Overview
- Up-to-date, detailed and practical guide for neuroimaging of the acute stroke patient
- Guidance in the use of neuroimaging findings for the treatment and management of these patients
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fundamentals of Acute Ischemic Stroke
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Intervention in Acute Ischemic Stroke
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Back Matter
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About this book
Acute Ischemic Stroke: Imaging and Intervention is a comprehensive presentation of the state-of-the-art in the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke. This book, the first of its kind, offers a practical review of recent advances in stroke neuroimaging, and the latest therapeutic options for this disease.
Written by an internationally recognized experts who are members of the interdisciplinary stroke team at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the book covers the pathophysiology, mechanisms and molecular manifestations of ischemic brain injury and its clinical presentations; the physical principles, and practical applications of CT, CT angiography and CT perfusion; a detailed discussion of MRI, MRA, as well as diffusion and perfusion MR imaging; and the clinical management of the acute ischemic stroke patient including intravenous thrombolysis and intra-arterial vascular recanalization.
Practical guidance is provided for the use of imaging in guiding therapeutic decisions efficiently. The book is richly illustrated with images and plentiful tables are available for easy reference. It will serve as a unique source of information for neurologists, emergency physicians, radiologists and other health care providers who care for the patient with acute ischemic stroke
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Acute Ischemic Stroke … is a comprehensive presentation of the state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of this condition. … This book is an excellent practical guide in providing help in the use of effective imaging in cerebrovascular disease and thereby guiding efficient and effective therapeutic decisions. The text is richly illustrated with images and plentiful tables are available for easy reference. I believe this book will serve as a unique source of information for neurologists, emergency physicians, radiologists and other health care providers … ." (Dr. T. Featherstone, RAD Magazine, January, 2007)
"This book provides comprehensive up-to-date information, including references on acute ischemic stroke with emphasis on neuroimaging. … can be highly recommended to any reader who deals with ischemic stroke in daily practice. … Being one of few comprehensive and affordable books on acute ischemic stroke, I personally enjoyed reading it … . The book predominantly addresses neuroradiologists, neurologists, and emergency department physicians and has a place in the hands of a general practicing physician … ." (American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol. 28, September, 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acute Ischemic Stroke
Book Subtitle: Imaging and Intervention
Editors: R. Gilberto González, Joshua A. Hirsch, W.J. Koroshetz, Michael H. Lev, Pamela W. Schaefer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30810-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-30810-2Published: 06 March 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 300 b/w illustrations
Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Neuroradiology, Neurology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery