Acute Ischemic Stroke Imaging and Intervention /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: González, R. Gilberto (Editor), Hirsch, Joshua A. (Editor), Koroshetz, W.J (Editor), Lev, Michael H. (Editor), Schaefer, Pamela W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Cardiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Emergency Medicine.

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 f...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals of Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Ischemic Stroke: Basic Pathophysiology and Neuroprotective Strategies
• Causes of Ischemic Stroke
• Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Unenhanced Computed Tomography
• Stroke CT Angiography (CTA)
• CT Perfusion (CTP)
• Conventional MRI and MR Angiography of Stroke
• Diffusion MR of Acute Stroke
• Perfusion MRI of Acute Stroke
• Acute Stroke Imaging with SPECT, PET, Xenon-CT, and MR Spectroscopy
• Intervention in Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Clinical Management of Acute Stroke
• Intravenous Thrombolysis
• Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke
• Epilogue: CT versus MR in Acute Ischemic Stroke.