Atlas of Postsurgical Neuroradiology Imaging of the Brain, Spine, Head, and Neck /

• Main Authors: Ginat, Daniel Thomas (Author), Westesson, Per-Lennart A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neuroradiology.; Neurosurgery.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Head and Neck Surgery.

The number of surgical procedures performed on the brain, head, neck, and spine has increased markedly in recent decades. As a result, postoperative changes are being encountered more frequently on neuroradiological examinations and constitute an important part of the workflow. However, the imaging...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Brain: Burr holes/craniotomy/craniectomy/tumor resection. Devices
• Skull base: Anterior craniofacial resection. Pituitary tumor resection. Craniopharyngioma resection. Suprasellar cyst fenestration. Encephalocele repair. Temporal bone. Complications
• Craniofacial: Craniosynostosis repair. LeFort osteotomy. Sagittal split. Fracture repair. Septoplasty. Cosmesis. Complications
• Head and Neck: Neck. Mandible. Pharynx. Orbit. Flap reconstruction. Thyroidectomy. Parathyroidectomy. Paranasal sinuses. Devices
• Spine: Variety of procedures and hardware. Spine stimulation. Kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty/sacroplasty. Failed back surgery syndrome
• Vascular: Variety of clips, coils, stents. Aneurysm treatment. AVM/AVF/covernoma treatment. Embolectomy. Angioplasty. Synangiosis. Venous sinus skeletonization. CEA. Carotid-axillary bypass. Complications
• CSF shunts: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Lumboperitoneal shunts.