Neuroradiology companion
Subtitle: methods, guidelines, and imaging fundamentals
By: Mauricio Castillo.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Willkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Nervous system -- Radiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Central Nervous System Diseases -- radiography -- Handbooks; Neuroradiography -- methods -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks.
Description: This new edition of this quick reference features 653 brand-new illustrations and state-of-the-art protocols for brain, spine, and head and neck imaging examinations. The first part presents up-to-date protocols for CT, MRI, myelography, and neuroangiography and guidelines on drugs used in neuroimaging. The second part presents images of all common pathologic entities, along with succinct, bulleted "key facts" about radiologic diagnosis. There are new chapters on the brachial plexus, degenerative and iatrogenic brain disorders, and metabolic brain disorders. New entities have been added to many chapters, particularly those on brain trauma, stroke, infections and inflammations, and the orbits.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.