Weiss: Easy EMG

• 1. What is an EMG? 
• 2. Why do electrodiagnostic studies?
• 3. About the machine.
• 4. Nerve conduction studies.
• 5. Electromyography.
• 6. Injury to peripheral nerves.
• 7. How to plan out the examination.
• 8. Pitfalls.
• 9. Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• 10. Ulnar neuropathy.
• 11. Radial neurotherapy.
• 12. Radiculopathy.
• 13. Spinal stenosis.
• 14. Peroneal neuropathy.
• 15. Tarsal tunnel syndrome.
• 16. Peripheral neuropathy.
• 17. Myopathy.
• 18. Brachial plexopathies.
• 19. Lumbosacral plexopathies.
• 20. Motor neuron diseases.
• 21. How to write a report.
• 22. Tables of normals.
• 23. Reimbursement.
• 24. Glossary of EMG terms.
• Appendix 1 Figures for Table 4.3 Nerve conduction studies setup.
• Appendix 2 Figures to Table 5.4 Common muscles innervation, location and needle placement.
• Index.

Easy EMG by Lyn Weiss, Julie Silver & Jay Weiss offers a basic introduction in both electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS). Inside, readers will find expert guidance on how to perform and interpret EMGs as well as the fundamental principles of electrodiagnostic testing. Readers will also find coverage of the testing of the most common conditions encountered in daily practice. At-a-glance tables, combined with clear illustrations showing the correct needle placement for each condition, and a convenient pocket size, make this the ideal reference to carry on the go or have on hand in the lab.


Book features:

• Provides a quick presentation of just the basic facts needed by the beginner.
• Includes illustrations on how to perform basic nerve conduction studies and needle EMG, providing two resources in one.
• Reviews commonly encountered conditions to assist the reader with turning theory into practice.
• Presents quick access to information on the most common conditions seen in practice.
• Features at-a-glance tables that concisely present complicated information.
• Depicts precise needle placement through unique computer-generated illustrations.

About the Author

• Lyn Weiss, MD, Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook; Chairman and Director of Residency Training Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
• Julie K. Silver, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Medical Director, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center, Framingham, MA.
• Jay Weiss, MD, Medical Director, Long Island Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Levittown, New York.

Book Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (April 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750674318
• ISBN-13: 9780750674317
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches

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Law: Problem Solving in Neuroradiology: Expert Consult - Online and Print

Problem Solving in Neuroradiology, by Meng Law, MD, Peter M. Som, MD and Thomas P. Naidich, MD, is your survival guide to solving diagnostic challenges that are particularly problematic in neuroimaging. With a concise, practical, and instructional approach, it helps you apply basic principles of problem solving to imaging of the head and interventional neck, brain, and spine. Inside, you'll find expert guidance on how to accurately read what you see, and how to perform critical techniques including biopsy, percutaneous drainage, and tumor ablation. User-friendly features, such as tables and boxes, tips, pitfalls, and rules of thumb, place today's best practices at your fingertips, including protocols for optimizing the most state-of-the-art imaging modalities. A full-color design, including more than 700 high-quality images, highlights critical elements to enhance your understanding.

Key Features

• Apply expert tricks of the trade and protocols for optimizing the most state-of-the-art imaging modalities and their clinical applications used for the brain and spine-with general indications for use and special situations.
• Make the most efficient use of modern imaging modalities including multidetector CT, PET, advanced MR imaging/MR spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and perfusion weighted imaging (PWI).
• Successfully perform difficult interventional techniques such as biopsies of the spine and interventional angiography-key techniques for more accurately diagnosing cerebral vascular disease, aneurysm, and blood vessel malformations-as well as percutaneous drainage and tumor ablation.
• Know what to expect. A dedicated section is organized by the clinical scenarios most likely to be encountered in daily practice, such as neurodegenerative disease, vascular disease, and cancer.
• Avoid common problems that can lead to an incorrect diagnosis. Tables and boxes with tips, pitfalls, and other teaching points show you what to look for, while problem-solving advice helps you accurately identify what you see-especially those images that could suggest several possible diagnoses.
• See conditions as they appear in practice thanks to an abundance of case examples and specially designed full-color, high-quality images which complement the text and highlight important elements.
• Quickly find the information you need thanks to a well-organized, user-friendly format with templated headings, detailed illustrations, and at-a-glance tables.

Author Information
Meng Law, MD; Peter M. Som, MD, Professor of Radiology, Otolaryngology, and Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Chief of Head and Neck Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY and
Thomas P. Naidich, MD, Professor of Radiology; Professor of Neurosurgery; Professor, Center For Anatomy And Functional Morphology, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, US.

Book Details 

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 1 Har/Psc edition (June 2, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323059295
• ISBN-13: 978-0323059299
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches

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Osborn: EXPERTddx™: Brain and Spine

Part of the EXPERTddx™ series, this unique print-and-electronic reference will guide radiologists toward logical, on-target differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information. The book presents the most useful differential diagnoses for each region of the brain and spine, grouped according to specific anatomic location, generic imaging findings, modality-specific findings, or clinically-based indication.

Each differential diagnosis includes:

• at least eight clear, sharp, succinctly annotated images,
• a list of diagnostic possibilities sorted as common, less common, and rare but important,
• and brief, bulleted text offering helpful diagnostic clues.

