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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450350503321

Titolo

Magnetic resonance imaging in stroke / / edited by Stephen Davis, Marc Fisher, Stephen Warach [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-13131-6

1-280-16086-1

9786610160860

0-511-11980-1

1-139-14736-6

0-511-06377-6

0-511-05744-X

0-511-30826-4

0-511-54492-8

0-511-07223-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.8/1

Soggetti

Cerebrovascular disease - Magnetic resonance imaging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 The importance of specific diagnosis in stroke patient management; 2 Limitations of current brain imaging modalities in stroke; 3 Clinical efficacy of CT in acute cerebral ischemia; 4 Computerized tomographic-based evaluation of cerebral blood flow; 5 Technical introduction to MRI; 6 Clinical use of standard MRI; 7 MR angiography of the head and neck: basic principles and clinical applications; 8 Stroke MRI in intracranial hemorrhage; 9 Using diffusion-perfusion MRI in animal models for drug development

10 Localization of stroke syndromes using diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI)11 MRI in transient ischemic attacks: clinical utility and insights into pathophysiology; 12 Perfusion-weighted MRI in stroke; 13 Perfusion imaging with arterial spin labelling; 14 Clinical role of echoplanar MRI in stroke; 15 The ischemic penumbra: the evolution of



a concept; 16 New MR techniques to select patients for thrombolysis in acute stroke; 17 MRI as a tool in stroke drug development; 18 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in stroke; 19 Functional MRI and stroke; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Magnetic resonance imaging provides non-invasive information about the brain's blood flow, water movement and biochemical abnormalities following stroke, and advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are transforming the investigation and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Echoplanar techniques with diffusion and perfusion weighted imaging, together with developments in magnetic resonance spectroscopy and angiography, are replacing CT scanning as the diagnostic modality of choice. In this profusely illustrated book world leaders in these technologies review the scientific basis and clinical applications of MRI in stroke. It will appeal to a broad readership including stroke physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, rehabilitation specialists, and others with a clinical or research interest in cerebrovascular disease.