Quantitative MRI in Cancer

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-2057-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1117 g

Reihe: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

Propelling quantitative MRI techniques from bench to bedside, Quantitative MRI in Cancer presents a range of quantitative MRI methods for assessing tumor biology. It includes biophysical and theoretical explanations of the most relevant MRI techniques as well as examples of these techniques in cancer applications.

The introductory part of the book covers basic cancer biology, theoretical aspects of NMR/MRI physics, and the hardware required to form MR images. Forming the core of the book, the next three parts illustrate how to characterize tissue properties with endogenous and exogenous contrast mechanisms and discuss common image processing techniques relevant for cancer. The final part explores emerging areas of MR cancer characterization, including radiation therapy planning, cellular and molecular imaging, pH imaging, and hyperpolarized MR. Each of the post-introductory chapters describes the salient qualitative and quantitative aspects of the techniques before proceeding to preclinical and clinical applications. Each chapter also contains references for further study.

Leading the way toward more personalized medicine, this text brings together existing and emerging quantitative MRI techniques for assessing cancer. It provides a self-contained overview of the theoretical and experimental essentials and state of the art in cancer MRI.

Zielgruppe

Professionals in radiology, medical physics, medical imaging, and biomedical engineering; radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiological technologists, and radiation therapists; graduate students in medical physics, biomedicine, or imaging.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yankeelov, Thomas E.

Pickens, David R.

Price, Ronald R.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Physical Basis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Characterizing Tissue Properties with Endogenous Contrast Mechanisms. Characterizing Tissue Properties with Exogenous Contrast Agents. Image Processing in Cancer. Emerging Trends. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas E. Yankeelov is the director of Cancer Imaging Research at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science. He is also an associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences, physics and astronomy, biomedical engineering, and cancer biology at Vanderbilt University.

David R. Pickens is an associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Ronald R. Price is a professor of radiology and radiological sciences as well as physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University.