Imaging of the Nervous System

This state-of-the-art, two-volume set is a comprehensive account of the latest imaging techniques for both diagnosis and image-guided therapy for the many diseases of the nervous system. The book provides summary boxes and tables covering the classification of pathology, key features of the disorder, and differential diagnosis, as well as, essential color images. An accompanying CD-ROM features additional illustrations, descriptions for a particular diagnosis or therapy, and video clips of specific procedures. * Examines both the peripheral and central nervous systems-coverage not found in other texts. * Integrates recent research discoveries, both clinical and basic science, with clinical utilization. * Offers material on disorders of neural development, behavior and cognition. * Discusses traditional imaging topics, plus new diseases such as those affecting neural development, cognition, and behavior. * Features the work of a multidisciplinary team of contributors, including neuroradiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroanatomists, physiologists, and physicists. * Includes a CD-ROM-available separately or packaged with the text-that features all of the material from the 2-volume set • test cases related to each chapter of the text • and "how-to" video clips of interventional and therapeutic techniques. * Presents the hot topics in today's practice, including a chapter on neurobehavioral disorders.