Meet the editor

Dr. Xianli Lv, MD, is an Associate Professor of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, China. He is a deputy editor of *Neuroscience Informatics and Frontiers in Neurology*. He is also an editorial member of *Interventional Neuroradiology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Journal of Neuroradiology, The Neuroradiology Journal*, and *World* 

*Journal of Radiology*. Dr. Lv is a member of the World Stroke Organization (WSO) and the World Federation of Interventional Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN). He was the cover person of the April 2022 issue of the *World Journal of Radiology*.

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Preface

Neuroimaging has developed rapidly. Ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scanning, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI, 7T MRI, and digital subtraction angiography provide high-resolution acquisitions and better contrast, making it easier to detect lesions and structural changes in brain disorders. The target disorders for neuroimaging range from tumoral diseases to vascular, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. The ability of electroencephalogram and magnetoencephalogram to detect changes in brain functioning for other dementias suggests that they may also be promising biomarkers for early vascular cognitive impairment. In recent years, machine learning has had notable success in providing automated analyses of neuroimaging studies, and its role is likely to increase in the future. It is paramount for clinicians to understand these approaches, gain facility with interpreting machine learning results, and learn how to assess algorithm performance. This book presents a narrative review of these topics and an illustrative presentation of images. We expect neuroimaging to provide a new

We would like to thank all the authors for their contributions. We would also like to acknowledge the encouragement, motivation, and assistance from the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (PX2020039), Beijing, China and Tsinghua Precision Medicine Foundation (20219990008), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. We are grateful to Author Service Manager Romina Rovan at IntechOpen for her dedication and hard work to ensure the smooth publication of this book. Finally, we owe a debt of gratitude to Professor Zhongcheng Wang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the founder and pioneer of Chinese neurosurgery, for without his tireless efforts over the decades Chinese

**Xianli Lv**

Department of Neurosurgery,

School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital,

biomarker for various brain disorders.

neurosurgery would not be what it is today.
