Central Nervous System Infections, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

CT, contrast CT, MRI, functional MRI, SPECT, CTA, and x-ray as tools to identify pathogens and diagnose intracranial infections are presented. Topics include: Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infections; Imaging of Cranial Meningitis and Ventriculitis; Encephalitis, Cerebritis and Brain Abscess; Imaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis; Imaging of Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Parasitic Infections; Imaging of Neurocysticercosis; Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Infections in the Pediatric Population; Imaging of Infectious Diseases of Spine; Neuropathological Findings in Intracranial Infections; Neurosurgical Approach to Infectious Disease of the Brain; Head and Neck Infections.

Product details

• Authors: Guarang Shah, Shah Guarang
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2012
• EAN: 9781455711093
• ISBN: 978-1-4557-1109-3
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 16 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 730 g
• Series: The Clinics: Radiology; The Clinics: Radiology, Volume
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Chirurgie, MEDICAL / Surgery / General, MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / General, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, MEDICAL / Neurology, Medical / Nursing, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Medical imaging