The companion online Amirsys® e-Book Advantage™ provides additional annotated images.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1000 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (November 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931884021
• ISBN-13: 978-1931884020
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.7 inches

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Navigating the Adult Spine: Bridging Clinical Practice and Neuroradiology

Physicians from wide-ranging disciplines such as phyciatry, gerontology, neurology, internal medicine, orthopedics, and neurosurgery frequently encounter patients complaining of spinal pain. Although most patients with neck or back pain do not require a major workup, and their symptoms remit or resolve within a few weeks, some suffer from serious ailments that may compromise their quality of life or result in permanent disability or death. For patients with spinal disorders such as malignancy or infection, timely diagnosis is critical and may improve the patient’s chances of recovery.
Diagnostic tools such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provide important information that enhance the physician’s ability to understand the origin of the patient’s complaints and make the most appropriate therapeutic choices, be they conservative or surgical. Frequently, however, X-rays, CT scans, and MRI examinations are ordered and the reports provided from the radiologist are read without the referring physician personally viewing the actual images. On many occasions, only the radiologist’s conclusions are read, while the full radiological report is ignored.

Clinical Neuroradiology: A Case-Based Approach (Cambridge Medicine Series)

In the past two decades, the increasing spatial and contrast resolution of modern imaging techniques has vastly expanded the scope of what we can see, and hence, of what we must know. The past dozen years of teaching radiology residents, neurology residents, and neuroradiology fellows has convinced me that this is particularly true in neuroimaging, and applies both to the depth and the scope of our requisite knowledge base. The ability of MRI to show precise neuroanatomical details has made the practices of neurology and neuroradiology more intertwined than ever before. This, in turn, makes it necessary for neuroradiologists to learn more neurology and for neurologists to learn more neuroradiology than practitioners of a generation ago.
This book seeks to fulfill that aim. Focusing on the intersection between these two closely related specialties, it attempts to bridge a gap sometimes found in the many excellent standard textbooks in both fields – an insufficient stress on the overlap between them.

Atlas of Fetal and Postnatal Brain MR

It became obvious in the late 1990s that magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the fetal central nervous system was going to be more than an intellectual curiosity wrapped around a technical challenge. There was (and remains in some circles) some resistance to accept that there is any need for supplementing ultrasonography with fetal MR in cases of suspected developmental brain abnormalities. Many recent studies have shown value of in utero MR of the fetus and there is also gathering interest in postmortem MR of the fetus as an adjunct or replacement to autopsy. The problem was how to start. Few radiologists have experience of the normal MR appearances of the brain at 20 to 40 weeks gestational age. Those who do have the experience have usually gained it from imaging premature babies in whom the predominant pathologies are the complications of prematurity, not malformations. It has taken us a long time to build up a base of normal fetal brain examinations; therefore our appreciation of age-related normality was slow to form. This atlas will help others in this complex area of image interpretation.

Brain CT Scans in Clinical Practice

Across emergency rooms all over the world, thousands of patients are referred for brain CT scans daily. A radiologist often has to interpret the scan or a consultation has to be made to a neurosurgeon to review the scan. Most of this happens late at night and is a significant source of discontent. Thus having frontline physicians to be proficient in interpreting the emergency brain CT scan improves the efficiency of the whole pathway of care and is potentially life saving as time is of the essence for many patients with severe brain injury or stroke.
Interpretation of the emergency CT brain scan is a visual art. Comparison is made between the image in front of you and a reference image. For the experienced person, this reference image is imprinted in the mind, therefore comparison is quick. For the beginner, you can either carry several examples of every possible appearance of normal and abnormal scans to compare with or read this book! This book contains a few proven ways of quickly learning to interpret a brain CT scan, irrespective of your previous experience.
The radiologist’s experience is related to the number of hours he or she has spent looking at CT scans. The radiologist conveys his evaluation of the CT scan in words that often come in a particular sequence and combination. This book is about helping you to rapidly understand and confidently use the same language used by the radiologist.

BOLD fMRI: A Guide to Functional Imaging for Neuroscientists

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) represents one of the most advanced and enlightening functional imaging techniques that has ever been developed. One major area of research interest in fMRI is within the field of Cognitive Neuroscience, which focuses on understanding all aspects of the mental processes involved in awareness, reasoning, and acquisition of knowledge and behavior. This book includes selected chapters from Functional MRI: Basic Principles and Clinical Applications (S. Faro and F. Mohamed, Eds. New York: Springer Science+Business Media, LCC 2006) that the editors feel are of particular interest to neuroscientists, as the focus is primarily on describing the basic principles of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) imaging and the developing clinical applications of fMRI in the neurosciences.
The first section of the book is an introduction to the physics principles of BOLD imaging as well as a review of fMRI scanning methodologies, data analysis, experimental design, and clinical challenges. The second section reviews some current and future clinical applications of fMRI, including the clinical fields of Language, Memory, fMRI WADA, and Brain Mapping. The third and final section is a pictorial neuroanatomical atlas of the basic motor, sensory, and cognitive activation sites within the brain. This section will give neuroscientists a familiarity with some of the more clinically relevant brain activation sites that are discussed in other chapters.
There has been a discovery of a tremendous body of knowledge in the relatively young field of fMRI.

Drevelegas: Imaging of Brain Tumors with Histological Correlations 2nd Edition

The purpose of this book is to bring a new understanding to bear on the diagnosis of brain tumors by linking radiographic image characteristics to the underlying pathology.
Brain tumors are relatively uncommon compared with other neoplasms (e.g., lung, breast, gastrointestinal). They require special study, since they are pathologically complicated, difficult to diagnose, and account for high morbidity.
Athough many excellent neuroradiological books have been written, few of them focus especially on the diagnosis of brain tumors. In this book, brain tumors are discussed in detail. Special emphasis is placed on CT and MRI findings in relation to the pathology of each tumor. As pathology is the “mother” of radiology, this approach may be the best way to understand in depth the imaging manifestations of brain tumors. The illustrative examples herein, were chosen on the basis of their clarity or complexity, their teachability, and their significance for diagnosis and treatment.
In the second edition of this book, all chapters have been revised and updated with new clinical information and new imaging material providing the scientists, interested in the field of Neuro-imaging and Neuro-onocology, with knowledge that will enhance their service to the patients.

Osborn: Diagnostic Imaging: Brain 2nd Edition

In this Second Edition of the bestselling Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, each "original" diagnosis has been revised to include the most recent information, updated references, and new image galleries. Moreover, the book features more than 100 new diagnoses.

You'll find thousands of new images, all crisply annotated to reinforce the most important points. Richly colored graphics pop off the page, and both typical and variant findings are lavishly illustrated in more than 300 diagnoses.

This updated volume will surely become the new standard reference textbook for neuroradiologists, general radiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons.
A new companion eBook offers the fully searchable expanded text, hundreds of additional images, and extensive linked references.


The contents is divided into eleven sections, each with 20-25 major diagnoses in each section:

• 1. Trauma
• 2. Infection
• 3. Aneurysms
• 4. Vascular Malformations
• 5. Stroke and Vascular Disease
• 6. Neoplasms
• 7. Cysts
• 8. Meninges
• 9. Ventricles and Cisterns
• 10. Metabolic White Matter, Degenerative Diseases
• 11. Congenital Disorders

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1266 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (December 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931884722
• ISBN-13: 978-1931884723
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9 x 2 inches

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Loevner: Brain Imaging: Case Review Series 2nd edition

