High Field Brain MRI: Use in Clinical Practice

This richly illustrated book summarizes the state of the art in brain MRI with the 3-Tesla high-field scanner. The aim is to clarify the numerous advantages of using a 3-T high magnetic field MR scanner, especially in terms of sensitivity and specificity. The first section describes techniques for standard MR examination of the brain. Full descriptions are then provided of advanced protocols such as MR angiography, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), MR spectroscopy, MR tractography, and functional imaging. Differences in diagnostic features when performing these examinations at 3 T and at 1.5 T are highlighted. In addition, safety issues relating to the installation and use of a high-field scanner are discussed. The second section then describes and illustrates in detail each of the main clinical applications of 3-T MRI in the human brain: trauma, stroke, white matter disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumors, inflammatory disease, psychiatric disorders, etc. A final chapter is dedicated to the evaluation of 7-T MRI within both research and potential clinical settings. The book will be a valuable tool for general radiologists, neuroradiologists, trainees, and technicians.

Table of contents:

High-Field MRI and Safety: I. Installations

Pages 3-6

Maiorana, Alberto (et al.)

High-Field MRI and Safety: II. Utilization

Pages 7-12

Maiorana, Alberto (et al.)

3.0 T MRI Diagnostic Features: Comparison with Lower Magnetic Fields

Pages 13-25

Scarabino, Tommaso (et al.)

Standard 3.0 T MR Imaging

Pages 27-46

Scarabino, Tommaso (et al.)

3.0 T MR Angiography

Pages 47-64

Scarabino, Tommaso (et al.)

3.0 T MR Spectroscopy

Pages 65-82

Tosetti, Michela (et al.)

3.0 T Diffusion Studies

Pages 83-88

Tartaro, Armando (et al.)

Nerve Pathways with MR Tractography

Pages 89-111

Caligiuri, Maria Eugenia (et al.)

3.0 T Perfusion MRI Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Techniques

Pages 113-131

Giannatempo, Giuseppe Maria (et al.)

ASL 3.0 T Perfusion Studies

Pages 133-144

Chiacchiaretta, Piero (et al.)

Functional MRI at 3.0 Tesla

Pages 145-151

Cevolani, Daniela (et al.)

3.0 T Brain MRI: A Pictorial Overview of the Most Interesting Sequences

Pages 153-186

Popolizio, Teresa (et al.)

Setting the Report and Support of the Functional Findings

Pages 187-195

Tartaro, Armando (et al.)

High-Field Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury and Disorders of Consciousness

Pages 199-210

Caravasso, Chiara Falletta (et al.)

3.0 T Imaging of Ischemic Stroke

Pages 211-222

Popolizio, Teresa (et al.)

High-Field-Strength MRI (3.0 T or More) in White Matter Diseases

Pages 223-237

Rocca, Maria Assunta (et al.)

High-Field Neuroimaging in Parkinson’s Disease

Pages 239-253

Cherubini, Andrea (et al.)

High-Field 3 T Imaging of Alzheimer’s Disease

Pages 255-269

Caligiuri, Maria Eugenia (et al.)

3.0T Imaging of Brain Gliomas

Pages 271-319

Bacci, Antonella (et al.)

3.0 Tesla of Advanced Neuroimaging of CNS Infection: A Pictorial Essay

Pages 321-331

Salice, Simone (et al.)

Use of fMRI Activation Paradigms: A Presurgical Tool for Mapping Brain Function

Pages 333-355

Cevolani, Daniela (et al.)

3.0 T fMRI in Psychiatry

Pages 357-372

Antonucci, Linda Antonella (et al.)

7 T MR: From Basic Research to Human Applications

Pages 373-383

Biagi, Laura (et al.)