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.

Table of Contents:
VOLUME I PART I. Principles of Neurological Imaging Section I. Principles of Image Formation 1. Imaging Principles and Techniques 2. Impact of CT Advances on Clinical Neuroimaging Section II. Techniques of Functional Imaging 3. Overview 4. Functional Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) 5. Mapping Brain Function with MRI 6. Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Imaging Section III: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 7. MR Spectroscopy in Intracranial Disease Part II: Cerebrovascular Disease Section I: Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentations of Ischemic Stroke 8. The Pathophysiology of Cerebral Ischemia 9. Cerebral Ischemia: Etiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Presentation 10. A Functional Atlas of Brain Vascular Territories Section II. Imaging the Cerebral Parenchyma in Ischemic Stroke 11. Computed Tomography 12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 13. Diffusion-Weighted MRI 14. Clinical Sodium MR Imaging of the Brain Section III. Imaging Cerebral Perfusion 15. Xenon-Enhanced CT: Technique and Clinical Application 16. CT Perfusion 17. SPECT 18. Perfusion MR and the Perfusion/Diffusion Mismatch in Stroke 19. Arterial Spin Label Perfusion MRI Section IV. Imaging the Cerebral Vasculature in Ischemic Stroke 20. Conventional Cerebral Angiography 21. Computed Tomographic Angiography 22. Physical Principles of Neuro MR Angiography 23. High Resolution MR of Carotid Atherosclerosis 24. Ultrasonic Evaluation of Extracranial Carotid Arteries 25. Transcranial Doppler Sonography Section V. Therapy of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease 26. Cerebral Neuroprotection 27. Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke 28. Intra-arterial Therapy: Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy 29. The Use of Imaging to Triage Intervention in Acute Ischemic Stroke 30. Angioplasty and Stents Section VI. Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentations of Hemorrhagic Stroke 31. The Pathophysiology of Hemorrhagic Lesions 32. Spontaneous Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Clinical Presentation Section VII. Imaging Intracranial Hemorrhage and Its Etiologies 33. Imaging of Intracranial Blood 34. Hemorrhagic Stroke Due to Hypertension and Arteritides 35. Imaging of Cerebral Aneurysms 36. Endovascular Therapy of Aneurysms 37. Imaging and Endovascular Therapy of Intracranial Arteriovenous Fistulae 38. Endovascular Therapy of Arteriovenous Malformations and Fistulae Section VIII. Venous Occlusive Disease 39. Imaging and Endovascular Therapy of Cerebral Venous and Dural Sinus Thrombosis VOLUME II Part III: Cerebral Nonvascular Disease Section I. Neoplastic Disease 40. Primary Intra-axial Tumors 41. Primary Extra-axial Tumors 42. Metastatic Brain Tumors Section II: Head Trauma 43. Imaging of Head Trauma Section III: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Demyelinating Diseases 44. Imaging of Intracranial Infections in the Immunocompetent Host 45. Imaging of Intracranial Infections in the Immunocompromised Host 46. Imaging of Demyelinating Diseases Section IV. Orbital Diseases 47. Orbital Inflammation and Trauma 48. Orbital Masses and Differential Diagnosis Section V. Neuroendocrine Disease 49. Imaging the Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus Section VI. Hydrology 50. Hydrocephalus and Intracranial CSF Flow 51: MR Techniques in the Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Spinal Cord Motion in Neurological Disorders Section VII. Degenerative, Metabolic, and Neurobehavioral Diseases 52. Neurodegenerative Disorders of the Brain 53. Imaging the Effects of Systemic Metabolic Diseases on the Brain 54. Imaging Neurobehavioral Disorders Section VIII. Epilepsy 55. MR Imaging in Epilepsy 56: Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography 57: Magnetoencephalography Part IV: Emerging Concepts in Pediatric Imaging 58. MRI of Normal Brain Development 59. Cerebrovascular Disease in Children 60. Metabolic and Neurodegenerative Disease in Children 61. Epilepsy in Children 62. Neurobehavioral Disorders Part V: Image Guidance for the Therapy of Parenchymal Disorders 63. The Principles and Applications of Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Frameless Neuronavigation 64. Intraoperative Computed Tomography for Neuroimaging and Neuronavigation 65. Intraoperative Ultrasound 66. CT-Guided Aspirations and Biopsies 67. Interventional MR Imaging for Device Placement 68. Interventional MR for Tumor Resection 69. Cryotherapy of the Brain 70. Thermal Therapy of Cerebral Tumors 71. Interventional MR for Therapy of Vascular Lesions 72. Image-Guided Intraparenchymal Drug and Cell Therapy Part VI: The Peripheral Nervous System 73. Imaging the Peripheral Nervous System Part VII: The Spine and Spinal Cord Section I. Degenerative Disease and Pain Management 74. Degenerative Disease of the Spine 75. Discography 76. Image-Guided Epidural Injections and Spinal Nerve Blocks 77. Facet Joint and Nerve Interventions Section II. Nondegenerative Diseases 78. Traumatic Lesions 79. Percutaneous Vertebroplasty 80. Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord 81. Infectious Diseases 82. Inflammatory Lesions of the Spinal Cord 83. Vertebral and Intervertebral Disc Biopsy 84. MR Imaging and MR Angiography of Spinal Vascular Lesions 85. Angiography and Embolization of Vascular Lesions of the Spine 86. Congenital Anomalies of the Spine