• 1 Acute Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarct.
• 2 Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
• 3 Hemorrhagic Metastases - Melanoma.
• 4 Penetrating Brain Injury – Bow and Arrow Injury.
• 5 Orbital Pseudotumor.
• 6 Acute Epidural Hematoma and Associated Linear Fracture of the Frontal Bone.
• 7 Pyogenic Brain Abscess.
• 8 Chiari II Malformation – with Associated Anomalies.
• 9 Acute Hydrocephalus Secondary to Meningitis.
• 10 Pineal Cyst.
• 11 Hemorrhagic Contusions - Closed Head Injury.
• 12 Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the Cerebellum.
• 13 Fibrous Dysplasia.
• 14 Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke: “Hyperdense” MCA and Insular Ribbon Sign.
• 15 Multiple Sclerosis.
• 16 Meningioma.
• 17 Acute Actively bleeding Subdural hematoma – Subfalcine Herniation and Stroke.
• 18 Acute Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Rupture of an Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm.
• 19 Embolic Infarcts (Acute and Subacute) – Atrial Fibrillation.
• 20 Vestibular Schwannoma of the Internal Auditory Canal.
• 21 Orbital Cellulitis and Abscess.
• 22 Acute Hypertensive Thalamic Hemorrhage.
• 23 Infiltrating Astrocytoma – Low Grade.
• 24 Arachnoid Cyst .
• 25 Retinoblastoma.
• 26 Subdural Empyema – Complicated by Cerebritis.
• 27 Glioblastoma Multiforme of the Corpus Callosum--"Butterfly Glioma"
• 28 Virchow-Robin Perivascular Space
• 29 Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
• 30 Nonaccidental Trauma--Child Abuse
• 31 Cerebellar Hemangioblastoma
• 32 Calvarial Metastases--Breast Carcinoma
• 33 Chronic Anemia - Diffuse Replacement of the Fat in the Calvarial Marrow
• 34 Giant Aneurysm – Middle Cerebral Artery
• 35 Bilateral Subacute Subdural Hematomas
• 36 Parafalcine Meningioma Invading the Superior Sagittal Sinus
• 37 Hemorrhagic Venous Infarction
• 38 Vertebral Artery Dissection - Spontaneous
• 39 Spontaneous Cerebral Hematoma - Ruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
• 40 Vascular Infundibulum – Posterior Communicating Artery
• 41 Closed Head Injury - Diffuse Axonal Injury
• 42 Glioblastoma Multiforme – Subependymal Spread
• 43 Amyloid Angiopathy
• 44 Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
• 45 Intraventricular Meningioma
• 46 Suprasellar Germinoma
• 47 Mineral Deposition in the Basal Ganglia on T1W Imaging – Abnormal Calcium/Phosphate Metabolism
• 48 Herpes Simplex Encephalitis – Type 1
• 49 Primary Orbital Lymphoma
• 50 Basilar Meningitis and Encephalitis – Tuberculosis FAIR GAME
• 51 Dural Metastases - Breast Carcinoma
• 52 Aqueductal Stenosis
• 53 Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• 54 Optic Neuritis (Demyelinating Disease)
• 55 Ocular trauma – Lens dislocation; Globe Rupture
• 56 Developmental Venous Anomaly
• 57 Fibrous Dysplasia of the Calvaria
• 58 Cavernous Sinus Mass—Meningioma
• 59 Pyogenic Ventriculitis With Acute Hydrocephalus
• 60 Lesions of the Pituitary Stalk and Hypothalmus: Case A Sarcoidosis, Case B Langerhans Histiocytosis (EG)
• 61 Nodular Subependymal Heterotopia
• 62 Basilar Meningitis – Sarcoidosis
• 63 Pituitary Microadenoma
• 64 Multiple Sclerosis – Marburg Type
• 65 Transtentorial Herniation
• 66 Epidermoid Cyst - Cerebellopontine Cistern
• 67 Cavernous Malformation (Cavernous Hemangioma, Occult Cerebrovascular Malformation)
• 68 Persistent Trigeminal Artery
• 69 Colloid Cyst
• 70 Cavum Septum Pellucidum and Cavum Vergae
• 71 Toxoplasmosis Infection in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• 72 Encephalocele - Developmental
• 73 Cysticercosis of the Central Nervous System
• 74 Facial nerve – Inflammation (Viral)
• 75 MR Tractography – Preoperative Mapping of the Corticospinal Tracts for GBM Resection
• 76 Right Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Rupture
• 77 Ganglioglioma
• 78 Paget's Disease – Osteitis Deformans
• 79 Fibromuscular Dysplasia – Complicated by Acute Stroke
• 80 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• 81 Lateral Medullary Syndrome – Wallenberg’s
• 82 Wallerian Degeneration
• 83 Dandy-Walker Malformation
• 84 Thyroid Ophthalmopathy – with Optic Nerve Compression in Orbital Apex
• 85 Bilateral Frontal Sinus Mucoceles
• 86 Suprasellar Cistern Arachnoid Cyst
• 87 Fourth Ventricular Neoplasms – Choroid Plexus Papilloma, and Ependymoma
• 88 Multiple Cavernous Malformations - Familial Pattern
• 89 Vein of Galen Aneurysm
• 90 Tuberous Sclerosis (Bourneville's Disease)
• 91 Craniosynostosis—Metopic Suture
• 92 Glioma of the Tectum (Quadrigeminal Plate)
• 93 Craniopharyngioma – Recurrent Adamantinomatous Type
• 94 Intradiploic Epidermoid Cyst
• 95 Porencephalic Cyst
• 96 Subependymal Heterotopia
• 97 Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke - MR
• 98 Hemangioblastoma
• 99 Posterior Circulation Ischemia due to Subclavian Steal
• 100 CNS Vasculitis – Cerebral Hemorrhage and Infarcts
• 101 Optic Nerve Meningioma
• 102 Peri-pineal Meningioma
• 103 Air Embolism with Acute Right Cerebral Infarct
• 104 Venous Sinus Thrombosis Complicating Otomastoiditis
• 105 Intraventricular Hemorrage
• 106 Pituitary Macroadenoma – in Left Cavernous Sinus
• 107 Lymphoma of Occipital Condyle and C1
• 108 Central Nervous System Sarcoidosis
• 109 Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
• 110 Lipomas Associated with the Corpus Callosum
• 111 Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Intracranial Extension
• 112 Intracerebral Rupture of a Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
• 113 Gadolinium-Associated Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (Part I)
• 114 Gadolinium-Associated Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (Part II)
• 115 Fenestration of the Basilar Artery
• 116 Moyamoya Disease
• 117 Focal Cortical Dysplasia
• 118 Acute Sinusitis
• 119 Anterior Clinoiditis and Mucocele Formation Complicating Sinusitis
• 120 Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
• 121 Multiple Meningiomas Following Remote Whole Brain Irradiation
• 122 Fahr Disease (Familial Cerebrovascular Ferrocalcinosis)
• 123 Central Nervous System Lymphoma--Immunocompetent Patient
• 124 Alzheimer's Disease
• 125 Sturge-Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis)
• 126 Ectopic Posterior Pituitary and Nonvisualization of the Infundibulum - Hypopituitarism
• 127 Acute Toxic Demyelination – Carbon Monoxide Intoxication
• 128 Neurofibromatosis Type 1 – Pilocytic Astrocytoma of Optic Pathway
• 129 Lymphoma Involving the Circumventricular Organs
• 130 Nonaneurysmal Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• 131 Radiation Necrosis Following Treatment of High-Grade Glioma
• 132 Radiation Necrosis After XRT for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• 133 Internal Carotid Artery Dissection
• 134 Tension Pneumocephalus
• 135 Cryptococcosis
• 136 Subarachnoid Seeding--Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis
• 137 Brainstem Astrocytoma
• 138 Thrombosis of a Developmental Venous Malformation – Postpartum
• 139 Textiloma or Gossypiboma - Retained Surgical Sponge
• 140 Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma
• 141 Hamartoma of the Hypothalamus
• 142 Hodgkin Disease – Dural Based
• 143 Clival Chordoma
• 144 Perineural Spread of Skin Cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma
• 145 Central Nervous System Lyme Disease
• 146 Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy (RPL) – PRES
• 147 Fibrous Dysplasia of the Temporal Bone
• 148 Neuroblastoma – Metastases to the Cranium
• 149 Cystic Meningioma – with Cellular Atypia
• 150 Global Anoxic Brain Injury
• CHALLENGER
• 151 Lobar Holoprosencephaly
• 152 Olivopontocerebellar Degeneration
• 153 Band Heterotopia—Pachygyria
• 154 Huntington's Disease
• 155 Meningocele/Pseudomeningocele of the Skull Base (Petrous Apex)
• 156 Right Thalamic Glioblastoma Multiforme
• 157 Multiple Sclerosis and Glioblastoma Multiforme
• 158 Adrenoleukodystrophy
• 159 Medulloblastoma
• 160 Subacute Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Stroke Mimicking a Bone Metastasis
• 161 Cytomegalovirus Meningitis and Ependymitis in a Patient with AIDs
• 162 Upper Brainstem and Thalamic Cavernous Malformation
• 163 Capillary Telangiectasia and Developmental Venous Anomaly of the Brain Stem
• 164 Central Neurocytoma
• 165 Marchiafava-Bignami Syndrome
• 166 Metastatic Carcinoid to the Orbital Extraocular Muscles
• 167 Joubert's Syndrome
• 168 Systemic Non-hodgkin Lymphoma
• 169 Abnormal Iron Deposition in Deep Gray Matter Nuclei
• 170 Herpes Encephalopathy - HHV-6 Following Organ Transplantation
• 171 Jacob-Creutzfeldt Disease
• 172 Orbital Lymphangioma
• 173 Carotid-Cavernous Fistula – Part I
• 174 Carotid-Cavernous Fistula – Part II
• 175 Gliomatosis Cerebri
• 176 Canavan's Disease
• 177 Neurofibromatosis Type 2
• 178 Metastasis to the Cerebellopontine Angle - Ocular Melanoma
• 179 Retained Gadolinium - Renal Failure
• 180 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• 181 High Grade Anaplastic Astrocytoma
• 182 Wilson's Disease
• 183 Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
• 184 Primary Leptomeningeal Melanosis
• 185 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula (Part I)
• 186 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula (Part II)
• 187 Fetal Schizencephaly
• 188 Wernicke Encephalopathy
• 189 Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm
• 190 Osmotic Demyelination
• 191 Rosai-Dorfman Disease – Benign Sinus Histiocytosis
• 192 Cystic Necrotic Brain Mass – Part I
• 193 Cystic Necrotic Brain Mass Part II– Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
• 194 Rhombencephalosynapsis
• 195 Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
• 196 Sphenoid Dysplasia and Brain Dysplasia- Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (von Recklinghausen's Disease)
• 197 Panhypopituitarism with Absence of the Infundibulum
• 198 Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia Syndrome – Due to Mitochondrial Defect
• 199 Limbic Encephalitis - Paraneoplastic Syndrome (Small Cell Lung Carcinoma)
• 200 von Hippel-Lindau Disease

