NOVEL FRONTIERS OF ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING Edited by Kostas N. Fountas Novel Frontiers of Advanced Neuroimaging http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2558 Edited by Kostas N. Fountas Contributors G. García-Martí, A. Alberich-Bayarri, L. Martí-Bonmatí, Evanthia Kousi, Ioannis Tsougos, Kapsalaki Eftychia, Maria de la Iglesia-Vaya, Jose Molina-Mateo, Mª Jose Escarti-Fabra, Ahmad S. Kanaan, Hiroyuki Kato, Masahiro Izumiyama, Hoan Tran, Howard Yonas, Peter Walla, Jaak Panksepp, Aimee Mavratzakis, Shannon Bosshard, Elias P. Casula, Vincenza Tarantino, Demis Basso, Patrizia S. Bisiacchi, Claudio Irace, A. Bican, İ. Bora, O. Algın, B. Hakyemez, V. Özkol, E. Alper, Robert P. 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The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Iva Simcic Typesetting InTech Prepress, Novi Sad Cover InTech Design Team First published January, 2013 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Novel Frontiers of Advanced Neuroimaging, Edited by Kostas N. Fountas p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0923-5 Contents Preface IX Section 1 Advanced MR-Based Imaging Techniques 1 Chapter 1 Brain Structure MR Imaging Methods: Morphometry and Tractography 3 G. García-Martí, A. Alberich-Bayarri and L. Martí-Bonmatí Chapter 2 Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Central Nervous System 19 Evanthia Kousi, Ioannis Tsougos and Kapsalaki Eftychia Chapter 3 Brain Connections – Resting State fMRI Functional Connectivity 51 Maria de la Iglesia-Vaya, Jose Molina-Mateo, Mª Jose Escarti-Fabra, Ahmad S. Kanaan and Luis Martí-Bonmatí Chapter 4 Activation of Brain Sensorimotor Network by Somatosensory Input in Patients with Hemiparetic Stroke: A Functional MRI Study 67 Hiroyuki Kato and Masahiro Izumiyama Section 2 Novel Frontiers of Neuroimaging 81 Chapter 5 Intraoperative Computed Tomography/Angiography Guided Resection of Skull Base Lesions 83 Hoan Tran and Howard Yonas Chapter 6 Neuroimaging Helps to Clarify Brain Affective Processing Without Necessarily Clarifying Emotions 93 Peter Walla and Jaak Panksepp Chapter 7 Neuroimaging for the Affective Brain Sciences, and Its Role in Advancing Consumer Neuroscience 119 Peter Walla, Aimee Mavratzakis and Shannon Bosshard VI Contents Chapter 8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuroimaging Coregistration 141 Elias P. Casula, Vincenza Tarantino, Demis Basso and Patrizia S. Bisiacchi Section 3 Legal Implementations of Modern Neuroimaging 173 Chapter 9 Intraoperative Imaging for Verification of the Correct Level During Spinal Surgery 175 Claudio Irace Chapter 10 Neuroimaging in Narcolepsy 189 A. Bican, İ. Bora, O. Algın, B. Hakyemez, V. Özkol and E. Alper Chapter 11 Forensic Issues in the Structural or Functional Neuroimaging of Traumatic Brain Injury 199 Robert P. Granacher, Jr. Preface The book you are holding in your hands is a quite unusual neuroimaging textbook. The participating authors attempted to provide the reader with a preview of the emerging applications of novel but also established neuroimaging techniques. The book is divided into three sections. The first section includes advanced MR-based techniques such as task-generated and resting functional imaging, brain morphometry, diffusion tensor imaging and fractional anisotropy tractography, and proton spectroscopy, in evaluating brain anatomical structure and connectivity, but also various intracranial pathological entities. The second part presents a novel implementation of advanced neuroimaging techniques in evaluating the brain’s affective processing. The third section describes the applications of traditional and novel imaging techniques in clarifying various legal issues, while it outlines the role of neuroimaging in forensic medicine. Dr. Kostas N. Fountas Assistant professor of Neurosurgery, University of Thessaly, School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece . NOVEL FRONTIERS OF ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING Edited by Kostas N. Fountas Novel Frontiers of Advanced Neuroimaging http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2558. www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Novel Frontiers of Advanced Neuroimaging, Edited by Kostas N. Fountas