MR Imaging in White Matter Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Filippi, Massimo; McGowan, Joseph C.; Dousset, Vincent; De Stefano, Nicola

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book, written by internationally acclaimed experts, comprises a series of comprehensive and up-to-date reviews on the use of MR imaging in neurological conditions. The strengths and weaknesses of various techniques in the study of multiple sclerosis and other relevant diseases are extensively considered. This book provides a valuable summary of the state of the art in the field, and defines important areas for future research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 481
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540276449
• Artikelnr.: 37368755

Autorenporträt

Massimo Filippi, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Milan, Italy / Nicola De Stefano, University of Siena, Italy / Vincent Dousset, University of Bordeaux, France / Joseph C. McGowan, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA

Inhaltsangabe

MR Techniques: Principles.- Basis of MRI Contrast.- Hardware for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Spin- and Gradient-Echo Imaging.- Fast Imaging with an Introduction to k-Space.- Magnetization Transfer.- Quantitative Diffusion Imaging.- MR Methods to Measure Cerebral Perfusion.- Functional MRI.- MR Spectroscopy.- Molecular Imaging and High-Field MRI in Multiple Sclerosis.- Disorders of Myelination.- MR Imaging of Brain Development.- Imaging of Inherited and Acquired Metabolic Brain Disorders.- Proton MR Spectroscopy in Metabolic Disorders of the Central Nervous System.- Demyelinating Diseases.- Conventional MRI Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis.- Multiple Sclerosis: Other MR Techniques.- Variants of Multiple Sclerosis.- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis.- Demyelinating Diseases of the Spinal Cord.- Demyelinating Diseases of the Optic Nerve.- Immune-Mediated Disorders.- Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System.- Neuro-Psychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Non-MS Inflammatory Diseases of the CNS: MR Features in Addition to the White Matter.- White Matter Pathology in Systemic Immune-Mediated Diseases.- White Matter Disorders Related with Aging.- Neuroimaging of Normal Brain Aging.- White Matter Abnormalities in Patients with Cerebrovascular Disease.- Neurodegenerative Diseases with Associated White Matter Pathology.- White Matter Changes Secondary to Other Conditions.- Viral and Non-Viral Infections in Immuno-competent and Immunocompromised Patients.- Neoplastic Disorders.- Head Trauma.- Psychiatric Disorders.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the first edition:

"From the series Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging, the four editors present an updated version on MR imaging in white matter diseases of the brain and spinal cord ... . In this form the present book is a state-of-the-art compendium on the application of ... MRI techniques ... . the editors should be congratulated on their present book as it provides all the necessary information on MRI imaging of white matter diseases of the brain and spinal cord." (T.J. Vogl, European Radiology, 2006)