This volume in the best-selling "Case Review" series uses hundreds of case studies to challenge your knowledge of a full range of topics in brain imaging. With 170 brand new cases, new coverage of MRA, CTA, MR spectroscopy and multi-detectors and over 600 brilliant images, this is your ideal concise, economical, and user-friendly tool for self assessment in this specialty!

Book Features

• Utilizes case studies organized into "Opening Round," "Fair Game," and "Challenge" sections, so you can test yourself at varying difficulty levels.
• Provides at-a-glance review/self-testing of brain imaging cases ideal for preparing for the boards in brain imaging, the CAQ exam for neuroradiology or for the general radiologist ready for re-certification.
• Mimics the official exam formats and daily practice environment by giving you cases/images as unknowns with three to four questions; then, on the flip side of the page, diagnosis, answers to the questions, additional commentary, and references to the corresponding volume in Elsevier's popular Requisites Series.
• Includes 600 state of the art images to effectively compliment and support the text and provide a clear picture of what you can expect, both in test-taking and in practice.
• Uses randomly organized cases so you can test yourself without the aid of logical organization by anatomy or disease type.

New in this edition

• Includes 170 new cases and over 50 new diagnoses so you can keep pace with the latest developments.
• Includes a greater emphasis on differential diagnosis.
• Adds coverage of MRA, CTA, MR spectroscopy and multi-detectors to keep you completely current.
• Provides all new images for existing entities.
• Adds cutting-edge coverage of neuro-imaging including spectroscopy, CTA, MRA, Functional imaging, tractography, perfusion and diffusion.

Book Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (November 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032303179X
• ISBN-13: 978-0323031790
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches

List Price: $49.95 

 

Roe: Imaging the Brain with Optical Methods

• 1 Casting Light on Neural Function: A Subjective History.
• 2 Fluorescent Sensors of Membrane Potential that Are Genetically Encoded.
• 3 The Influence of Astrocyte Activation on Hemodynamic Signals for Functional Brain Imaging.
• 4 Somatosensory: Imaging Tactile Perception.
• 5 How Images of Objects Are Represented in Macaque Inferotemporal Cortex.
• 6 Optical Imaging of Short-Term Working Memory in Prefrontal Cortex of the Macaque Monkey.
• 7 Intraoperative Optical Imaging of Human Cortex.
• 8 Using Optical Imaging to Investigate Functional Cortical Activity in Human Infants.
• 9 In Vivo Dynamics of the Visual Cortex Measured with Voltage Sensitive Dyes.
• 10 Fast Optical Neurophysiology.
• 11 Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Tool to Study Cortical Vasodynamics Under Normal and Ischemic Conditions.
• Index.

Monitoring brain function with light in vivo has become a reality. The technology of detecting and interpreting patterns of reflected light has reached a degree of maturity that now permits high spatial and temporal resolution visualization at both the systems and cellular levels. There now exist several optical imaging methodologies, based on either hemodynamic changes in nervous tissue or neurally induced light scattering changes, that can be used to measure ongoing activity in the brain.

These include the techniques of intrinsic signal optical imaging, near-infrared optical imaging, fast optical imaging based on scattered light, optical imaging with voltage sensitive dyes, and two-photon imaging of hemodynamic signals. The purpose of this volume is to capture some of the latest applications of these methodologies to the study of cerebral cortical function.

