Handbook of neuro-oncology neuroimaging

 Content: Section I: Overview of Neuro-Oncological Disorders --
 Overview of Brain Tumor Epidemiology. --
 Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Primary Brain Tumors. --
 Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors. --
 Overview of Spinal Cord Tumor Epidemiology. --
 Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Primary Spinal Cord Tumors. --
 Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases. --
 Epidural Spinal Cord Compression in Adult Neoplasms. --
 Neoplastic Meningitis. --
 Vascular Disorders: Epidemiology. --
 CNS Hemorrhage. --
 CNS Infarction. --
 Veno-Occlusive Disease. --
 Paraneoplastic Syndromes. --
 Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy. --
 Neurological Complications of Oncological Therapy. --
 Section II: Physics and Basic Science of Neuroimaging --
 Physics of CT: Scanning. --
 Physics of CT: Scanning. --
 Introductory MRI Physics. --
 Advanced MRI Physics. --
 Contrast Agents in Neuroradiological MRI: Current Status. --
 Ultra-High Field MRI: Image Acquisition. --
 Ultra-High Field MRI: fMRI, MRS and other applications. --
 Section III: Advances in Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors --
 Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Neurosurgery. --
 Neurosurgical Treatment Planning. --
 Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Basic Principles, Delivery Platforms, and Clinical Applications. --
 Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Brain Tumors. --
 Diffusion Imaging of Brain Tumors. --
 Functional MRI. --
 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. --
 Perfusion Imaging for Brain Tumor Characterization and Assessment of Treatment Response. --
 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Imaging. --
 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Physics. --
 Ultra-High Frequency BT imaging. --
 Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors in Animal Models of CNS Cancer. --
 Molecular imaging of BTs. --
 Contrast Issues in CT/MRI imaging of BTs. --
 Advances in Contrast Agent Development for CT/MRI --
 Section IV: Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors --
 Malignant Astrocytomas. --
 Low Grade Astrocytomas. --
 Oligodendrogliomas. --
 Primary CNS Lymphoma. --
 Pituitary and Sellar region Lesions. --
 Meningeal tumors. --
 Intracranial Schwannomas. --
 Diencephalic and other deep tumors. --
 Neuronal tumors. --
 Pineal region tumors. --
 Chordomas and skull base tumor. --
 Pediatric brain tumors. --
 Intracranial Metastases. --
 Non-Neoplastic mass lesions of the CNS. --
 Neuroimaging Issues in Assessing Response to Brain Tumor Therapy. --
 Pitfalls in the neuroimaging of BTs. --
 Section V: Neuroimaging of Other Neuro-Onc Syndromes --
 Neuroradiology of Leptomeningeal Metastases. --
 Imaging of Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. --
 Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy Imaging. --
 Imaging of Peripheral Neurogenic Tumors. --
 Neuro-Imaging of Cerebrovascular Complications in Cancer Patients. --
 Paraneoplastic Syndromes.
 Abstract:             Although the field of Neuro-Oncology has grown considerably in the last 10 to 15 years and has a rather extensive literature, there are no comprehensive, single-source books that summarize the current literature and future trends of neuroimaging in neuro-oncology. This book covers this topic in more comprehensive fashion, making it an important addition to the armamentarium of physicians that care for patients with brain tumors and other neuro-oncological disorders. Well-founded in basic science, it includes chapters that provide an overview of relevant background material in critical areas such as physics, contrast agents, ultra-high field brain MRI, and molecular imaging