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Neurosonology and Neuroimaging of Stroke, Book & DVD

Table of Contents


Table of Contents

Foreword (Prof. Caplan)
Foreword (Prof. Einhäupl)
Introduction (Authors)

Abbreviations


A PRINCIPLES AND RULES
1 Flow dynamics and Ultrasound methods
1.1 Flow dynamics
1.2 Ultrasound methods
1.3 Ultrasound systems
2 Vascular anatomy and structure of ultrasound examination
2.1 General arterial anatomy
2.1.1 Extracranial arterial anatomy
2.1.2 Intracranial arterial anatomy
2.2 General structure of arterial ultrasound examination
2.3 Special arterial anatomy and ultrasound anatomy
2.3.1 Extracranial arteries
2.3.2 Intracranial Arteries
2.4 General venous anatomy
2.4.1 Intracranial venous anatomy
2.4.2 Extracranial venous anatomy
2.5 General structure of venous ultrasound examination
2.6. Special venous anatomy and ultrasound anatomy
2.6.1 Intracranial veins and sinuses
2.6.2 Extracranial veins
3 Intracranial hemodynamics and functional tests
3.1 Autoregulation
3.2 Neurovascular coupling
3.3 Metabolic coupling
3.4 Parameters of cerebral hemodynamics
4 Pathogenesis of stroke
4.1 Arterial ischemia
4.1.1 Pathophysiology
4.1.2 Classification of arterial stroke
4.2.1 Spontaneous microemboli
4.2.2 Microemboli in PFO detection
4.3 Venous ischemia
5 Vascular pathology
5.1 Vessel wall pathology
5.2 Stenoses and occlusions
5.2.1 Ultrasound criteria of stenoses
5.2.2 Ultrasound criteria of occlusions
5.3 Extracranial pathology
5.3.1 Extracranial anterior circulation
5.3.2 Extracranial posterior circulation
5.4 Intracranial pathology
5.4.1 Intracranial anterior circulation
5.4.2 Intracranial posterior circulation
5.5 Collateral pathways
5.5.1 Intracranial collateral pathways
5.5.2 Intracranial collateral pathways in ICA occlusive processes
5.5.3 Intracranial collateral pathways in VA occlusive processes
5.5.4 Extracranial collateral pathways
5.5.5 Clinical relevance of collateral pathways
6 Angiographic techniques in neuroradiology
6.1 DSA
6.2 MRA
6.3 CTA
6.4 Current algorithm at the Charité university hospital


B CASE HISTORIES
Neurosonological degree of difficulty: low
Case 1: Extracranial proximal internal carotid artery stenosis
Case 2: Free floating thrombus of the extracranial internal carotid artery
Case 3: Common carotid artery occlusion
Case 4: Temporal arteriovenous malformation
Case 5: M1 middle cerebral artery stenosis
Case 6: P2 posterior cerebral artery stenosis
Case 7: Cerebral circulatory arrest
Case 8: Bilateral intracranial V4 vertebral artery stenosis
Case 9: Moyamoya disease with bilateral carotid-T stenosis
Case 10: Thrombolysis of M1 middle cerebral artery occlusion
Neurosonological degree of difficulty: medium
Case 11: Secondary occlusion in internal carotid artery dissection
Case 12: Bilateral proximal extracranial internal artery occlusion and high-grade V1 vertebral artery stenosis
Case 13: Internal carotid artery stenosis in fibromuscular dysplasia and Wegener`s granulomatosis
Case 14: Isolated carotid siphon stenosis
Case 15: Near occlusion of the extracranial internal carotid artery
Case 16: Giant cell arteritis with bilateral V4 vertebral artery stenosis
Case 17: Ascending middle cerebral artery occlusion
Case 18: Bilateral internal carotid artery dissection
Case 19: Vertebral artery dissection with distal occlusion
Case 20: Internal carotid artery dissection with fast recanalization
Neurosonological degree of difficulty: high
Case 21: Midbasilar artery occlusion
Case 22: M1 middle cerebral artery occlusion with prominent early temporal branch
Case 23: Takayasu`s arteritis with subclavian artery and vertebral artery stenoses
Case 24: Dissection of the extracranial internal carotid artery and contralateral M1 middle cerebral artery
Case 25: Progressive M1 middle cerebral artery occlusion
Case 26: Extracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm following basilar artery stenting
Case 27: Diffuse cerebral angiomatosis
Case 28: Subclavian steal phenomenon in subclavian artery and internal carotid artery occlusion
Case 29: Cerebral venous thrombosis
Case 30: Multilocular extra- and intracranial stenoses and occlusions

References
Index
About the Authors

 
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