Atlas of Emergency Neurovascular Imaging

Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are common neurological emergencies. In recent years, endovascular intervention has become a standard of care in treating acute ischemic stroke, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. As a result, noninvasive CT- and MRI-based techniques have been increasingly used in emergency settings. In this context, neurovascular imaging has become an essential part of the curriculum for training emergency radiologists, stroke neurologists, and vascular neurosurgeons.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of emergent neurovascular imaging, with the emphasis on noninvasive CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), and perfusion techniques. It is organized into 11 chapters. The first three chapters address the topics of acute stroke imaging, including algorithms based on recent clinical trials and updated American Heart Association stroke guideline, vascular territories, and stroke mimics. These are followed by discussions of cerebrovenous thrombosis, vasculopathies, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. Remaining chapters are devoted to the traumatic neurovascular injury, as well as the relatively rare albeit important topics of head and neck vascular emergencies and spinal vascular diseases. The book has an image-rich format, including more than 300 selected CT, MRI, or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images.

Atlas of Emergency Neurovascular Imaging is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, and fellows in emergency medicine, neuroradiology, emergency imaging, neurology, and vascular neurosurgery and can successfully serve as a primary learning tool or a quick reference guide.

Covers the entire spectrum of emergency neurovascular imaging in a case-based, picture-rich format Includes a concise discussion of imaging features as well as pearl and pitfalls of each disease Provides a detailed discussion of clinical application of CT perfusion and advanced MRI techniques in neurovascular imaging

Autorentext
Yang Tang, MD, PhDDirector of Emergency Radiology

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Richmond, VA

Inhalt

1. Acute Stroke Imaging.- 2. Ischemic Stroke Vascular Territory.- 3. Imaging of Stroke Mimics.- 4. Cerebrovenous Thrombosis.- 5. Cerebral Vasculopathy: CNS Vasculitis, RCVS, and PRES.- 6. Miscellaneous Cerebral Vasculopathy.- 7. Traumatic Neurovascular Injury.- 8. Cerebral Aneurysm.- 9. Cerebral Vascular Malformations.- 10. Vascular Emergency of the Head and Neck.- 11. Spinal Vascular Diseases.