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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828093603321

Autore

Andre Jalal B

Titolo

Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury / / by: Anzai, Yoshimi, Fink, Kathleen R.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Thieme, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-63853-091-2

1-60406-729-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

617.4/81044

Soggetti

Brain damage - Diagnosis

Prognosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States; Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Imaging and Prediction Rules: Who Should Get Imaging for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?; Chapter 3: Neuroimaging of Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 4: Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury and Impact on Management; Chapter 5: Pediatric Head Trauma; Chapter 6: Postoperative Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 7: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

Chapter 8: Penetrating Traumatic Brain InjuryChapter 9: Skull-Base Trauma; Chapter 10: Maxillofacial Trauma; Chapter 11: Traumatic Orbital and Occular Injury; Chapter 12: Advanced Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P><EM>Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury</EM> is a radiological reference that covers all aspects of neurotrauma imaging and provides a clinical overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI). It describes the imaging features of acute head trauma, the pathophysiology of TBI, and the application of advanced imaging technology to brain-injured patients. </P> This book will serve as a practical reference for practicing radiologists as well as radiology residents and fellows,



neurosurgeons, trauma surgeons, and emergency physicians.