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Explains how to read advanced MRI easily by precise correlation of clinical 3T MRI with 2-4 mm thick sections of the brain - Includes more than a thousand images displaying nuclear anatomy, fiber tractography, and vascularization of the brain stem and cerebellum in axial, coronal, and sagittal planes - Presents organized series of diagrams and images to teach with a minimum of text - Prepares you for coming advances in technology with 9.4 T images of the brain stem that rival light microscopy Advanced MRI requires a sophisticated knowledge of anatomy. This volume gives you that knowledge by correlating the thin-section brain anatomy with corresponding clinical 3 T MR images in axial, coronal, and sagittal planes. You’ll quickly learn the anatomic bases for advanced MR imaging. The international team of authors correlates advanced neuromelanin imaging, susceptibility-weighted imaging, and diffusion tensor tractography with clinical 3 and 4 T MRI. This illustrates the precise nuclear and fiber tract anatomy imaged by these techniques. Each region of the brain stem is then analyzed with 9.4 T MRI to show the anatomy of the medulla, pons, midbrain, and portions of the diencephalonin with an in-plane resolution comparable to myelin- and Nissl-stained light microscopy (40-60 microns). The atlas is expertly designed as a teaching text, using carefully organized diagrams and images to teach with a minimum of text. You’ll learn how to read advanced MRI easily by precise correlation of clinical 3T MRI with 2-4 mm thick sections of the brain. Written for: Radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, neuroscientists working in brain physiology and MR physicists Keywords: - brain stem - magnet resonance imaging - radiology