Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Stroke

✍ Scribed by Georg Gahn MD (auth.), RÜdiger von Kummer MD, Tobias Back MD (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 302
• Series: Medical Radiology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The imaging of stroke has undergone significant changes owing to the rapid progress in imaging technology. This volume, comprising three parts, is designed to provide a comprehensive summary of the current role of MR imaging in patients with ischemic stroke. The first part outlines the clinical presentations of stroke and discusses the diagnostic efficacy and therapeutic impact of MR imaging. The second and third parts form the core of the volume, and are based on a novel approach in that the topic is presented from two very different viewpoints. Part 2 provides a detailed presentation of the distinguishing features of stroke from the radiologist's perspective. By contrast, part 3 addresses the needs of the clinician, documenting specific stroke syndromes and their correlates on MR imaging. The overall aim has been to create a well-illustrated volume with broad appeal that links pathology, radiology and stroke medicine in an informative manner.

✦ Table of Contents

Stroke Syndromes....Pages 3-16
Clinical Efficacy of MRI in Stroke....Pages 17-21
Therapeutic Impact of MRI in Acute Stroke....Pages 23-40
Insights from Experimental Studies....Pages 41-73
Vascular Anatomy and Pathology....Pages 77-101
Disturbed Brain Perfusion....Pages 103-116
Disturbed Proton Diffusion....Pages 117-131
Ischemic Edema and Necrosis....Pages 133-148
MR Imaging of White Matter Changes....Pages 149-158
MR Detection of Intracranial Hemorrhage....Pages 159-169
MR Spectroscopy in Stroke....Pages 171-182
Transient Ischemic Attacks....Pages 185-192
Microangiopathic Disease and Lacunar Stroke....Pages 193-208
Territorial and Embolic Infarcts....Pages 209-223
Hemodynamic Infarcts and Occlusive Carotid Disease....Pages 225-238
Hypoxic-Ischemic Lesions....Pages 239-250
Spinal Infarcts....Pages 251-267
Veno-Occlusive Disorders....Pages 269-284
Stroke-Mimicking Conditions....Pages 285-291

✦ Subjects

Imaging / Radiology; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Internal Medicine; Neurosurgery