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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging is widely accepted as a means to identify stroke, thus enabling rapid and effective treatment. Over the past four years, these expert authors have presented over 30 exhibits and scientific reports on diffusion-weighted imaging at the RSNA and the American Society of Neu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Moritani, T. (Autor), Ekholm, S. (Autor), Westesson, P.-L (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Principles of diffusion-weighted imaging
  • Normal brain and artifacts
  • Brain edema: Classification. Cytotoxic edema. Edema of neuron and glial cell. Intramyelinic edema. Axonal edema. Vasogenic edema
  • Infarction: Arterial infarction. Venous infarction
  • Dementia: Alzheimer's. Multi-infarct dementia. Other dementias. HIV dementia
  • Hemorrhage
  • Vasculitis/Vasculopathy: Behcet. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Posterior reversal encephalopathy syndrome. Drug induced
  • Epilepsy: Postictal encephalopathy. Status epilepticus
  • Demyelinating and degenerative diseases: ADEM. Multiple sclerosis. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Toxic and metabolic diseases: Drug-induced encephalopathy. Mitochondrial encephalopathy. Phenylketonuria. Osmotic myelinolysis. Marchiafava-Bignami disease
  • Infectious diseases: Brain abscess. Extra-axial abscess. Encephalitis. Septic emboli
  • Trauma: Diffuse axonal injury. Brain contusion
  • Brain neoplasm: Epidermoid. Meningioma. Lymphoma. GBM. Metastasis. PNET
  • Pediatrics.