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Demyelinating and Inflammatory Lesions of the Brain and Spine, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 32-2 - April 3, 2024
- Editors: Reza Forghani, Ashok Srinivasan
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 1 6 9 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 1 7 0 - 7
In this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editors Drs. Reza Forghani and Ashok Srinivasan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Demyelinating and Inflammatory Lesions o… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editors Drs. Reza Forghani and Ashok Srinivasan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Demyelinating and Inflammatory Lesions of the Brain and Spine. Top experts in the field provide multiple articles on multiple sclerosis, as well as articles on bacterial, fungal, and viral infections of the brain and spine.
- Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including demyelinating disease: NMO spectrum disorders and variants; toxic and drug-related white matter diseases of the brain and spine; bacterial and viral infectious diseases of the brain; bacterial and viral infectious diseases of the spine; multiple sclerosis: clinical update and clinically-oriented radiologic reporting; basic science of neuroinflammation and involvement of the inflammatory response in disorders of the nervous system; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on demyelinating and inflammatory lesions of the brain and spine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- CME Accreditation Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Multiple Sclerosis Part 1: Essentials and the McDonald Criteria
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathology
- Imaging findings
- McDonald criteria
- Differential diagnosis (multiple sclerosis mimics)
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Multiple Sclerosis Part 2: Advanced Imaging and Emerging Techniques
- Key points
- Introduction
- Iron-sensitive techniques
- Diffusion-based techniques
- Myelin quantification with MR imaging
- Molecular Imaging
- Glymphatic imaging
- Perfusion imaging
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Toxic and Drug-Related White Matter Diseases of the Brain and Spine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cerebral edema
- Imaging patterns of neurotoxicity
- Diagnostic tests and neuroimaging
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Uncommon and Miscellaneous Inflammatory Disorders of the Brain and Spine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Neuro-Behcet’s disease
- Central nervous system vasculitis
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids
- Susac’s syndrome
- Summary
- Bacterial, Viral, and Prion Infectious Diseases of the Brain
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology and route of spread of bacterial and viral infection
- Bacterial infection of the brain
- Viral infection of the brain
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Bacterial and Viral Infectious Disease of the Spine
- Key points
- Introduction
- An overview of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of spinal infection
- Imaging evaluation of spinal infection
- Imaging manifestations of bacterial infection in the spine
- Spondylitis and spondylodiscitis
- Epidural and subdural abscesses
- Septic arthritis of facet joints
- Meningitis, myelitis, and intramedullary abscess
- Imaging manifestations of viral infection in the spine
- Postinfectious myelopathy and polyradiculopathy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Infectious Diseases of the Brain and Spine: Fungal Diseases
- Key points
- Introduction
- Yeasts
- Molds
- Dimorphic fungi
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Infectious Diseases of the Brain and Spine: Parasitic and Other Atypical Transmissible Diseases
- Key points
- Introduction
- Protozoal infections
- Metazoal infections
- Other transmissible diseases
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Update and Clinically-Oriented Radiologic Reporting
- Key points
- Introduction: multiple sclerosis—brief clinical overview and updates
- Overview of MR imaging in diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis
- MR imaging protocols in multiple sclerosis
- Updates on brain MR imaging in multiple sclerosis
- Updates on spine MR imaging in multiple sclerosis
- The use of gadolinium in monitoring patients with multiple sclerosis
- Segmentation tools
- Summary and recommendations for radiology reporting
- Basic Science of Neuroinflammation and Involvement of the Inflammatory Response in Disorders of the Nervous System
- Key points
- Introduction
- Key players in neuroinflammation
- Neuroinflammation in diseases
- Summary
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 32-2
- Published: April 3, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443131691
- eBook ISBN: 9780443131707
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Reza Forghani
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Of Radiology & Artificial Intelligence, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida, USAAS
Ashok Srinivasan
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Director of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System