Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Wim Van Hecke, PhD, is an international expert in MRI analysis and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications. An academic engineer by training with two Masters degrees in applied biomedical engineering and neuroimaging, and a PhD in diffusion MRI analysis, Dr. Van Hecke presently divides his time between pursuing research in advanced DTI analysis at Antwerp University Hospital and managing the business operations of icoMetrix, a rapidly expanding medical image analysis service that he co-founded to make state-of-the-art image analysis accessible to all. Louise Emsell, PhD, is a translational neuroimaging expert and educator. Presently based at the University Psychiatry Centre (UPC) and Translational MRI departments at the KU Leuven University Hospital in Belgium, Dr. Emsell has two Masters degrees in Science (Medical Physics/Medicinal Chemistry) and Education, and a PhD in Psychiatry. Her award-winning postdoctoral research combines many advanced neuroimaging techniques, including state-of-the-art diffusion MRI, to study the development and evolution of psychopathology. Stefan Sunaert, MD, PhD, is a Consultant Neuroradiologist, Professor of Neuroradiology and internationally-renowned expert in all aspects of clinical and academic MR neuroimaging. Presently head of the Translational MRI Department at KU Leuven, and based in the Radiology Department of the KU Leuven University Hospital in Belgium, Professor Sunaert has published widely in the field of Neuroradiology and has received numerous awards for his academic research. Additionally, he is a highly-respected clinician and educator who has organised numerous advanced neuroimaging courses and workshops at conferences across the world.

Part I: Introduction.- How to Use This Book.- Introduction to Diffusion Tensor Imaging.- Part II: Diffusion Tensor Imaging: From Theory to Practice.- Concepts of Diffusion in MRI.- From Diffusion to the Diffusion Tensor.- Quantitative DTI Measures.- Survivor’s Guide to DTI Acquisition.- Checking and Correcting DTI Data.- Part III: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis.- Strategies and Challenges in DTI Analysis.- DTI Analysis Methods: Region of Interest Analysis.- DTI Analysis Methods: Voxel-based Analysis.- DTI Analysis Methods: Fibre Tracking and Connectivity.- Part IV: Normal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Anatomy.- Normal Diffusion Tensor Imaging-based White Matter Anatomy.- Part V: Clinical Applications of Diffusion Tensor Imaging.- DTI in Clinical Practice: Opportunities and Considerations.- DTI in Neurosurgical Planning.- DTI in Diagnosis and Follow-up of Brain Tumors.- The Role of DTI in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Conditions.- DTI in Dementing Conditions.- DTI in Psychiatry.- Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury.- Part VI: Beyond Diffusion Tensor Imaging.- High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging.- Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging.- Glossary.