Introduction to Neuroimaging Analysis (Oxford Neuroimaging Primers) Illustrated Edition (2018) (PDF) by Michael Chappell

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Ebook Info

  • Published: 2018
  • Number of pages: 208
  • Format: PDF
  • File Size: 9.7 MB
  • Authors: Michael Chappell

Description

MRI has emerged as a powerful way of studying in-vivo brain structure and function in both healthy and disease states. Whilst new researchers may be able to call upon advice and support for acquisition from operators, radiologists and technicians, it is more challenging to obtain an understanding of the principles of analysing neuroimaging data. This is crucial for choosing acquisition parameters, designing and performing appropriate experiments, and correctly interpreting the results.

This primer gives a general and accessible introduction to the wide array of MRI-based neuroimaging methods that are used in research. Supplemented with online datasets and examples to enable the reader to obtain hands-on experience working with real data, it provides a practical and approachable introduction for those new to the neuroimaging field. The text also covers the fundamentals of what different MRI modalities measure, what artifacts commonly occur, the essentials of the analysis, and common ‘pipelines’ including brain extraction, registration and segmentation.

User’s Reviews

Mark Jenkinson, Professor of Neuroimaging, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford,Michael Chappell, Associate Professor of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of OxfordMark Jenkinson is a co-founder and the principal developer of FSL (FMRIB Software Library) and has written numerous tools for analysis of structural, diffusion and functional data. He has been a part of the FMRIB centre, University of Oxford, since 1998, working on analysis methodology for MRI-basedneuroimaging research and is included in Thomson Reuters’ list of Highly Cited Researchers. From 2002 he has been teaching neuroimaging analysis to students and researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds (medicine, psychology, physiology, engineering, physics, and philosophy) through both annualFSL Courses and the FMRIB Graduate Programme. He has won teaching awards from the University of Oxford and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and authored over 150 journal papers and book chapters covering a wide range of methodology and applications in MRI-basedneuroimaging.Michael Chappell is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford. He remains a member of the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) where he started his work on the quantification and analysis of Arterial Spin Labellingperfusion MRI data. He is an active developer on the FMIRB Software Library, providing tools for the analysis of perfusion MRI. Since 2014 he has been the Director of Training for the EPSRC-MRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Biomedical Imaging. He has taught undergraduate and postgraduate studentson a wide variety of imaging and quantitative physiology topics as part of the FSL course, FMRIB Graduate Programme, the undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and in various doctoral training centres. He has also won teaching awards from the International Society of Magnetic Resonance inMedicine. He has published over 50 journal papers and is the co-author of Physiology for Engineers.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ Great introductory book to NeuroImaging Analysis . Another book I recommend “Insight into Images: Principles and Practice for Segmentation, Registration, and Image Analysis” by Terry S. Yoo

⭐ Mark Jenkinson is the best researcher in methodology I know. I have always appreciate his knowlege, his patience in the FSL’s list forum. I will be always in debt in relation to all I have learned with him. I wish I could have learned by his side from the very beginning.Congratulations for this book Mark!Best,Rosalia

⭐ Up to date and concise. Great overview of neuroimaging.

⭐ None

⭐ I cannot recommend this book enough! A fantastic resource for anyone planning to perform their own neuroimaging analyses. Clear and detailed throughout.

⭐ Ok

⭐ I needed to learn brain image analysis basics and then go advanced. I was struggling as what I kew was piecemeal and disjointed. This book gave me the overview and foundation I needed to become a generalist in structural brain magnetic resonance (MR) image analysis and learn established analysis tools. It provides a brief overview of a variety of brain MR imaging techniques as well, but the focus is on structural brain MR imaging using the FSL software. It is an accessible book to the novice who’s just beginning. It provides what you need and tells you what you don’t need to know yet. It’s obvious the authors are skilled at teaching. They don’t leave the reader hanging or in need of constantly looking back at concepts earlier. If they sense there might be confusion they explain it or use an illustration. There are nice workflows and examples using FSL software for image analysis and FSLeyes software for viewing the results with sample images and step by step instructions on their website. You learn to present your work professionally. They show you what to look for for quality assurance and what common mistakes to be on the lookout for. When it gets too technical or uncommon they provide a sample and then tell you to talk to the technician or MR-physicist for help. In this way, they don’t overwhelm the reader. I used their supplementary PDF books on their website too.The book provides that anchor one needs to start understanding structural image analysis using any software. With this foundation I’ve begun feeling comfortable reading the documentation of FSL, Nypipe for FSL, CAT12 and ANTs, and using their code. I had some experience beforehand but not this good of an understanding.I have purchased the other two books on resting state functional MRI and Arterial Spin Labelling and will be reading them as well. If only there were more on diffusion MR imaging and positron emission tomography.

⭐ This book is good for casual referencing but is not the book to go to if you are looking for an in depth collection of neuroimaging analysis. Other books that specializes in their respective modalities will often include a section of analysis or methods to accompany their books.

⭐ For any undergraduate in the field of neuroimaging analysis, this book has great value in introducing MRI principles and acquisition types to the field of neuroimaging analysis.Easy to understand and must have !

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