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From morphology to function: new neuro applications in functional magnetic resonance

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Abstract

Functional Imaging of the brain is one of the most exciting recent developments in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). It refers to tecniques which provide functional information about the human brain which goes beyond morphology. Examples are brain activation studies, perfusion and diffusion imaging. For example, the visualization of activated cortical brain regions during external stimulations or while performing specific tasks opens a completely new perspective for the use of MRI.

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L'immagine funzionale del cervello è uno dei più interessanti recenti sviluppi nel campo della risonanza magnetica per immagini. Questa tecnica fornisce informazioni funzionali riguardo il cervello umano, andando oltre la morfologia. Alcune modalità di utilizzo di tale tecnica riguardano gli studi di attivazione cerebrale, perfusione, diffusione. Per esempio, la visualizzazione di attivate regioni corticali durante stimolazioni esterne o durante l'effettuazione di tasks specifiche apre prospettive completamente nuove nell'uso della risonanza magnetica per immagini.

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Folkers, P., Luyten, P. From morphology to function: new neuro applications in functional magnetic resonance. Ital J Neuro Sci 18, 367–372 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048240

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