Quantitative MRI in Cancer

ISBN-13: 9780367576875 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 388 str.

Thomas E. Yankeelov; David R. Pickens; Ronald R. Price

Opis

This volume explains the biophysics and theory behind many MRI techniques and gives examples of how these techniques are applied in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The first section of the book presents basic cancer biology, theoretical aspects of NMR/MRI physics, and the hardware required to form MR images. The next three sections cover image p

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.