Quantitative MRI of the Spinal Cord is the first book focused on quantitative MRI techniques with specific application to the human spinal cord. Most existing books on spinal cord MRI are intended for radiologists and focus on qualitative rather than quantitative techniques used in clinical routine, such as T1/T2/PD-weighted MRI. This work instead includes coverage of diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetization transfer imaging, relaxometry, functional MRI, and spectroscopy. Although these methods have been successfully used in the brain for decades, their application in the spinal cord remains problematic due to important acquisition challenges (such as small cross-sectional size, motion, and susceptibility to artifacts). In the absence of clear consensus on how to apply these techniques, this book reviews and synthesizes the current state of the art so users can successfully apply these methods to the spinal cord.Quantitative MRI of the Spinal Cord introduces the theory behind each quantitative technique, reviews each theorys applications in the human spinal cord, describing its pros and cons, and suggests a simple protocol for applying each quantitative technique to the spinal cord.
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