FROM MORPHOLOGY TO FUNCTION - NEW NEURO APPLICATIONS IN FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC-RESONANCE

Authors
FOLKERS P LUYTEN P
Citation
P. Folkers et P. Luyten, FROM MORPHOLOGY TO FUNCTION - NEW NEURO APPLICATIONS IN FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, Italian journal of neurological sciences, 18(6), 1997, pp. 367-372
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Italian journal of neurological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03920461
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
367 - 372
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-0461(1997)18:6<367:FMTF-N>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Functional Imaging of the brain is one of the most exciting recent dev elopments in Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI). It refers to techniques which provide functional information about the human brain which goes beyond morphology. Examples are brain activation studies, perfusion a nd diffusion imaging. For example, the visualization of activated cort ical brain regions during external stimulations or while performing sp ecific tasks opens a completely new perspective for the use of MRI.