3 Portal Hypertension
10.1055/b-0038-162874 3 Portal Hypertension Robert O′Shea and Rachel Abou Mrad 3.1 Introduction The term “portal hypertension” was first credited to Gilbert and Villaret in 1906 in research studies performed to…
2 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
10.1055/b-0038-162873 2 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Siva P. Raman and Elliot K. Fishman 2.1 Introduction Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) now serves as the first-line imaging modality…
1 Intraprocedural Imaging and Navigational Tools in Digestive Disease Interventions
10.1055/b-0038-162872 1 Intraprocedural Imaging and Navigational Tools in Digestive Disease Interventions Stephen R. Lee, Raul N. Uppot, and Suvranu “Shoey” Ganguli 1.1 Introduction Since its birth in 1964, the specialty…
4 Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
10.1055/b-0038-162875 4 Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Anthony M. Esparaz and Nicholas Fidelman 4.1 Introduction In the more than 20 years of clinical research…
Part II Atlas
10.1055/b-0039-166440 3 Coronal Sections Fourteen coronal sections have been described in this part of the book from anterior to posterior. ▶Fig. 3.1 describes the position of coronal sections; ▶Fig. 3.2,…
Part III Topography of the Head and Neck
10.1055/b-0039-166444 7 Topography of the Cranium, Intracranial Spaces, and Contained Structures 7.1 Cranial Vault Five bones form the cranial vault, the neurocranium: Occipital bone Sphenoid Paired temporal bones Frontal bone…
10 Neurofunctional Systems
10.1055/b-0039-166447 10 Neurofunctional Systems “Neurofunctional systems” are orders of neuron populations that process and transmit afferent or efferent signals while processing neural information and include, for instance, gustatory, auditory, visual,…
5 Transverse Sections
10.1055/b-0039-166442 5 Transverse Sections Fourteen transverse sections have been described in the following part of the book from inferior to superior. Fig. 5.1 illustrates the position of 14 MRI sections…
4 Sagittal Sections
10.1055/b-0039-166441 4 Sagittal Sections Sagittal MR images offer the advantage of the simultaneous depiction of facial bones and the cranial vault. The following structures are clearly seen in the median…
12 Specimens and Technique
10.1055/b-0039-166449 12 Specimens and Technique Using specimens from the neuroanatomical collection of the Hannover Medical School the authors have been able to gain valuable information about the sectional anatomy of…
