Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Stroke

✍ Scribed by Rüdiger von Kummer, Tobias Back, K. Sartor

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 302
• Series: Medical Radiology Diagnostic Imaging
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Provides a comprehensive summary of the current role of MR imaging in patients with ischemic stroke. Specifically designed to meet the needs of both clinicians and radiologists. Documents the MR correlates of specific stroke syndromes. Contains many high-quality illustrations.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Part 1: Clinical Presentation and Impact of Imaging......Page 10
1 Stroke Syndromes......Page 11
2 Clinical Efficacy of MR Imaging in Stroke......Page 25
3 Therapeutic Impact of MR Imaging in Acute Stroke......Page 30
4 Insights from Experimental Studies......Page 48
Part 2: MR Imaging of Stroke Pathology......Page 81
5 Vascular Anatomy and Pathology......Page 82
6 Disturbed Brain Perfusion......Page 107
7 Disturbed Proton Diffusion......Page 121
8 Ischemic Edema and Necrosis......Page 136
9 MR Imaging of White Matter Changes......Page 152
10 MR Detection of Intracranial Hemorrhage......Page 162
11 MR Spectroscopy in Stroke......Page 173
Part 3: MR Correlates of Stroke Syndromes......Page 185
12 Transient Ischemic Attacks......Page 186
13 Microangiopathic Disease and Lacunar Stroke......Page 194
14 Territorial and Embolic Infarcts......Page 210
15 Hemodynamic Infarcts and Occlusive Carotid Disease......Page 225
16 Hypoxic-Ischemic Lesions......Page 239
17 Spinal Infarcts......Page 251
18 Veno-Occlusive Disorders......Page 268
19 Stroke Mimicking Conditions......Page 284
B......Page 291
C......Page 292
D......Page 293
H......Page 294
I......Page 295
M......Page 296
P......Page 297
R......Page 298
T......Page 299
W......Page 300
List of Contributors......Page 301