Overview

The current book represents a distillation of the experience gained in diagnosis of intracranial tumors with computed X-ray tomography at the University Hos­ pitals of Berlin, Mainz, and Miinchen. To what purpose? Standard radiological techniques such as pneumoencephalography with lumbar puncture and cerebral arteriography with puncture of the common carotid artery are invasive proce­ dures which entail a certain amount of risk as well as discomfort for the patient. Furthermore, diagnoses made with these procedures rely primarily on indirect signs of an intracranial space-occupying lesion - such as displacement of the air-filled ventricles or of normal cerebral vessels. Only a few types of tumor are demonstrated directly with these techniques. In contrast, computed tomography demonstrates the pathology directly in almost all cases, and this with a minimum of risk and discomfort. In addition, normal intracranial structures are demonstrated, so that the tumor's effect on its surroundings can be evaluated. Today, almost a decade after HOUNSFIELD'S revolutionary invention, diagno­ sis of brain tumors without computed tomography is almost unthinkable, if not in fact irresponsible.

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Author:   G.B. Bradac ,  E. Kazner ,  F. C. Dougherty ,  U. Büll
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.356kg
ISBN:  

9783642966552

ISBN 10:   3642966551
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   19 January 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783642743139
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

A. Introduction.- B. Classification of Intracranial Tumors.- 1. History and Problems in Classification.- 2. Types of Intracranial Tumors.- C. Technique of CT Examination.- 1. Computed Tomography Systems.- 2. Procedure in CT Examination.- 3. Analysis of CT Pictures.- 4. Intravenous Contrast Enhancement.- 5. Intrathecal Administration of Contrast Media.- D. Computed Tomography in Brain Tumors.- Collective.- Criteria for Evaluation of Computed Tomograms.- Type-Specific Diagnosis with CT.- E. Computed Tomography in Processes at the Base of the Skull and in the Skull Vault.- 1. Base of the Skull.- 2. Skull Vault.- F. Computed Tomography in Nonneoplastic Space-Occupying Intracranial Lesions.- 1 Inflammatory Processes.- 2 Acute Demyelinating Diseases.- 3 Granulomas.- 4 Cysts.- 5 Parasites.- 6 Intracranial Hematomas.- 7 Vascular Malformations.- 8. Brain Infarction.- G. Computed Tomography in Orbital Lesions.- 1. Benign Tumors.- 2. Malignant Tumors.- 3. Inflammatory Processes.- 4. Malformations and Posttraumatic Lesions.- 5. Endocrine Ophthalmopathy (Graves’ Disease).- H. Effect of Computed Tomography on Diagnosis of Neurological Disease.- References.

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The book is strongly recommended for departmental reference and to those training in the neurosciences. B.E.Kendall in Brain This book impresses one by its excellent systematic and logical presentation of the subject. Each entity is introduced by data about its gross morphology and biology, clinical appearance followed by the broad and well documented presentation of the computed tomograms, if necessary also in reconstruction or magnification. The text is admirably homogeneous ...It seems to be the best existing book on cranial CT of toumors in correlation with the clinical aspects. Neuro Surgical Review clinical aspects . Neuro Surgical Review

The book is strongly recommended for departmental reference and to those training in the neurosciences. B.E.Kendall in Brain This book impresses one by its excellent systematic and logical presentation of the subject. Each entity is introduced by data about its gross morphology and biology, clinical appearance followed by the broad and well documented presentation of the computed tomograms, if necessary also in reconstruction or magnification. The text is admirably homogeneous ...It seems to be the best existing book on cranial CT of toumors in correlation with the clinical aspects. Neuro Surgical Review clinical aspects . Neuro Surgical Review

"""The book is strongly recommended for departmental reference and to those training in the neurosciences."" B.E.Kendall in ""Brain"" ""This book impresses one by its excellent systematic and logical presentation of the subject. Each entity is introduced by data about its gross morphology and biology, clinical appearance followed by the broad and well documented presentation of the computed tomograms, if necessary also in reconstruction or magnification. The text is admirably homogeneous ...It seems to be the best existing book on cranial CT of toumors in correlation with the clinical aspects."" Neuro Surgical Review clinical aspects "". Neuro Surgical Review"

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