Evidence-Based Neuroimaging Diagnosis and Treatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Evidence-Based Imaging: Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Evidence-Based Imaging: Principles

      • L. Santiago Medina, C. Craig Blackmore, Kimberly E. Applegate

      Pages 3-18

   3. Assessing the Imaging Literature: Understanding Error and Bias

      • C. Craig Blackmore, L. Santiago Medina, James G. Ravenel, Gerard A. Silvestri, Kimberly E. Applegate

      Pages 19-27

3. Evidence-Based Neuroimaging: Special Topics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Workup and Management of Incidental Findings on Imaging

      • Joanna M. Wardlaw, Alan Jackson

      Pages 31-47

   3. Decision Support in Diagnostic Radiology

      • Ivan K. Ip, Ramin Khorasani

      Pages 49-62

   4. Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging

      • Michael L. Loftus, Pina C. Sanelli, Donald P. Frush, Kimberly E. Applegate

      Pages 63-79

   5. Intravenous Contrast in CT and MR Imaging: Risks

      • Aoife Kilcoyne, Jan Frank Gerstenmaier, Dermot E. Malone

      Pages 81-94

   6. Evidence-Based Medicine on Radiology: Economic and Regulatory Impact

      • David B. Larson, William Hollingworth

      Pages 95-112

   7. Evidence-Based Neuroimaging in Medical-Legal Cases and its Developing Role

      • Annemarie Relyea-Chew

      Pages 113-120

4. Brain: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Multiple Sclerosis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

      • Michael E. Zapadka, Annette J. Johnson

      Pages 123-145

   3. Acute Ischemic Stroke: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

      • Andria L. Ford, Jin-Moo Lee, Weili Lin, Katie D. Vo

      Pages 147-166

   4. Sickle-Cell Disease and Stroke: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

      • Jaroslaw Krejza, Michal Arkuszewski, Maciej Swiat, Maciej Tomaszewski, Elias R. Melhem

      Pages 167-187

   5. Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient: Evidence-Based Endovascular Treatment

      • Danial K. Hallam, Ken F. Linnau

      Pages 189-205

   6. Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment

      • Daniel Cooke, Basavaraj Ghodke, Van Halbach, William Young

      Pages 207-237

   7. Intracranial Aneurysms and Vasospasm: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment

      • Edward D. Greenberg, Kathleen R. Fink, Y. Pierre Gobin

      Pages 239-259

   8. Seizure Disorders: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

      • Elysa Widjaja, Byron Bernal, Nolan Altman

      Pages 261-281

   9. Dementia and Alzheimer Disease: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

      • Juan E. Gutierrez, Brian Eichinger, Kejal Kantarci

      Pages 283-298

Evidence-Based Neuroimaging is a user-friendly guide that employs evidence-based medicine criteria to systematically review the evidence defining the appropriate use of medical  imaging for the brain, spine, head, and neck. Edited by L. Santiago Medina, Pina C. Sanelli, and Jeffrey G. Jarvik, the book provides a systematic framework for understanding the best imaging choices for patient care. Chapters highlight key points that support clinical applications, allowing fast access to pertinent information including patient selection, imaging strategies, test performance, cost-effectiveness, and applicability. The diagnostic imaging of many common diseases, disorders, and conditions are covered, including multiple sclerosis, acute ischemic stroke, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, autism, spinal trauma, spinal infections, neck masses, thyroid cancer, and cervical lymph node metastasis.  By offering a clear understanding of the science behind the evidence, the book fills a void for radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pediatricians, primary care physicians, and other clinicians with an interest in neuroimaging and a desire to implement an evidence-based approach into their daily practice.

• CNS disorders
• evidence-based imaging
• head and neck imaging
• neuroimaging
• spine imaging

• Division of Neuroradiology-Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology, Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, USA

  L. Santiago Medina

• Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, USA

  L. Santiago Medina

• Former Lecturer in Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  L. Santiago Medina

• Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA

  Pina C. Sanelli

• Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  Jeffrey G. Jarvik

L. Santiago Medina, MD, MPH, is Co-Director, Division of Neuroradiology-Neuroimaging, and Director, Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (HOPE) Center at Miami Children's Hospital.

Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, is the Professor of Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services, and Director of Radiology Health Service Research Section at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Pina C. Sanelli, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Radiology and is also Associate Professor of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is an Associate Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus. Dr. Sanelli is a member of the Division of Neuroradiology. Her clinical expertise is in neuroradiological and spine imaging and procedures including MRI, MRA, CT, and CTA.

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