Brain Imaging: Applications in Psychiatry

by Nancy C. Andreasen (Editor)

Brain Imaging: Applications in Psychiatry provides an overview and descriptions of current brain imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM), single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT), and positron-emission tomography (PET). Each chapter contains both introductory information for the novice and more advanced technical information for the expert.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1987

About the author

Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D., is Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa College of Medicine. She is actively involved in neuroimaging research, which involves the use of structural MR imaging, functional MR, and positron emission tomography.
She has written a book on neuroimaging (Brain Imaging: Applications in Psychiatry), as well as more than 500 articles and seven books on other related topics. The primary emphasis of her research is on the development and application of novel neuroimaging tools, the study of normal cognition and emotion, and the study of major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, and schizotypal personality.