Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Richard B. Buxton is Professor of Radiology and Director of Magnetic Resonance Research at the University of California at San Diego.

• Part I. An Overview of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Section 1. Introduction to the Physiological Basis of Functional Neuroimaging: 1. Neural activity and energy metabolism; 2. Cerebral blood flow and brain activation; Section 2. Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: 3. Nuclear magnetic resonance; 4. Magnetic resonance imaging; 5. Imaging functional activity; Part II. Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Section 1. The Nature of the Magnetic Resonance Signal: 6. Basic physics of magnetism and NMR; 7. Relaxation and contrast in MRI; 8. Diffusion and the MR signal; Section 2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: 9. Mapping the MR signal; 10. MRI techniques; 11. Noise and artifacts in MR images; Part III. Principles of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Section 1. Perfusion Imaging: 12. Contrast agent techniques; 13. Arterial spin labeling techniques; Section 2. Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Imaging: 14. The blood oxygenation level dependent effect; 15. Design and analysis of BOLD experiments; 16. Interpreting the BOLD response; Appendix. The physics of NMR.

'In this extensive book on the subject by Richard B. Buxton, a physicist by background and a leading authority on fMRI, you - the student, resident, or fellow in neuroimaging, or even the clinician, researcher or experienced neuroscientist - can study, understand a lot of neurological processes … The information in the chapters of this book is presented with a lot of visuals to facilitate your understanding of the various complex topics.' Biz India