Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Stroke

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kummer, RÜdiger von (Editor), Back, Tobias (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Internal medicine.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Internal Medicine.

The imaging of stroke has undergone significant changes owing to the rapid progress in imaging technology. This volume, comprising three parts, is designed to provide a comprehensive summary of the current role of MR imaging in patients with ischemic stroke. The first part outlines the clinical pres...

Table of Contents:

• Clinical Presentation and Impact of Imaging
• Stroke Syndromes
• Clinical Efficacy of MRI in Stroke
• Therapeutic Impact of MRI in Acute Stroke
• Insights from Experimental Studies
• MR Imaging of Stroke Pathology
• Vascular Anatomy and Pathology
• Disturbed Brain Perfusion
• Disturbed Proton Diffusion
• Ischemic Edema and Necrosis
• MR Imaging of White Matter Changes
• MR Detection of Intracranial Hemorrhage
• MR Spectroscopy in Stroke
• MR Correlates of Stroke Syndromes
• Transient Ischemic Attacks
• Microangiopathic Disease and Lacunar Stroke
• Territorial and Embolic Infarcts
• Hemodynamic Infarcts and Occlusive Carotid Disease
• Hypoxic-Ischemic Lesions
• Spinal Infarcts
• Veno-Occlusive Disorders
• Stroke-Mimicking Conditions.