title: Pictorial review of in vivo human brain: from anatomy to molecular imaging.
abstract: Recent advances in neuroimaging demonstrated many markedly improved images hitherto unavailable, specifically the areas that lie deep in the brain. The anatomic images of the deep brain structure taken in vivo using 7.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the molecular images using high resolution research tomography positron emission tomography, as well as the fusion images using state-of-art neuroimaging techniques can contribute to the noninvasive treatment of neurologic and psychiatric diseases. We present a pictorial review with selected brain images obtained from 7.0 T MRI, and the images of brain metabolic function accompanied with high resolution anatomic information obtained using the positron emission tomography-MRI fusion technique. In addition, we present some recent results of the cerebral microvasculature and diffusion tractography imaging for the deep brain areas acquired with 7.0 T MRI.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea. Electronic address: zcho@gachon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Zang-Hee
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Ki
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Don
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong-Bae
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Ha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea; Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan-Woong
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea; Department of Pharmacology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Je-Guen
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: Brain Research Institute, Victoria, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calamante
authors.affiliation: Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea; Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Anatomy; High field; Imaging; MRI; Molecular