Tutorials in Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology

Covers the complete curriculum of theoretical knowledge

Provides a balance of literature review and interpretation and practical instruction

Offers an ideal resource for trainees in this new subspecialty

Written by an experienced teacher

Covers the complete curriculum of theoretical knowledge Provides a balance of literature review and interpretation and practical instruction Offers an ideal resource for trainees in this new subspecialty Written by an experienced teacher Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

James Byrne is Professor of Neuroradiology at the University of Oxford and Director of its MSc course in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He recently retired from clinical practice as Consultant Neuroradiologist to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

He trained in Neuroradiology at The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London and completed his MD degree thesis on the role of nitric oxide in cerebral vasospasm. He was first appointed Consultant Neuroradiologist at St George's Hospital, London and moved to Oxford in 1991. His research interests include functional angiography and Interventional Neuroradiology. After moving to Oxford, he set up a laboratory to develop and test novel embolisation devices. He performed the first intracranial aneurysm treatments with the GDC device in the EU and trained the first European users. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed journal publications, 3 books and presented at numerous international scientific meetings. He organizes the successful ECMINT training program courses.

His international experience includes; Editor-in-Chief of NEURORADIOLOGY and currently the European Journal of Radiology, President of the European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy and membership of the European Union Medical Specialties task force on training in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He serves on several professional international and national Society executive committees and as a specialist advisor to commercial and Government boards.

Zusammenfassung

Covers the complete curriculum of theoretical knowledge

Provides a balance of literature review and interpretation and practical instruction

Offers an ideal resource for trainees in this new subspecialty

Written by an experienced teacher

Inhalt

Embryology of the Cranial Circulation.- Cranial Arterial Anatomy.- Cranial Venous Anatomy.- Spinal Vascular Anatomy.- Control of Cerebral Blood Flow.- Control of Intravascular Thrombosis.-Cranial Anastomoses and Dangerous Vascular Connections.- Arterial Aneurysms.- Vascular Malformations of the Brain.- Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas.- Endovascular Management of Carotid Cavernous.- Vein of Galen and Non-Galenic Cerebral Arteriovenous Fistulas.- Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord.- Head and Neck Vascular Lesions.- Embolisation of Intracranial and Skull Base Tumours.- Embolisation for Epistaxis.- Re-establishing Blood Flow After.- Embolic Agents.- Angioplasty and Stenting for Cranial Vessel Stenosis.-Embolisation, Vertebroplasty and Chemonucleolysis of Spinal Lesions.- Complications.- Obtaining the Patient's Consent.- Index.