ABSTRACT

Propelling quantitative MRI techniques from bench to bedside, Quantitative MRI in Cancer presents a range of quantitative MRI methods for assessing tumor biology. It includes biophysical and theoretical explanations of the most relevant MRI techniques as well as examples of these techniques in cancer applications.The introductory part of the book c

chapter 1|14 pages

The Biology and Imaging of Cancer

chapter 2|10 pages

Physics of MRI

chapter 4|14 pages

Image Formation

chapter 6|14 pages

Arterial Spin Labeling Techniques

chapter 7|18 pages

Diffusion-Weighted MRI

chapter 10|10 pages

Contrast Agents for T1-Weighted MRI

chapter 11|8 pages

Nanoparticles for T2 and -Weighted MRI

chapter 14|16 pages

Magnetic Resonance Angiography

chapter 15|10 pages

Imaging Tissue Oxygenation Status with MRI

chapter 17|24 pages

Image Segmentation

chapter 18|14 pages

Spatial and Temporal Image Registration

chapter 19|14 pages

Synthesis of Multiparametric Data

chapter 20|12 pages

MRI in Radiation Therapy Planning

chapter 21|12 pages

Molecular and Cellular Imaging*

chapter 22|14 pages

Hyperpolarized MR of Cancer