This volume begins with an overview and history of optical imaging and its use in the study of brain function. Several chapters are devoted to the method of intrinsic signal optical imaging, a method used to record the minute changes in optical absorption due to hemodynamic changes that accompanies cortical activity. Since the detected hemodynamic changes are highly localized, this method has excellent spatial resolution (50–100 µm ), a resolution sufficient for visualization of fundamental modules of cerebral cortical function. This methodology has led to huge advances in our understanding of cortical function and is now being used intraoperatively to study function and dysfunction (such as epilepsy and stroke) in human neocortex.

At even higher spatial resolution, in vivo two-photon imaging permits incredible visualization of responses within cortical columns and within microvascular compartments. Other rapidly developing optical technologies and their applications are also introduced. Near-infrared imaging, also hemodynamically based, is particularly well suited for studying brain function in infants and children due to its noninvasiveness and ease of use. High temporal resolution optical imaging, capable of following neuronal activity on the millisecond timescale, is achieved with methods such as voltagesensitive dye imaging and imaging based on scattered light signals.

Together, this volume provides a cross section of the current state of optical imaging methodologies and their contribution towards our understanding of the spatial and temporal organization of cerebral cortical function.


Key Features

• Encapsulates the current state of optical imaging methodologies.
• Contributes to our understanding of the spatial and temporal organization of cerebral cortical function.

About the author

• Dr. Anna W. Roe is a professor of psychology and radiology at Vanderbilt University. She has developed optical methods for studying brain function and specializes in how our brain builds real vs. illusory percepts of the world.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 259 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 29, 2009) 
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441904514
• ISBN-13: 978-1441904515
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches

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Multidetector CT in Neuroimaging - An Atlas and Practical Guide (Atlas Medical Publishing) 2009

Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) offers new and exciting opportunities for imaging patients suspected of afflictions of the nervous system. Achievement of this benefit requires an understanding of its full potential in displaying the features of the spectrum of relevant diseases. It also depends upon employing an approach that ensures that it is applied to best effect by tailoring the technique of examination to the patient's clinical problem.
This book will provide practical guidance to radiologists, whether general or specialist, and their team of radiographers/technicians that will enable them to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by MDCT in brain and spine imaging. This will enrich their practice and expand the benefits they can bring to their patients.
The advantages of MDCT include its ability for routine sub-millimetre scanning of large areas at acceptable radiation doses. The enhanced postprocessing techniques and the rapidity and ease with which they can be obtained mean that they can be applied with no limitation on throughput or reporting times. Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with its ability to differentiate soft tissues has many applications, computed tomography (CT) remains the appropriate first-line investigation for most patients with an acute cerebral event and for those who still cannot undergo MR for one reason or another (approximately 1 patient in 5).
MDCT has many technical benefits over single-slice CT but when a small area is to be covered, e.g. the orbit and the cavernous sinus, a single slice scanner is acceptable and a 4-slice MDCT can be almost as effective as a 64-slice CT. In contrast, when a large area is to be covered, a scanner with 16 or more detectors is optimal and single slice imaging precluded by technical limitations and the radiation dose it would give. MDCT provides new opportunities to improve the standard of routine brain examinations and to expand CT techniques into new areas. The techniques we describe can be adapted to any MDCT system for any similar clinical situation
In most radiology textbooks a systematic approach is followed. The appearances of specific pathologies, e.g tumours, trauma, and degenerative disease, are classified, described and inclusively illustrated. In practice, most patients present with a combination of symptoms and signs which must be investigated in order that pathology can be either excluded or identified and managed. This book adopts such a problem-based approach and is intended to be a supplement to the standard disease-based texts. Our approach is based on the concept that the information from the clinical referral can be used to define a tailored MDCT technique which will optimize the likelihood of correctly identifying or excluding causative pathology. The commonly held belief that a single CT brain protocol is appropriate in all situations is no longer realistic, appropriate, or tenable.
The illustrations are intended to convey how the CT techniques applied affected diagnosis or management in a range of common clinical scenarios. They show how MDCT can be used in a routine service role in a way that maximizes its potential, and how knowledge of that potential enables its use to be extended to unexpected applications. The illustrations are not inteded to be a comprehensive catalogue of abnormalities, but to convey why such images should be obtained and how to get the most from them. Protocols are given in detail so that radiographers or technicians, with the guidance of the radiologist, can apply them in any specialist or nonspecialist department.
Detailed imaging of a patient suspected of disease of the brain or other parts of the nervous system need no longer be the prerogative of a specialist neuroradiology unit. Using the approaches we describe, detailed, highly focussed, highly informative and clinically influential investigation can be practised in any radiology department where there is a need and desire to provide quality brain and spinal CT imaging.
This book will appeal to many kinds of reader and at different stages of their careers. It will be an invaluable companion to trainee and trained radiologists in their daily study and work. Radiographers/technicians will find the reasons that a specific protocol is chosen will enhance their knowledge and understanding and make their work more interesting and fulfilling. Clinicians will gain insight into the radiologists mind: how and why they make decisions and why specific techniques are chosen. Most of the common neurological and neurosurgical conditions are covered so that a review of the images will be a valuable exercise in preparation for the ordeals of post-graduate examinations!

