Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neurological Diseases in Tropics - Rakesh K. Gupta

Résumé :
Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of neurological infectious diseases using MRI. Begins with introduction to tropical diseases of the central nervous system, and their epidemiology, then technique of MRI, and its use for infectious and noninfectious conditions.

Biographie:
Rakesh K Gupta MD Director and Head, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Sunil Kumar MD Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sommaire:
Section 1: Introduction * Overview of Tropical Diseases of Central Nervous System * Epidemiology of Tropical Diseases Involving Central Nervous System Section 2: Magnetic Resonance Technique * Magnetic Resonance Imaging Principles * Magnetization Transfer Imaging and Its Clinical Applications * Basic Principles of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy * Diffusion Imaging-Basic Principles * Basic Principles and Clinical Applications of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging * Postprocessing Tools for Magnetic Resonance Quantification Section 3: Infections in Tropics * Tuberculosis * Brain Abscess * Nontubercular Bacterial Infections * Viral Infections * Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Related Conditions * Fungal Infections * Neurocysticercosis * Parasitic Diseases Section 4: Noninfective Conditions in Tropics * Stroke in Tropics * Neuroimaging in Toxins and Poisoning * Nonmultiple Sclerosis Demyelinating Diseases * Hirayama Disease * Acute Transverse Myelopathy * Imaging in Epilepsy * Ring Enhancing Lesions-A Diagnostic Approach