Functional MRI

Dr. Ramani is a Neuroanesthesiologist with more than 35 years of experience as an academic anesthesiologist. He is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

• Section I: Basics of fMRIChapter 1: Introduction to fMRIRamachandran RamaniChapter 2: Basic Principles of fMRICheuk Ying TangChapter 3: fMRI Data AnalysisFrancisco Gómez and Gabriel Castellanos, Section II: Emerging Clinical Applications of fMRIChapter 4: fMRI in Neurosurgery and NeurologyS. Kathleen Bandt and Dennis SpencerChapter 5: fMRI Approaches to Studying Cognition: Methods and ApplicationsJohn P. John and Pravesh ParekhChapter 6: fMRI in Psychiatric DiseasesJie Lisa Ji and Alan AnticevicChapter 7: fMRI Studies on Cognitive Evaluation in Elderly PatientsRamachandran RamaniChapter 8: FMRI in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral DisordersJohn Vijay Sagar Kommu and Sowmyashree Mayur KakuChapter 9: fMRI in Pain ManagementChristopher J. Becker, Keith M. Vogt, and Jim W. IbinsonChapter 10: fMRI in Anesthesia and Resting State NetworkNasim Nortazavi, Cecile Staquet, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Andrea Soddu, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, and Vincent BonhommeChapter 11: fMRI in the Intensive Care UnitAnnachiara Marra and Pratik P. PandharipandeChapter 12: Future Trends in fMRIRamachandran Ramani

The purpose is to provide an overview of fMRI research to date, with an explanation of its principles and future directions. Given the volume of fMRI research in the field, this book is essential for those hoping to understand the studies to date.