Contents
1 Routine noncontrast brain imaging
2 Contrast enhanced brain imaging
3 Orbital pathology
4 Visual failure
5 Pituitary imaging
6 Cranial nerve palsies 3–6
7 Intracranial imaging in stroke: ischaemic
8 Vascular imaging in ischaemic stroke and TIA
9 Acute haemorrhagic stroke
10 Variations in arterial anatomy
11 Venous pathology and variations in venous anatomy
12 Cranial nerve palsies 7–12
13 Spinal imaging
Concluding comments
Index

Dynamic Brain Imaging: Multi-Modal Methods & In Vivo Applications

PART I. INTRODUCTION.

• 1. Dynamic Imaging of Brain Function.
• 2. Fractal Characterization of Complexity in Dynamic Signals: Application to Cerebral Hemodynamics.

PART II. OPTICAL IMAGING.

• 3. Wide-Field and Two-Photon Imaging of Brain Activity with Voltageand Calcium-Sensitive Dyes.
• 4. Two-Photon Imaging of Capillary Blood Flow in Olfactory Bulb Glomeruli.
• 5. Astrocytic Calcium Signaling: Mechanism and Implications for Functional Brain Imaging.
• 6. Using the Light Scattering Component of Optical Intrinsic Signals to Visualize In Vivo Functional Structures of Neural Tissues.

PART III. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

• 7. Methods for Studying Functional Interactions Among Neuronal Populations.
• 8. Magnetoencephalography (MEG).
• 9. Functional Neuroimaging of Spike-Wave Seizures.

PART IV. FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (fMRI)

• 10. Tactile and Non-tactile Sensory Paradigms for fMRI and Neurophysiologic Studies in Rodents.
• 11. Using fMRI for Elucidating Dynamic Interactions.
• 12. Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Animal Models: Modulations by Exsanguination.

PART V. ALTERNATE MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHODS

• 13. Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebral Blood Flow Using Arterial Spin Labeling.
• 14. Dynamic MRI of Small Electrical Activity.
• 15. Advanced In Vivo Heteronuclear MRS Approaches for Studying Brain Bioenergetics Driven by Mitochondria.

Index.

Dynamic Brain Imaging: Multi-Modal Methods and In Vivo Applications will help users learn to decipher the dynamic imaging data that will be critical to our future understanding of complex brain functions.

In recent years, there have been unprecedented methodological advancements in the imaging of brain activity. These techniques allow the measurement of everything from neural activity (e.g., membrane potential, ion flux, neurotransmitter flux) to energy metabolism (e.g., glucose consumption, oxygen consumption, creatine kinase flux) and functional hyperemia (e.g., blood flow, volume, oxygenation). This book deals with a variety of magnetic resonance, electrophysiology, and optical methods that are often used to measure some of these dynamic processes.

All chapters were written by leading experts, spanning three continents, specializing in state-of-the-art methods. Briefly, the book has five sections. In the introductory section, there are two chapters; the first one contains a brief preamble to dynamic brain imaging and the other presents a novel, analytical approach to processing of dynamically acquired data. The second section has four chapters and delves into a wide range of optical imaging methods. The next two sections have three chapters each, whereas the last section has four chapters. The third section discusses many of the most frequently used electrophysiological methods. The fourth section presents diverse uses and applications of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The final section brings together some up-and-coming alternate magnetic resonance methods with the potential to strengthen non-invasive neuroimaging.

Key Features

• Provides a balanced emphasis on methods and applications that even specialists within various functional imaging fields will find useful.
• Contains a review of developments in technical features of dynamic multi-modal imaging and analytical tools for characterization of dynamic signals.
• Includes novel multi-modal applications in neuroimaging to epilepsy, with state-of-the-art demonstrations of increased sensitivity and specificity of detection.
• Examines examples of dynamic functional imaging of multiple brain areas (e.g., cerebral cortex, olfactory bulb, retina) using cutting-edge multi-modal techniques.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 366 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (October 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934115746
• ISBN-13: 978-1934115749
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches

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fMRI - Basics and Clinical Applications

Within the past two decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has developed tremendously, from initial descriptions of changes in blood oxygenation that can be mapped with MRI (Ogawa) using T2*-weighted images to very basic investigations performing studies of the visual and motor cortex. From there, it has further evolved into a very powerful research tool and has also become an imaging modality of daily clinical routine, especially in presurgical mapping. This book focuses on these clinical applications starting from the basics and the backgrounds leading to current concepts and their application in a clinical environment.
It is interesting to see how fMRI became a clinical application over recent years of which the neurosurgeons were very suspicious in the initial phase of first clinical experiments in presurgical mapping. Its acceptance can be recognized based on increased numbers of studies performed on demand.
With this book the author try to answer some questions and give an overview on how fMRI can be applied for clinical purposes.

