State-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques

Abstract

Modern high-field MRI and multispiral CT machines enable notonly exploring structural changes in the central nervous system(CNS) but also evaluating cerebral blood flow, cerebral metabolicprocesses, and functional status of various brain regions. In thisarticle, we review state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques suchas diffusion tensor imaging, susceptibility-weighted imaging,functional MRI, and MRI morphometry.The article provides abrief description of the physical principles of these techniques aswell as their application in research and clinical practice.

Keywords

• neuroimaging
• state-of-the-art techniques
• diffusion tensor imaging
• susceptibility-weighted imaging
• functional mri
• mri