7.0 Tesla MRI Brain Atlas

Recent advances in MRI, especially those in the area of ultra high field (UHF) MRI, have attracted significant attention in the field of brain imaging for neuroscience research, as well as for clinical applications. In 7.0 Tesla MRI Brain Atlas: In Vivo Atlas with Cryomacrotome Correlation, Zang-Hee Cho and his colleagues at the Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science set new standards in neuro-anatomy. This unprecedented atlas presents the future of MR imaging of the brain. Taken at 7.0 Tesla, the images are of a live subject with correlating cryomacrotome photographs. Exquisitely produced in an oversized format to allow careful examination of the brain in real scale, each image is precisely annotated and detailed. The images in the Atlas reveal a wealth of details of the main stem and midbrain structures that were once thought impossible to visualize in-vivo. Ground breaking and thought provoking, 7.0 Tesla MRI Brain Atlas is sure to provide answers and inspiration for further studies, and is a valuable resource for medical libraries, neuroradiologists and neuroscientists.

From the reviews:

“With the present brain atlas, Zang-Hee Cho and his colleagues at the Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science … set a new standard in neuroanatomy. … The images in this extraordinary atlas provide a wealth of details of the brainstem … and midbrain structures that were previously thought impossible to visualize in vivo in such detail as in this book. … It certainly will be a valuable resource for neuroradiologists, neuroscientists, and related researches, opening a new era in neuroimaging.” (K. A. Jellinger, European Journal of Neurology, 2010)

“This is a monumental work combining neuroanatomy and neuroradiology. … This atlas brings knowledge from exquisite anatomy specimen preparation matched to modern radiological imaging techniques. … easy to use as a reference for neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons … . This atlas is a must in the library of functional neurosurgeons.” (Antonio A. F. de Salles and Alessandra A. Gargulho, Surgical Neurology International, March, 2010)

“This atlas is a clear example for the quest of better imaging quality. … Neurologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, and neuroscientists are the intended readers. … This is an excellent source of information on correlative anatomical-radiological anatomy. It is appropriate for radiology, neurology, and neurosurgery libraries. It is an unparalleled book in the field and a superb atlas that will likely become a reference point for future neuroscientists, radiologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists.” (Celso Agner, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2010)

“In vivo MRI images … accomplished with a Siemens Magnetom 7.0 T are shown on facing pages with cadaver images (of a 67 year old male) made by freezing the head block and sectioning it to a 0.1mm thickness using a cryomacrotome. The images were precisely standardized in their orientation and adjusted for correlationand they are presented with mapping and labelling full page … . serve as a source of information for clinical diagnosis as well as for research.” (SciTech Book News, June, 2010)

“This 7.0 Tesla MRI atlas is an innovative piece of work integrating the latest techniques of ultra high field MRI and detailed neuroanatomy preparations. … For neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, anatomists, and students, the atlas by Zang-Hee Cho and his colleagues provides comprehensive structural information and serves as a review for both basic and more detailed anatomy. It is certainly an enrichment for every neuroscience library.”­­­ (Ralf A. Kockro and C. Amaxopoulou, Neurosurgical Review, Vol. 33, May, 2010)

“This 557-page atlas directly compares whole brain (filling a whole page) cryomaccrotome images (on the left hand page) with the corresponding high detail post vivo,7 Telsa, T2 weighted MR images (on the right hand page). … this atlas could be a reference text in a Departmental library. There will be few individuals who would desire this for their own personal library.” (American Journal of Neuroradiology, February, 2010)