Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author: Nicole Seiberlich

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2020-11-18

Total Pages: 1094

ISBN-13: 0128170581

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Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a 'go-to' reference for methods and applications of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, with specific sections on Relaxometry, Perfusion, and Diffusion. Each section will start with an explanation of the basic techniques for mapping the tissue property in question, including a description of the challenges that arise when using these basic approaches. For properties which can be measured in multiple ways, each of these basic methods will be described in separate chapters. Following the basics, a chapter in each section presents more advanced and recently proposed techniques for quantitative tissue property mapping, with a concluding chapter on clinical applications. The reader will learn: - The basic physics behind tissue property mapping - How to implement basic pulse sequences for the quantitative measurement of tissue properties - The strengths and limitations to the basic and more rapid methods for mapping the magnetic relaxation properties T1, T2, and T2* - The pros and cons for different approaches to mapping perfusion - The methods of Diffusion-weighted imaging and how this approach can be used to generate diffusion tensor - maps and more complex representations of diffusion - How flow, magneto-electric tissue property, fat fraction, exchange, elastography, and temperature mapping are performed - How fast imaging approaches including parallel imaging, compressed sensing, and Magnetic Resonance - Fingerprinting can be used to accelerate or improve tissue property mapping schemes - How tissue property mapping is used clinically in different organs - Structured to cater for MRI researchers and graduate students with a wide variety of backgrounds - Explains basic methods for quantitatively measuring tissue properties with MRI - including T1, T2, perfusion, diffusion, fat and iron fraction, elastography, flow, susceptibility - enabling the implementation of pulse sequences to perform measurements - Shows the limitations of the techniques and explains the challenges to the clinical adoption of these traditional methods, presenting the latest research in rapid quantitative imaging which has the possibility to tackle these challenges - Each section contains a chapter explaining the basics of novel ideas for quantitative mapping, such as compressed sensing and Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting-based approaches

Handbook of Iron Overload Disorders
Handbook of Iron Overload Disorders

Author: James C. Barton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1139489399

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A practical, clinically-oriented handbook of iron overload disorders giving a compact guide to normal iron metabolism, iron-related pathobiology, and the diagnosis and management of heritable and acquired iron overload disorders. Many of these disorders were discovered and characterized only in the last decade, and are unmentioned or inadequately described in most texts. Written by clinicians for clinicians, this handbook summarizes information on diverse iron overload conditions, including their history, signs, symptoms, physical examination findings, genetics, genotype-phenotype correlations, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and treatment. Most physicians, regardless of specialty, encounter patients with systemic or organ-specific iron overload conditions. This book contains essential information for practising adult and pediatric medical specialists in the fields of hematology, gastroenterology, hepatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, diabetology, neurology, oncology, dermatology and internal medicine. Pathologists, pharmacologists, geneticists, genetic counselors and epidemiologists will also find substantial, up-to-date sections in this handbook that are pertinent to their respective fields of interest.

MRI from Picture to Proton
MRI from Picture to Proton

Author: Donald W. McRobbie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-04-13

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1316688259

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MR is a powerful modality. At its most advanced, it can be used not just to image anatomy and pathology, but to investigate organ function, to probe in vivo chemistry, and even to visualise the brain thinking. However, clinicians, technologists and scientists struggle with the study of the subject. The result is sometimes an obscurity of understanding, or a dilution of scientific truth, resulting in misconceptions. This is why MRI from Picture to Proton has achieved its reputation for practical clarity. MR is introduced as a tool, with coverage starting from the images, equipment and scanning protocols and traced back towards the underlying physics theory. With new content on quantitative MRI, MR safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging, MR elastography and advanced pulse sequences, and with additional supportive materials available on the book's website, this new edition is completely revised and updated to reflect the best use of modern MR technology.

Cardiac MR Imaging, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
Cardiac MR Imaging, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Author: Roberto C Cury

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-07-08

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0323682928

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This issue of MRI Clinics of North America focuses on Cardiac MR Imaging and is edited by Drs. Roberto C. Cury and Clerio Azevedo. Articles will include: The prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in non-ischemic heart disease; The role of contrast-enhanced CMR in the assessment of patients with malignant ventricular arrhythmias; Assessment of cardiac sarcoidosis by CMR: comparison with other imaging modalities; The value of T1 mapping techniques in the assessment of non-ischemic cardiomyopathies; Assessment of cardiotoxicity of cancer chemotherapy: The value of cardiac MRI; State-of-the-art quantitative assessment of myocardial ischemia by stress perfusion CMR; T2* mapping techniques: Iron overload assessment and other potential clinical applications; Automated Quantitative Stress Perfusion in a Clinical Routine; Comprehensive assessment of cardiac involvement in muscular dystrophies by cardiac CMR; Assessment of aortic stenosis by CMR: quantification of flow, characterization of myocardial injury, TAVR planning and more; Cardiac MRI at 7.0 Tesla: Reality?; The role of cardiac MRI in the assessment of patients with cardiac amyloidosis; Applications of Cardiac MRI in Electrophysiology: Current Status and Future Needs; and more!

Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

Author: James C. Bezdek

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-09-28

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 0387245790

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Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing presents a comprehensive introduction of the use of fuzzy models in pattern recognition and selected topics in image processing and computer vision. Unique to this volume in the Kluwer Handbooks of Fuzzy Sets Series is the fact that this book was written in its entirety by its four authors. A single notation, presentation style, and purpose are used throughout. The result is an extensive unified treatment of many fuzzy models for pattern recognition. The main topics are clustering and classifier design, with extensive material on feature analysis relational clustering, image processing and computer vision. Also included are numerous figures, images and numerical examples that illustrate the use of various models involving applications in medicine, character and word recognition, remote sensing, military image analysis, and industrial engineering.

Medical Imaging Systems
Medical Imaging Systems

Author: Andreas Maier

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-08-02

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 3319965204

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This open access book gives a complete and comprehensive introduction to the fields of medical imaging systems, as designed for a broad range of applications. The authors of the book first explain the foundations of system theory and image processing, before highlighting several modalities in a dedicated chapter. The initial focus is on modalities that are closely related to traditional camera systems such as endoscopy and microscopy. This is followed by more complex image formation processes: magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray projection imaging, computed tomography, X-ray phase-contrast imaging, nuclear imaging, ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography.

Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

Author: Robert J. Means, Jr.

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2023-05-22

Total Pages: 6360

ISBN-13: 197518470X

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Comprehensive in scope and thoroughly up to date, Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology, 15th Edition, combines the biology and pathophysiology of hematology as well as the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered hematological disorders. Editor-in-chief Dr. Robert T. Means, Jr., along with a team of expert section editors and contributing authors, provide authoritative, in-depth information on the biology and pathophysiology of lymphomas, leukemias, platelet destruction, and other hematological disorders as well as the procedures for diagnosing and treating them. Packed with more than 1,500 tables and figures throughout, this trusted text is an indispensable reference for hematologists, oncologists, residents, nurse practitioners, and pathologists.

MRI Bioeffects, Safety, and Patient Management
MRI Bioeffects, Safety, and Patient Management

Author: Frank G. Shellock, Ed.

Publisher:

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9780989163200

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MRI Bioeffects, Safety, and Patient Management is a comprehensive, authoritative textbook on the health and safety concerns of MRI technology that contains contributions from more than forty internationally respected experts in the field. This textbook includes both theoretical and practical information and serves as the definitive resource for radiologists and other physicians, MRI technologists, physicists, scientists, MRI facility managers, and others. The text begins with a discussion of basic MRI physics and then proceeds to a description of the bioeffects of static, gradient, and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as well as the risks associated with acoustic noise. It then discusses the use of MRI during pregnancy, the design of an MRI facility to support safety, the procedures to screen patients and other individuals, and the management of patients with claustrophobia, anxiety, or emotional distress. Other chapters cover the safety of MRI contrast agents, the use of ferromagnetic detection systems, techniques for physiological monitoring, the unique safety needs of interventional MRI centers, and the administration of sedation and anesthesia during MRI. Detailed descriptions covering the proper management of patients with metallic implants and complex electronically activated devices, such as cardiac pacemakers and neuromodulation systems, are included. MRI safety policies and procedures are presented for hospitals/medical centers, outpatient facilities, children's hospitals, and research facilities. Finally, MRI standards and guidelines are provided for the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia.

Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

Author: John P. Greer

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2013-08-29

Total Pages: 3094

ISBN-13: 1469846225

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With the 13th edition, Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology once again bridges the gap between the clinical practice of hematology and the basic foundations of science. Broken down into eight parts, this book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of: Laboratory Hematology, The Normal Hematologic System, Transfusion Medicine, Disorders of Red Cells, Hemostasis and Coagulation; Benign Disorders of Leukocytes, The Spleen and/or Immunoglobulins; Hematologic Malignancies, and Transplantation. Within these sections, there is a heavy focus on the morphological exam of the peripheral blood smear, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and other tissues. With the knowledge about gene therapy and immunotherapy expanding, new, up-to-date information about the process and application of these therapies is included. Likewise, the editors have completely revised material on stem cell transplantation in regards to both malignant and benign disorders, graft versus host disease, and the importance of long-term follow-up of transplantation survivors.