Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, fifth edition, comprehensively addresses the rapidly evolving field of neuroradiology, serving as an essential resource for neuroradiologists, general radiologists, and medical trainees. This volume offers a highly visual reference for contemporary brain imaging practices. Authored by Drs. Miral Jhaveri, Karen L. Salzman, and a collaborative group of neuroimaging specialists, it contains updated insights on over 300 brain and central nervous system (CNS) conditions, thereby facilitating well-informed clinical decision-making.
The text provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance on both pathology-based and anatomy-based approaches to diagnosis, enabling the identification of a wide array of brain and CNS disorders. It introduces new diagnoses and chapters focusing on areas such as inflammatory and demyelinating diseases, metabolic disorders, and CNS tumors.
Significant updates include the reclassification of brain tumor categories in accordance with the WHO CNS Classification and the Consortium to Inform Molecular and Practical Approaches to CNS Tumor Taxonomy, marking a pivotal shift toward integrating molecular diagnostics into CNS tumor classification. Furthermore, it addresses critical topics including recent therapeutic advancements in Alzheimer’s disease through monoclonal antibody (MAB) immunotherapy, CNS manifestations of SARS-CoV-2, and the latest developments in vessel wall imaging.
With nearly 3,200 high-quality print images and videos, alongside an additional 4,700 images available in the complementary eBook, the volume features a rich array of radiological images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical photographs, gross pathology images, and histological visuals. This extensive visual content enhances the communication of imaging findings among neuroscientists, including oncologists and neurosurgeons.
The use of succinct bulleted text and a highly structured chapter format ensures rapid comprehension of essential information at the point of care. The accompanying eBook offers full access to the printed content along with additional texts, videos, and thousands of images and references, while providing functionalities for searching, content customization, note-taking, highlighting, and text-to-speech capabilities.
