PEDIATRIC NEUROIMAGING

Preface to the First Edition
Preface
List of Disorders
Contributors

1. Techniques and Methods in Pediatric Neuroimaging
CHRISTOPHER P. HESS AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
2. Normal Development of the Neonatal and Infant Brain, Skull, and Spine
A. JAMES BARKOVICH AND PRATIK MUKHERJEE
3. Metabolic, Toxic, and Inflammatory Brain Disorders
A. JAMES BARKOVICH AND ZOLTAN PATAY
4. Brain and Spine Injuries in Infancy and Childhood
ERIN SIMON SCHWARTZ AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
5. Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Skull
A. JAMES BARKOVICH AND CHARLES A. RAYBAUD
6. The Phakomatoses
GILBERT VEZINA AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
7. Intracranial, Orbital, and Neck Masses of Childhood
CHARLES RAYBAUD AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
8. Hydrocephalus
A. RAYBAUD AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
9. Congenital Anomalies of the Spine
ERIN SIMON SCHWARTZ AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
10. Neoplasms of the Spine
A. JAMES BARKOVICH
11. Infections of the Developing and Mature Nervous System
GARY HEDLUND, JAMES F. BALE, JR, AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH
12. Anomalies of Cerebral Vasculature: Diagnostic and Endovascular Considerations
PHILIP M. MEYERS, VAN V. HALBACH, AND A. JAMES BARKOVICH

Index

The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of Pediatric Neuroimaging is a highly illustrated text-reference that describes and illustrates the full range of pediatric disorders diagnosable by modern neuroimaging. Covering the diagnosis of brain, spinal, and head and neck disorders in the pediatric patient, the text is rooted in the principle that the proper interpretation of studies requires the acquisition of high-quality images and an understanding of the basic concepts of neuroembryology, normal development, and pathophysiology. Much coverage is given to the disorders seen in everyday practice. The emphasis is on CT and MRI, which are the optimal imaging modalities in children.

The first two chapters describe useful imaging techniques in this patient population and the imaging manifestations of normal development, to distinguish that from manifestations of disease. The final ten chapters of the book are divided by groups of diseases, with numerous drawings and images that illuminate the underlying pathologic and embryologic/genetic bases of each disorder. The goal is provide a basic approach to groups of diseases, then offer detailed information about the clinical manifestations, underlying biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics and/or pathology of specific disorders.

The book incorporates the essential concepts for obtaining good images and understanding normal development, which helps the reader to distinguish normal developmental changes from disease.

FEATURES
-More than 2500 high-quality illustrations--MRI, CT, DWI, MR spectroscopy, fMRI--showing different stages of brain development and differentiating immaturity from disease
-discussion of normal brain development, malformations, brain injuries, and vascular disorders
-Up-to-date applications of diffusion imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, perfusion imaging and proton spectroscopy--and which techniques are best suited to each age group
-discussion of newly described diseases and new classifications of disorders, such as brain tumors, malformations and metabolic disorders
-embryology, pathology and molecular biology included where applicable, to reinforce understanding of disease and its radiologic manifestations
-List of disorders helps reader to quickly locate a disorder within the text

AUTHOR

A. James Barkovich MD
Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery, Chief, Pediatric Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Charles Raybaud MD
Professor of Radiology, University of Toronto, Division Head of Neuroradiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada