Description
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Functional Mri: Basic Principles And Clinical Applications by Scott H. Faro Feroze B. Mohamed
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures quick tiny metabolic changes that take place in the brain providing the most sensitive method currently available for identifying investigating and monitoring brain tumors stroke and chronic disorders of the nervous system like multiple sclerosis and brain abnormalities related to dementia or seizures. This overview explores experimental research design outlines challenges and limitations of fMRI provides a detailed neuroanatomic atlas and describes clinical applications of fMRI in cognitive sensory motor and pharmacological cases translating research into clinical application.