Contents
Section 1 Basics
1 Introduction
2 Neuroanatomy and Cortical Landmarks
3 Spatial Resolution of fMRI techniques
4 The Electrophysiological Background of the fMRI Signal
5 High-Field fMRI
6 Press Button Solutions
Section 2 Clinical Applications
7 Preoperative Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of Motor and Somatosensory Function
8 The Functional Anatomy of Speech Processing: From Auditory Cortex to Speech Recognition and Speech Production
9 Use of fMRI Language Lateralization for Quantitative Prediction of Naming and Verbal Memory Outcome in Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery
10 Mapping of Recovery from Poststroke Aphasia: Comparison of PET and fMRI
11 Functional Magnetic Resonance-Guided Brain Tumor Resection
12 Direct Cortical Stimulation and fMRI
13 Imaging Epileptic Seizures Using fMRI
14 Special Issues in fMRI-Studies Involving Children
15 Multimodal Brain Mapping in Patients with Early Brain Lesions
16 Combining Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with (f)MRI
17 Clinical Magnetoencephalography and fMRI
Index

Book Details

• Authors: Stephan Ulmer and Olav Jansen
• Hardcover: 181 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540681310
• ISBN-13: 978-3540681311
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches

Atlas of Interventional Neurology

Cerebrovascular disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide but endovascular procedures are rapidly expanding the spectrum of treatment for CV disease. Atlas of Interventional Neurology is the first comprehensive review of the basic principles of endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disease. It takes readers logically through each step of the procedures, reflecting real-time decision-making scenarios while highlighting anatomic landmarks and details. Concise instructions are presented in bulleted form, and indications and alternative methods are discussed where appropriate.
Special features include: Step-by-step descriptions of each technique; Thousands of clearly illustrated angiographic images; Case-based approach covering all common scenarios, perfect for clinicians; Emphasis on common pitfalls and how to avoid them; Discussion of billing codes and average fees, facilitating clinical usage by readers; List of all suppliers of products used.
Atlas of Interventional Neurology is essential reading for clinicians in interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, endovascular neurosurgery, interventional neurology, vascular surgery, and neuroradiology.

About the Author

Adnan I. Qureshi, MD, is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology and Executive Director of the Minnesota Stroke Initiative at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. He is current President of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, past Chair of the interventional section of the American Academy of Neurology, and a Fellow of the American Heart Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing; 1 edition (October 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933864311
• ISBN-13: 978-1933864310
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches

Neuroradiology Companion: Methods, Guidelines, and Imaging Fundamentals 3rd Edition (Imaging Companion Series)

The Third Edition of this popular quick reference features 653 brand-new illustrations and state-of-the-art protocols for brain, spine, and head and neck imaging examinations. The first part presents up-to-date protocols for CT, MRI, myelography, and neuroangiography and guidelines on drugs used in neuroimaging. The second part presents images of all common pathologic entities, along with succinct, bulleted "key facts" about radiologic diagnosis.
This edition has new chapters on the brachial plexus, degenerative and iatrogenic brain disorders, and metabolic brain disorders. New entities have been added to many chapters, particularly those on brain trauma, stroke, infections and inflammations, and the orbits.

Product Details

• Paperback: 414 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781779499
• ISBN-13: 978-0781779494
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches

Neuroradiology: The Requisites 3rd Edition

Updated, user-friendly readings in neuroradiology.
Neuroradiology, the top-selling book in the Requisites in Radiology series by Dr. David Yousem et al., efficiently presents everything you need to know about diagnostic imaging of the most commonly encountered neurological conditions. The authors address the conceptual, technical, and interpretive core knowledge needed for imaging the brain, spine, head, and neck, and discuss all the high-tech imaging modalities used, including diffusion weighted imaging, CT angiography, and MR spectroscopy. Compact yet authoritative, this work is a great reference for both board preparation and practice.

Book Features:

• Focus on the essentials needed to pass the boards and the Certificate of Added Qualification exam.
• Easily review and visualize important facts with more than 1,000 high-quality pictures, charts, lists, boxes, tables, differential diagnoses and suggested readings.
• Get all you need for daily reference with a concise, yet comprehensive format.

New in this edition:

• Interpret the findings generated from each high-tech imaging modality used to study the brain, spine, head, and neck, including diffusion weighted imaging, perfusion weighted imaging, CT angiography, MR angiography, and MR spectroscopy.

About the Author

Robert I. Grossman, MD; and David M. Yousem, MD, Director of Neuroradiology, Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (April 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323045219
• ISBN-13: 978-0323045216
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches

Interventional Neuroradiology

Crossing the boundaries of classically delineated medical and surgical specialties including neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and neurology, Interventional Neuroradiology uses advanced neuroimaging combined with endovascular techniques to guide catheters and devices through blood vessels to treat disease involving structures of the head, neck, and central nervous system. Through the combination of the latest imaging modalities and microdevice delivery, interventional neuroradiologic techniques are currently revolutionizing therapy of many of the most common neurological and neurosurgical disorders. These advances now provide noninvasive treatment for many disorders that were previously treated only with open surgical techniques, and make treatments possible for many patients - who until recently would have had no acceptable therapeutic options.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (October 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849395623
• ISBN-13: 978-0849395628
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches

Takahashi: Neurovascular Imaging: MRI and Microangiography

Neurovascular Imaging: MRI and Microangiography by Shoki Takahashi.  The comparison of MR images and cadaver microangiograms of the basal perforating arteries is crucial for understanding the courses and supply areas of these vessels and in turn, for diagnosing pathologies in this region. Divided into three sections- normal anatomy of brain vessels; neurovascular imaging in pathology; and anatomy and imaging of spinal vessels- Neurovascular Imaging contains a rich collection of images to teach the reader how to interpret MR images of the brain vessels and spinal vessels, and how to identify pathologies. Written and edited by a group of highly acclaimed experts in the field, Neurovascular Imaging is an authoritative account of the interpretation of MR images of the brain vessels and spinal vessels, and is a valuable addition to the library of the diagnostic radiologist.

About the Author
Shoki Takahashi, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in Sendai, Japan.

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• Hardcover: 515 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition (October 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848821336
• ISBN-13: 978-1848821330
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches 

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