Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Neuroimaging, Overview
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Powers, WJ; Derdeyn, CP
January 1, 2014
Neuroimaging refers to the use of radiological and other techniques to create images of the living human nervous system. X-rays were and still are valuable for detecting fractures and other bony abnormalities, but they do not show the soft tissues of the nervous system itself. X-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provide excellent images of soft tissues. CT and MRI are the most widely used techniques for diagnostic structural neuroimaging. Positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission tomography (SPECT), functional MRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy all provide physiological neuroimaging data.
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Powers, W. J., & Derdeyn, C. P. (2014). Neuroimaging, Overview. In Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (pp. 398–399). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00200-1
Powers, W. J., and C. P. Derdeyn. “Neuroimaging, Overview.” In Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 398–99, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00200-1.
Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP. Neuroimaging, Overview. In: Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. 2014. p. 398–9.
Powers, W. J., and C. P. Derdeyn. “Neuroimaging, Overview.” Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2014, pp. 398–99. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00200-1.
Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP. Neuroimaging, Overview. Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. 2014. p. 398–399.