With an emphasis on both diagnostic and therapeutic applications, this multidisciplinary, 2-volume set presents today's state-of-the-art, high-tech developments in neuroradiology. It examines MRI, CT, PET, SPECT, all forms of angiography and the use of perfusion/diffusion and metabolic imaging techniques for both the diagnosis and therapy of the many diseases affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Features Examines both the peripheral and central nervous systems--coverage not found in other texts.Integrates recent research discoveries, both clinical and basic science, with clinical utilization. Offers material on disorders of neural development, behavior and cognition.Discusses traditional imaging topics, plus new diseases such as those affecting neural development, cognition, and behavior.Features the work of a multidisciplinary team of contributors, including neuroradiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroanatomists, physiologists, and physicists.Includes a CD-ROM that features all the images from the 2-volume set and test cases related to each chapter of the text. Presents the hot topics in today's practice, including a chapter on neurobehavioral disorders. Chapter 10, A Functional Atlas of Brain Vascular Territories is a four-color presentation of illustrations and color-coded text.

This two-volume reference extends its scope beyond coverage of diagnostic imaging to image-guided interventions, so that imagers can understand the needs and techniques of interventionists. After several sections on imaging principles, the first volume focuses on cerebrovascular disease, with coverage of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, imaging, and therapy of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The second volume covers cerebral nonvascular disease, including neoplastic, head trauma, infectious, inflammatory, demyelinating, orbital, neuroendocrine, hydrology, degenerative, metabolic, and neurobehavioral diseases, and epilepsy. Separate sections are devoted to pediatric imaging, image guidance for the therapy of parenchyumal disorders, the peripheral nervous system, and the spine and spinal cord. Abundant color and b&w images support the text. Editing is by Richard E. Latchaw (U. of California, Davis), John Kucharczyk (U. of Minnesota), and Michael E. Moseley (Stanford University).
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This state-of-the-art, two-volume set is a comprehensive account of the latest imaging techniques for both diagnosis and image-guided therapy for the many diseases of the nervous system. The book provides summary boxes and tables covering the classification of pathology, key features of the disorder, and differential diagnosis, as well as, essential color images. An accompanying CD-ROM provides the images from the text plus bonus images and cases in a convenient electronic format.