Build a systematic, clinically grounded approach to interpreting complex neuroradiology examinations.
Advanced Textbook of Clinical Neuroradiology provides a comprehensive guide to imaging of the brain, spine, head and neck for radiology residents, fellows, and practicing physicians who want to strengthen both their diagnostic knowledge and their approach to image interpretation.
Beginning with the fundamentals of CT and MRI, the book progresses through advanced neuroimaging techniques including diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion imaging, MR spectroscopy, susceptibility-weighted imaging, functional MRI, and tractography. Readers are guided from normal cross-sectional neuroanatomy to the recognition and interpretation of a broad spectrum of neurological disease.
Across 23 major chapters, the text addresses acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, intracranial aneurysms, vascular malformations, CNS tumors, infections, demyelinating and autoimmune disorders, metabolic disease, trauma, congenital abnormalities, neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, spinal pathology, head and neck imaging, and pediatric neuroradiology.
Readers will learn to:
Apply systematic search patterns to CT and MRI examinations
Recognize characteristic imaging patterns and build focused differential diagnoses
Evaluate cerebrovascular emergencies and advanced stroke imaging
Differentiate major intracranial tumors and tumor mimics
Interpret common spinal, skull-base, orbital, temporal-bone, and neck abnormalities
Integrate advanced MRI techniques into everyday clinical decision-making
Recognize important pediatric and congenital neuroradiologic conditions
Use protocol, differential-diagnosis, MRI safety, glossary, and reference sections for rapid review
Designed as both a learning resource and a practical reference, this textbook helps bridge imaging physics, anatomy, pathology, and clinical reasoning for more confident neuroradiologic interpretation.