Functional MRI: Basic Principles and Emerging Clinical Applications for Anesthesiology and the Neurological Sciences

by Ramachandran Ramani (Editor)

Overview

Functional MRI: Basic Principles and Emerging Clinical Applications provides an overview of the basic principles of fMRI for clinicians with minimal knowledge of the imaging technique and its research potential and clinical applications. The text is divided into two parts, with Section I covering the primary signal measured in fMRI (BOLD), the correlation between neuronal activity and the BOLD signal, and how the data is analyzed and interpreted in fMRI. Section II explores applications of fMRI in cognitive neuroscience and common psychiatric disorders, surgical planning in neurosurgery, anesthesia and the intensive care unit, and more. Timely and highly accessible, this book is a valuable resource for researchers and clinicians interested in understanding what fMRI is, how it works, and its applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190297787
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/31/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Section I: Basics of fMRI Chapter 1: Introduction to fMRI Ramachandran Ramani Chapter 2: Basic Principles of fMRI Cheuk Ying Tang Chapter 3: fMRI Data Analysis Francisco Gómez and Gabriel Castellanos, Section II: Emerging Clinical Applications of fMRI Chapter 4: fMRI in Neurosurgery and Neurology S. Kathleen Bandt and Dennis Spencer Chapter 5: fMRI Approaches to Studying Cognition: Methods and Applications John P. John and Pravesh Parekh Chapter 6: fMRI in Psychiatric Diseases Jie Lisa Ji and Alan Anticevic Chapter 7: fMRI Studies on Cognitive Evaluation in Elderly Patients Ramachandran Ramani Chapter 8: FMRI in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorders John Vijay Sagar Kommu and Sowmyashree Mayur Kaku Chapter 9: fMRI in Pain Management Christopher J. Becker, Keith M. Vogt, and Jim W. Ibinson Chapter 10: fMRI in Anesthesia and Resting State Network Nasim Nortazavi, Cecile Staquet, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Andrea Soddu, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, and Vincent Bonhomme Chapter 11: fMRI in the Intensive Care Unit Annachiara Marra and Pratik P. Pandharipande Chapter 12: Future Trends in fMRI Ramachandran Ramani

Editorial Reviews

"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." — Doody's Notes

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Michael J Marmura, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)
Description: This book explains and reviews the basis of functional MRI and its many applications in the fields of neuroscience. It can be used as a primer or as a reference, especially for particular areas of interest.
Purpose: 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.
Audience: The audience is primarily neuroscientists and clinicians active in the field. The overview of the fMRI is appropriate for novices in the field, but the book is more appropriate for readers accustomed to reading medical literature and with basic knowledge about neurological disorders. The authors are well respected in their fields.
Features: The first section summarizes the basic principles of fMRI including the role of task-activation studies, blood flow studies, and connectivity studies. This provides valuable insights into the role of fMRI in practice today including the evaluation of epilepsy, alterations of consciousness, and neuro-oncology. The authors provide insights for future research in fields such as pain, mental health, and stroke with helpful illustrations from classic and recent studies. fMRI has advanced the field of neuroscience, specifically leading to the recognition of neurological disorders as connectivity problems, challenging the "localization" concept for most disorders. The second part of the book reviews the role of fMRI in studying specific conditions including the most pivotal work to date and future directions. These fields include cognition, neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, pain, psychiatric disorders, dementia, and neurosurgery. While the overview sections are helpful, the specific disease sections provide some fascinating insights. Some of the most interesting concepts included the role of fMRI in predicting chronic pain, the effects anesthesia and hypnosis, and the potential of fMRI in intensive care to evaluate and treat delirium, disorders of consciousness, and status epilepticus. I would have liked to see more about different types of pain disorders, such as headache, as well as fMRI studies of nonpathological conditions.
Assessment: Compared to previous books in the field, this one is more appropriate for those with a clinical background as opposed to radiologists. The inclusion of specific areas of up-to-date research is also a positive.

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