title: Brain imaging tools in neurosciences.
abstract: In this chapter brain imaging tools in neurosciences are presented. These include a brief overview on single-photon emission tomography (SPET) and a detailed focus on positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In addition, a critical discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the three diagnostic systems is added. Furthermore, this article describes the image analysis tools from visual analysis over region-of-interest technique up to statistical parametric mapping, co-registration methods, and network analysis. It also compares the newly developed combined PET/CT scanner approach with established image fusion software approaches. There is rapid change: Better scanner qualities, new software packages and scanner concepts are on the road paved for an amply bright future in neurosciences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. andreas.otte@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Halsband
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed