Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles and Techniques (Hardcover)

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"...the book can be highly recommended to clinical researchers and all specialists in the field of functional MRI." European Radiology

"I would thoroughly recommend it." Sridevi Kalidindi, Addiction Biology

"This book is comprehensive and well written...a useful reference resource for academic radiologists and other professionals engaged in MRI research." Acta Radiologica

"Comprehensive ... useful." Doctors.net

Product Description

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is now a standard tool for mapping activation patterns in the human brain. In this book, Richard Buxton, a leading authority on fMRI, provides an invaluable introduction to how fMRI works, from basic principles and underlying physics and physiology, to newer techniques such as arterial spin labeling and diffusion tensor imaging. The book also discusses how fMRI relates to other imaging techniques (such as Positron Emission Tomography, or PET) and offers a guide to the statistical analysis of fMRI data.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 536 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521581133
• ISBN-13: 978-0521581134
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,187,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book around on the subject, January 18, 2003

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I have tended to be frustrated with the books available on fMRI, which have all been in the format of edited chapters by an wide array of authors. While that format would seem to have the advantage that the leading experts on a particular area are presenting the material they know best, in effect it causes a disjointed text that is hard to follow.

In contrast, this book was written entirely by a single author who has a style that is clear and easy to follow. I wouldn't say that Buxton's writing is conversational, but he does a good job of making the wide range of topics (both physical and physiological) accessible without using over-simplifications or backing off from the current controversies in the field. Another strength of the book is that he gives considerable treatment to alternative methods (such as perfusion, diffusion and tracer methods) which have been slighted in other texts to include yet another chapter on 3T vs 4T.