For more than 25 years, Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine has been the leading textbook on imaging diagnosis of brain and spine disorders. The Fifth Edition continues this tradition of excellence with thorough coverage of recent trends and changes in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of CNS diseases, and how those changes relate to MRI findings. It remains a comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference for all who have an interest in neuroradiology – trainees to experts in the field, basic science researchers, and clinicians.

Key Features:

• Shows how to generate state-of-the-art images and define diagnoses from crucial clinical/pathologic MR imaging correlations for neurologic, neurosurgical, and psychiatric diseases spanning fetal CNS anomalies to disorders of the aging brain.
• Explains new imaging methodology (hardware- and software-based) in a variety of clinical settings.
• Discusses emerging, clinically relevant research in well-established neurologic disorders such as stroke and brain tumors, as well as developing clinical applications in non-traditional areas, including neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders and fetal anomalies.
• Analyzes the detail of clinically important imaging findings; defines the role of MRI findings in the clinical setting of neurologic disease; illustrates the pathologic basis for MRI findings; and explores the use of emerging MRI methods as new contributions to diagnosis and treatment.
• Emphasizes that the diagnosis of neurologic disease must still be grounded in evidence and based on “the known” – neuropathology, genetics, clinical history, and proven imaging findings – rather than on new techniques often used solely because they are novel.
• Presents the combined knowledge and expertise of renowned neuroradiologists, innovative MRI physicists, and experienced leading clinical neurospecialists from all over the world.

Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
• Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
• Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
• Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
• Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Review

Contents

Chapter 1: Instrumentation: Magnets, Coilsr and Hardware
Chapter 2: From Image Formation to Image Contrast: Understanding Contrast Mechanisms, Acquisition Strategies, and Artifacts
Chapter 3: Contrast Agents and Relaxation Effects
Chapter 4: Disorders of Brain Development
Chapter 5: Central Nervous System Manifestations of the Phakomatoses
Chapter 6: White Matter Diseases and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 7: Epilepsy
Chapter 8: Adult Brain Tumors
Chapter 9: Pediatric Brain Tumors
Chapter 10: Intracranial Hemorrhage
Chapter 11: Intracranial Vascular Malformations and Aneurysms
Chapter 12: Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction
Chapter 13: Head Trauma
Chapter 14: Intracranial Infection
Chapter 15: Normal Aging, Dementia, and Neurodegenerative Disease
Chapter 16: Skull Base
Chapter 17: The Sella Turcica and Parasellar Region
Chapter 18: Eye and Orbit
Chapter 19: Congenital Anomalies of the Spine and Spinal Cord: Embryology and Malformations
Chapter 20: Degenerative Disease of the Spine
Chapter 21: Neoplastic Disease of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Chapter 22: MRI of Spinal Trauma
Chapter 23: Vascular Disorders of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Chapter 24: Spinal Infection and Inflammatory Disorders
Chapter 25: MR Angiography: Techniques and Clinical Applications
Chapter 26: MR of Fetal Brain and Spine
Chapter 27: Diffusion and Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging: Fundamentals
Chapter 2B: Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chapter 29: Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 30: MR Spectroscopy and the Biochemical Basis of Neurologic Disease
Chapter 31: Functional MRI