Synopses & Reviews
This book will be a comprehensive compendium of descriptions of each modality of physiologic imaging of brain tumors, including PET and all physiologic MRI modalities. This work will be unique in its field because it will include sections on diagnosis, monitoring of therapeutic intervention, and future directions of physiologic imaging of brain tumors. The author will tap into the extensive expertise found in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as at other centers such as the University of California at San Francisco, Duke University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Thus, I plan to obtain contributions from a large number of contributors from many of the major brain tumor centers in the United States. I am planning to have one or at most two co-editors in addition to myself (one from Johns Hopkins and possibly one from another center). From my work as the current President of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, I have established a large network of colleagues in this field who are involved in various different aspects of brain tumor research and clinical practice.
Synopsis
Here is a comprehensive compendium of descriptions of each modality of physiologic imaging of brain tumors, including PET and all physiologic MRI modalities. It
Synopsis
This book presents a comprehensive overview of current state-of-the-art clinical physiological imaging of brain tumors.
Table of Contents
Section I: Diagnosis and Characterization of Brain Tumors.- MR perfusion imaging--ASL, T2* DSC and T1 DCE methods.- Diffusion Tensor Imaging.- Molecular imaging.- Role of PET in Neuro-Oncology.- MR Spectroscopic Imaging.- Section II: Physiologic Imaging for Planning and Monitoring of Therapeutic Intervention.- BOLD fMRI for Pre-surgical Planning.- BOLD fMRI for Pre-surgical Planning.- DTI for Pre-surgical Planning.- MSI/MEG for Pre-surgical Planning.- Role of BOLD and DTI in Radiation Therapy Planning.- BOLD and DTI Assessment of Brain Plasticity.- MR Perfusion Imaging for Monitoring Treatment Response.- MR Spectroscopic Imaging Role in Assessing Tumor Progression vs. Treatment Effects.- PET Role in Assessing Tumor Progression vs. Treatment Effects.- Role of MRSI and PET in Assessing Therapeutic Response.- Section III: Future Directions in Physiologic Brain Tumor Imaging.- Role of Novel MR Perfusion Sequences in Brain Tumor Imaging--VASO, iVASO, APT.- Evolving Role of BOLD Imaging in Monitoring Therapeutic Intervention.- Advanced Diffusion Imaging--HARDI, DSI, New Approaches to Fiber Tracking.- Ultra-High Field Diffusion Imaging.- Ultra-High Field MRSI.- Ultra-High Field Non-Proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging, including Sodium Imaging.- Future Clinical Applications of Molecular Imaging--Nanoparticles, Cellular Probes, Imaging of Gene Expression.- Future Role of MSI/MEG in Brain Tumor Research.