NONINVASIVE RADIOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF EXTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PATHOLOGIES

1. Anatomy of Cerebral Circulation System
2. Basic Principles of Hemodynamics
3. Main Principles of Ultrasound Examination
4. Ultrasound Examination of Extracranial Vessels
5. Technical Aspects of Computer Tomography and CT Angiography
6. Physical Principles of Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Angiography
7. Assessment of CT Angiography and MR Angiography Data
8. Cerebral Ischemia and Stroke
9. Capacity of Perfusion- and Diffusion-Weighted MRI (PWI, DWI) and Perfusion CT (PCT) in Revealing of Acute Ischemia
10. Atherostenosis and Thrombosis of Extracranial Vessels
11. Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Layer Changes
12. Structural Characteristics of Atherosclerotic Plaque
13. Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Extracranial Carotid Stenosis
14. Deformation of Extracranial Arteries
15. Takayasu’s Arteritis
16. Subclavian Steal Effect
17. Dissection of Extracranial Arteries
18. Aneurism and Pseudoaneurism of Extracranial Arteries
19. Congenital Variations of Extracranial Arteries
20. Pathological Findings in the Jugular Veins
21. Detection of Cerebral Microemboli
22. Assessment of Cerebrovascular Reactivity

This book is a state of the art guide to the diagnosis of extracranial vascular pathologies with modern noninvasive neuroimaging and vascular imaging techniques. The opening sections provide a thorough introduction to arterial and venous anatomy, basic hemodynamics, and the principles of noninvasive vascular diagnostics, including by means of color Doppler ultrasound, CT and CT angiography (356- and 640-slice systems), and MRI and MR angiography (1.5 and 3 T). The main body of the book is devoted to the use of these methods to image cerebral ischemia and a wide variety of extracranial arterial and venous anomalies and pathologies. Neuroimaging and vascular imaging diagnostic criteria are clearly identified with the aid of many high-quality images, and the advantages and disadvantages of each modality for each pathology are explained. Information is also presented on etiology, pathophysiology, and other relevant aspects. A concluding section discusses the role of complementary noninvasive functional tests. The book will be a valuable resource for neurologists, angiologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, trainees, and all physicians who care for patients with cerebrovascular diseases.

Features
• Provides state of the art guidance on neck vessel imaging by means of noninvasive modalities
• Covers a broad spectrum of cerebrovascular diseases
• Identifies neuroimaging and vascular imaging diagnostic criteria
• Explores the advantages and disadvantages of each modality for each pathology

Authors
• Fridon Todua, MD, PhD, has been the founder and Scientific Supervisor of the Institute of Clinical Medicine ,Tbilisi, Georgia since 1991. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Chivalrous Order of the Belgian Royal Court (1999), the Albert Schweitzer Medal "For humanism and service to the people" (2003), and the Order of Presidential Excellency (2010). He became Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences in 1991 and Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Art, a member of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences as well. Prof. Todua has served as a President of the Georgian Association of Radiology and the Georgian Association of Telemedicine. He was elected as an honorary professor at Graz Medical University in 2010, Baku State University in 2012, and the Georgian David Agmashenebeli University in 2012, etc. He is the author of more 600 scientific publications and nine monographs.
• Dudana Gachechiladze, MD, PhD, is Scientific Supervisor of the Ultrasound imaging Department of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia. She is a Professor of Radiology in the department of Diagnostic Medicine of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , The head of programme of the Medical education of Caucasus University. Member of the National Medical Academy of Georgia. Dr. Gachechiladze is Vice-Editor of the Georgian Journal of Radiology. She is a member of the European Society of Radiology Education Committee and a number of other associations and societies as well. She is the author of more than 150 scientific publications, including two monographs.