Brain Imaging

1. History

1.1. Italian Neuroligist Angelo Mosso

1.2. Walter Dandy's discoveries

1.3. CAT Scans

1.4. MRI Screening

1.5. Brain Computer Interface

2. Criticism/ Cautions

2.1. Low Resolution

3. Advantages/ Concerns

3.1. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

3.2. CT Scan

3.3. PET Scan

3.4. MEG and EEG

4. Techniques

4.1. Computed axial tomography

4.1.1. X-rays for brain injuries

4.1.2. Radon Transform

4.2. Diffuse optical imaging

4.2.1. Medical Imaging

4.2.2. Absorption Spectrum

4.3. Event-related optical signal

4.3.1. Optical Fibers

4.3.2. Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory

4.4. Magnetic resonance imaging

4.4.1. High Quality 2D or 3D brain imaging

4.5. Functional magnetic resonance imaging

4.6. Magnetoencephalography

4.6.1. superconducting quantum interference devices

4.7. Positron emission tomography

4.7.1. cyclotron

4.8. Single-photon emission computed tomography

4.8.1. Tomographic reconstruction

4.9. Cranial ultrasound

4.9.1. Only used in Infants