Inherited Metabolic Disorders
10.1055/b-0034-102656 Inherited Metabolic Disorders This section discusses a diverse group of disorders due to inborn errors of metabolism. Imaging is often suggestive of the general diagnosis, but rarely specific for…
NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING
Acquired Metabolic, Systemic, and Toxic Disorders
10.1055/b-0034-102657 Acquired Metabolic, Systemic, and Toxic Disorders Acute Hypertensive Encephalopathy This entity, also known by the term posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), is caused by acute severe hypertension. There is…
Herniation
10.1055/b-0034-102660 Herniation Subfalcine herniation is the most common brain herniation, and is caused by a supratentorial mass on one side that shifts brain to the opposite side. Herniation of 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…
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…
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…
17 On the Horizon: Tumor Genomics
10.1055/b-0035-122308 17 On the Horizon: Tumor GenomicsRivka R. Colen, Faisal Tai, and Pascal O. Zinn 17.1 Introduction Imaging genomics is an emerging field that links specific imaging characteristics (also termed…
