Functional magnetic resonance imaging: diffusion weighted and chemical shift imaging in head and neck.

Fong, Kwan Ying. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-103). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- "Introduction, problems and objectives" --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Problems --- p.3 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives --- p.3 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- Background --- p.4 ; Chapter 2.1. --- Head and Neck Cancer --- p.4 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Diagnostic Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.3. --- Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Physics --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Principle --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- Proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- Relaxation --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.3.4 --- Tl- and T2-weighted Imaging --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.3.5 --- Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) --- p.13 ; Chapter 2.3.6 --- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy- Single Voxel Spectroscopy and Chemical Shift Imaging --- p.15 ; Chapter Chapter 3: --- Diffusion-weighted imaging in the evaluation head of and neck cancer --- p.21 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction - Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Tumors --- p.21 ; Chapter 3.2 --- DWI of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma --- p.22 ; Chapter 3.2.1 --- Introduction and Objectives --- p.22 ; Chapter 3.2.2. --- Methods --- p.23 ; Chapter 3.2.3. --- Results --- p.27 ; Chapter 3.2.4 --- Discussion --- p.31 ; Chapter 3.3 --- DWI of Primary Tumors: Comparison of NPC with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Extra-nodal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma --- p.33 ; Chapter 3.3.1 --- Introduction and Objectives --- p.33 ; Chapter 3.3.2. --- Methods --- p.34 ; Chapter 3.3.3. --- Results --- p.35 ; Chapter 3.3.4 --- Discussion --- p.42 ; Chapter 3.3.5 --- Summary of DWI in Head and Neck Cancer --- p.44 ; Chapter Chapter 4: --- Chemical shift imaging of head and neck tumors --- p.45 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction - Single Voxel Spectroscopy and Chemical Shift Imaging --- p.45 ; Chapter 4.2 --- CSI - Methods Used to Reduce Magnetic Field Inhomogeneity --- p.48 ; Chapter 4.3 --- ...