In this monograph, the authors summarize their findings in complex neuroimaging work (cranio-, spondylo-, myelo- and angiography as well as CT and MR imaging of the brain and spine) during their longstanding experience at the N. Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute in Moscow. The book begins with a review of modern neuroimaging techniques: CT and MR angiography, perfusion and diffusion imaging, tractography, spectroscopy and functional MR imaging. The problems and various other aspects of diagnosis of intra- and extra-axial brain tumors (more than 30,000 verified cases) as well as of cerebrovascular, infectious, demyelinating, degenerative and traumatic brain and spine lesions are discussed. The volume is well illustrated with angiographic, CT and MR images of complex diagnostic studies. The numerous images represent a "visual text," which can be used as an atlas by practical clinicians. This book is a comprehensive reference manual for neurologists, neurotraumatologists and radiologists. It may also be of interest to technicians, medical physicists, students and other specialists interested in neurovisualization and diagnostic imaging.

InhaltsangabeNeuroradiology: History and New Research Technologies.- Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Skull.- Cerebrovascular Diseases and Malformations of the Brain.- Supratentorial Tumours.- Pineal Region Tumours.- Sellar and Parasellar Tumours.- Infratentorial Tumours.- Tumours of the Meninges.- Head Trauma.- Hydrocephalus.- Intracranial Infections.- Toxic and Metabolic Disorders.- Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System.- Neurodegenerative Disorders of the Central Nervous System.- Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders.

The history of neuroradiology, perspective, and new imaging technologies. Congenital malformations of brain and skull. Cerebrovascular pathologies and malformations of the brain. Supratentorial tumors. Pineal region tumors. Sellar and parasellar tumors. Infratentorial tumors. Meningial tumors. Neuroimaging of head trauma. Hydrocephalus. Intracranial infections. Toxic and metabolic brain disorders. Demyelinating diseases. Neurodegenerative disorders. Spine and spinal cord pathology.