistics for diffusion MRI tractometry 24. Connectivity and Connectomics 25. Tractography Validation Part 1: what needs validation, numerical simulations, and phantoms 26. Tractography Validation Part 2: The use of anatomical model systems and measures for validation 27. Tractography Validation Part 3: Lessons Learned through validation studies 28. Current challenges and opportunities for tractography PART V: Tractography Applications 29. Tractography: Applications to Neurodevelopment, Ageing and Plasticity 30. Tractography: Linking Behavior with White Matter Networks 31. Tractography as a Clinical Tool 32. Ex-vivo and Preclinical Tractography: Techniques and Applications at High Field 33. Multicenter Studies and Harmonization: Problems, Solutions, and Open Challenges PART VI: Appendix A. Vectors and Tensors B. Numerical Integration C. Interpolation, Splines and Smoothing D. Spherical Harmonics

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818894-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 525
• Fecha Publicación: 16/10/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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