MRI of the Brain, Head, Neck and Spine: A Teaching Atlas of Clinical Applications (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Basic principles of MRI.- 2. Technical Considerations.- 2.1 Pulse sequences.- 5. MRI cisternography.- 6. Tissue differentiation, same slice, different techniques, IR, SE, SE with Gd-DTPA.- 7. Tissue differentiation in complex pathology.- 8. 'Anatomical' sequence, short TR, short TE.- 9. Application of 'anatomical' sequence.- 2.2. Artefacts.- 10. Artefacts (1).- 11. Artefacts (2).- 12. Artefacts (3).- 2.3. Functional studies.- 13. Functional studies on MRI systems.- 2.4. Flow related phenomenons.- 14. Signal void in aqueduct.- 15, 16. Flow-void in aqueduct; NPH.- 17. Flow-void in aqueduct; hydrocephalus in infants.- 18. CSF flow obstruction.- 19. Arteriovenous malformation.- 20. Flow phenomena, carotid artery.- 2.5. Surface coils.- 21, 22, 23. Surface coils (1).- 24. Surface coils (2).- 25. Surface coils (3), coronal and oblique images.- 26. Surface coils (4), orbit, oblique sagittal views.- 3. Special Procedures.- 3.1. Sellar and parasellar regions.- 27. Empty sella.- 28, 29. Pituitary adenomas.- 30. Chromophobe adenoma.- 31. Parasellar lesion.- 32. Parasellar lesion.- 3.2. Mesencephalon, region pineal gland.- 33. Pinealoma.- 3.3. Pontocerebellar cisterns.- 34. Coronal T2W, thin section series.- 35. Pontocerebellar cistern: T2W images; MRI cisternography.- 36, 37. Acustic neurinomas.- 38. Acustic neurinoma.- 4. Intracranial Tumours.- 4.1. Diagnostic problems.- 4.2. Cerebral tumours.- 39. Localization; intraventricular meningeoma.- 40. Cyst or solid?.- 41. Oligodendroglioma; large linear calcifications.- 42. Low grade glioma.- 43. Malignant glioma.- 44. Malignant glioma, patchy enhancement.- 45. Multifocal astrocytoma.- 46. Posterior fossa tumour.- 4.3. Extracerebral tumours.- 47. Medulloblastoma.- 48. Suprasellar lesion, craniopharyngeoma.- 49. Parasellar meningeoma.- 4.4. High SI lesions in pons and mesencephalon.- 50. Intrapontine haematoma; glioma.- 51. Intrapontine haemorrhage, dd. dermoid cyst.- 52. Same patient as in 51; follow-up.- 53. Dermoid cyst.- 54. Same patient as in 53; follow-up.- 4.5. Metastases.- 55. Metastases and Gd-DTPA.- 56. Metastasis of adenocarcinoma with haemorrhage.- 57. Tissue characterization; adenocystic carcinoma, metastasis.- 4.6. Gliomatosis cerebri.- 58. Multifocal astrocytoma or gliomatosis cerebri.- 59. Gliomatosis diffusa.- 60. Gliomatosis diffusa.- 61. Gliomatosis diffusa.- 62. Vasculitis simulating gliomatosis diffusa.- 63. Gliomatosis diffusa.- 64. Gliomatosis diffusa; cerebellar involvement.- 65. Gliomatosis diffusa.- 5. Spinal Lesions.- 5.1. Spondylarthrotic and disc related disease.- 66. Spondylarthrotic and disc related disease.- 67. Spondylarthrotic and disc related disease.- 68, 69. Myelopathy due to compression.- 70. Herniated disc L5-S1.- 71. Postoperative lumbar spine.- 5.2. Orthopedic problems.- 72. Orthopedic problems.- 73. Orthopedic problems.- 5.3. Spinal tumours.- 5.3.1. Intramedullary tumours.- 74. Intramedullary tumour, lipoma/dermoid.- 75. Intramedullary tumour.- 76. Cystic tumour, craniovertebral region.- 77. Intramedullary tumour and syrinx.- 78. Intramedullary tumour (metastasis).- 79. Intramedullary tumour and cysts.- 80. Recurrent intramedullary astrocytoma Gd-DTPA.- 81. Intramedullary tumour, ependymoma with calcifications.- 82. Whole cord spinal tumour, astrocytoma, grade 2, recurrence.- 83. Intramedullary tumour, astrocytoma grade 1.- 84. Intradural dermoid cyst and lipoma.- 85. Cystic ependymoma (post-operative).- 86. Intramedullary tumour without and with Gd-DTPA.- 87. Mutiple lesions; intramedullary tumour.- 5.3.2. Vascular malformations.- 88. Intramedullary lesion. Cryptic angioma?.- 89. Intramedullary arteriovenous malformation.- 5.3.3 Extramedullary and extradural lesions.- 90. Meningeoma at the C1 level.- 91. Osteochondroma of posterior arch.- 92. Extradural expanding lesion, Schwannoma.- 93. Post-laminectomy Th 1-2 for metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the breast.- 94. Metastasis of breast carcinoma.- 95. Giant cell