Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Processing

With strong numerical and computational focus, this book serves as an essential resource on the methods for functional neuroimaging analysis, diffusion weighted image analysis, and longitudinal VBM analysis. It includes four MRI image modalities analysis methods. The first covers the PWI methods, which is the basis for understanding cerebral flow in human brain. The second part, the book’s core, covers fMRI methods in three specific domains: first level analysis, second level analysis, and effective connectivity study. The third part covers the analysis of Diffusion weighted image, i.e. DTI, QBI and DSI image analysis. Finally, the book covers (longitudinal) VBM methods and its application to Alzheimer’s disease study. With strong numerical and computational focus, this book serves as an essential resource on the methods for functional neuroimaging analysis, diffusion weighted image analysis, and longitudinal VBM analysis. It includes four MRI image modalities analysis methods. The first covers the PWI methods, which is the basis for understanding cerebral flow in human brain. The second part, the book s core, covers MRI methods in three specific domains: first level analysis, second level analysis, and effective connectivity study. The third part covers the analysis of Diffusion weighted image, i.e. DTI, QBI and DSI image analysis. Finally, the book covers (longitudinal) VBM methods and its application to Alzheimer s disease study Front Matter....Pages i-xiii MRI Perfusion-Weighted Imaging Analysis....Pages 1-37 First-Level fMRI Data Analysis for Activation Detection....Pages 39-71 Second-Level fMRI Data Analysis Using Mixed Model....Pages 73-111 fMRI Effective Connectivity Study....Pages 113-141 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Analysis....Pages 143-177 Voxel-Based Morphometry and Its Application to Alzheimer’s Disease Study....Pages 179-199 Back Matter....Pages 201-221