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Recent advances in technology have opened up new possibilities in the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal vascular diseases. It is now possible to use magnetic resonance imaging to map brain function and metabolism as an aid to diagnosis. Novel applications of magnetic resonance angiography allow three-dimensional imaging, and the magnetization transfer contrast technique gives us a new window on cerebral vascular function. This volume presents work in all these fields as well as previewing the techniques of endovascular surgery for cerebrospinal vascular diseases. These include modern stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations and for angiographically occult vascular malformations of the brain. This book presents an overview of the latest applications of technology to this rapidly developing and challenging field.
List of contents
1. Functional Imaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases.- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Central Nervous System.- Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Function and Metabolism by Magnetic Resonance Methods.- 2. Recent Advances in MR Angiography of Cerebrovascular Diseases.- Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Three-Dimensional Imaging.- Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease.- Magnetization Transfer Contrast and Its Application to Magnetic Resonance Angiography.- 3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Vascular Diseases.- Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of Vascular Lesions of the Spine and Spinal Cord.- Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations.- 4. Endovascular Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases.- Interventional Neuroradiology: Present and Future.- Intra-Arterial Papaverine Treatment for Cerebral Vasospasm.- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Organic Lesions of Brain Arteries: Indications and Results of Initial Treatment.- 5. Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Cerebrovascular Diseases.- Modern Stereotactic Management of Arteriovenous Malformations.- Lineac- and Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery for Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations.
Summary
Recent advances in technology have opened up new possibilities in the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal vascular diseases. It is now possible to use magnetic resonance imaging to map brain function and metabolism as an aid to diagnosis. Novel applications of magnetic resonance angiography allow three-dimensional imaging, and the magnetization transfer contrast technique gives us a new window on cerebral vascular function. This volume presents work in all these fields as well as previewing the techniques of endovascular surgery for cerebrospinal vascular diseases. These include modern stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations and for angiographically occult vascular malformations of the brain. This book presents an overview of the latest applications of technology to this rapidly developing and challenging field.
