Diagnostic Techniques and Surgical Mgmt. of Brain Tumors

00_preface_ Diagnostic Techniques and Surgical Management of Brain Tumors......Page 1
00a_Part 1......Page 11
Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring in Brain
Tumour Patients: Benefits and Requirements......Page 13
Brain Tumour Imaging......Page 37
Imaging Techniques in Brain Tumor......Page 53
Brain Tumors: How Can Images
and Segmentation Techniques Help?......Page 77
Glial Tumors: Quantification and
Segmentation from MRI and MRS......Page 103
3D Tumor Segmentation from Volumetric Brain
MR Images Using Level-Sets Method......Page 127
Deformable Model-Based Segmentation of
Brain Tumor from MR Images......Page 149
Current Optical Imaging Techniques for Brain
Tumor Research: Application of in vivo
Laser Scanning Microscopy Imaging
with a Cranial Window System......Page 165
The Dosimetry Calculation for
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy......Page 183
Magnetic Resonance Tractography in
Neuroradiological Diagnostic Aspects......Page 209
Pediatric Brain Tumors: Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging......Page 215
Intraoperative Photodynamic Diagnosis of Brain
Tumors Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid......Page 237
Laser-Induced Autofluorescence as a Possible
Diagnostic Tool for Use in Neurosurgery......Page 255
Brain Tumors Diagnostic by
Tumor Imaging Agents......Page 285
MR-Based Methods for pH
Measurement in Brain Tumors:
Current Status and Clinical Potential......Page 297
Metabolic Imaging of Brain Tumor by
99mTc-Tetrofosmin Scintitomography......Page 313
Immunolocalization of the
Glioblastoma Cells by
Nanoparticles Using Microscopy Tools......Page 335
Synchrotron Radiation:
Applications in Diagnosis and Treatment
of Malignant Brain Tumors......Page 351
18a_Part 2......Page 373
Anesthetic Considerations
of Brain Tumor Surgery......Page 375
Strategies in Glioma-Surgery......Page 395
Neurosurgical Management of Gliomas......Page 413
Surgical Technique for Metastatic Brain Tumors......Page 433
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors......Page 443
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery After Stereotactic
Aspiration for Large Cystic Brain Metastases......Page 457
Management of Brain Tumors in Eloquent Areas......Page 465
Therapeutic Embolization of Cranial Tumors......Page 503
Advanced Surgical Management of Gliomas:
Technological Requirements, Concept of
Information-Guided Resection,
and Clinical Results......Page 527