18 Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures: Biopsy and Drainage
10.1055/b-0035-122534 18 Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures: Biopsy and DrainageAlex Barnacle and Derek Roebuck Ultrasound (US) guidance is ideal for most interventional procedures in children because it provides high-resolution, real-time imaging without…
2 Physics and Artifacts
10.1055/b-0035-122518 2 Physics and ArtifactsRob Peters Ultrasound imaging is a popular imaging technique in clinical practice. It has been used for over 6 decades. Medical ultrasound is relatively inexpensive, noninvasive,…
1 Examining the Child and Creating a Child-Friendly Environment
10.1055/b-0035-122517 1 Examining the Child and Creating a Child-Friendly EnvironmentAnne Smets A pediatric radiology department welcomes children between 0 and 18 years of age who are sick or wounded, accompanied…
11 Metabolic Imaging: MR Spectroscopy
10.1055/b-0035-122302 11 Metabolic Imaging: MR SpectroscopyIsabella M. Björkman-Burtscher and Pia C. Sundgren 11.1 Introduction Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allows noninvasive detection and measurement of clinically relevant metabolites in the brain…
14 It’s Not Just the Tumor: CNS Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Cerebrovascular Complications of Cancers
10.1055/b-0035-122305 14 It’s Not Just the Tumor: CNS Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Cerebrovascular Complications of Cancers It’s Not Just the Tumor: Syndromes and ComplicationsPrashant Nagpal and Rajan Jain 14.1 Introduction A…
13 It’s Not Just the Tumor: Treatment Effects
10.1055/b-0035-122304 13 It’s Not Just the Tumor: Treatment EffectsBrent Griffith and Rajan Jain 13.1 Introduction Imaging plays a major role in monitoring brain tumor patients; however, assessment of treatment response…
18 On the Horizon: Going Beyond Conventional MR Contrast Agents
10.1055/b-0035-122309 18 On the Horizon: Going Beyond Conventional MR Contrast AgentsJosep Puig and Wilson B. Chwang 18.1 Why We Need More Than What Is Available In patients with brain tumors,…
19 On the Horizon: Molecular Imaging
10.1055/b-0035-122310 19 On the Horizon: Molecular ImagingSanath Kumar, Meser M. Ali, and Ali S. Arbab 19.1 Introduction The majority of brain tumors are metastatic and half of them are from…
12 Molecular Imaging: PET and SPECT
10.1055/b-0035-122303 12 Molecular Imaging: PET and SPECTAsim K. Bag and Samuel Almodóvar 12.1 Introduction In the last decade there has been great interest in the clinical application of molecular imaging…
