10.1055/b-0035-122292 1 Conventional Morphological Imaging: MRI Remains the WorkhorseBenjamin Cohen, Inna Nutanson, and Girish M. Fatterpekar 1.1 Introduction The term brain tumor refers to a collection of neoplasms, each with…
10.1055/b-0035-122300 9 Diffusion Tensor ImagingBram Stieltjes and Peter Neher 9.1 Introduction In Chapter 8, isotropic diffusion and the related diffusion weighted-imaging (DWI) were described. This chapter introduces a special case…
10.1055/b-0035-122299 8 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for GliomasBenjamin M. Ellingson, Bryan Yoo, and Whitney B. Pope 8.1 Introduction Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI or DW-MRI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique…
10.1055/b-0035-122301 10 Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging with TractographyAnna Knobel and Robert J. Young 10.1 Introduction Surgery is an effective and potentially curative treatment for many patients with brain…
10.1055/b-0035-122296 5 Perfusion Imaging: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted MRI (DCE-MRI) PerfusionDavid Fussell and Robert J. Young 5.1 Introduction Magnetic resonance perfusion imaging aims to derive hemodynamic information from magnetic resonance imaging…
10.1055/b-0035-122297 6 Perfusion Imaging: Arterial Spin LabelingS. Ali Nabavizadeh, Suyash Mohan, and Jeffrey M. Pollock 6.1 Introduction Over the last 20 years, magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion imaging techniques have been…
10.1055/b-0035-122295 4 Perfusion Imaging: Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance PerfusionMarco Essig, Josep Puig, and Cem Calli 4.1 Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging method of choice in the…
10.1055/b-0035-122294 3 Going Beyond the Conventional Morphological Imaging: An Overview of Functional Imaging Techniques Going Beyond the Conventional Morphological ImagingMarco Essig and Cem Calli 3.1 Introduction The goals and requirements…
10.1055/b-0035-122298 7 Perfusion Imaging: Perfusion CTBrent Griffith and Rajan Jain 7.1 Introduction Perfusion computed tomography (PCT) is a well established modality for acute stroke assessment1,2 and has been used sporadically…
10.1055/b-0035-122293 2 Response Assessment in Neuro-oncologyTom Mikkelsen and Tobias Walbert 2.1 Introduction The gold standard for outcome in oncology and in the treatment of brain tumors is measured as overall…
