Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disorders

·         Covers state of the art and evolving imaging modalities and research, making this a key resource for all modern techniques

·         Chapters are written by world leaders in the field, ensuring clarity and precision throughout the book

·         This book offers a synergy between the fields of radiology, neurology and neuroradiology, allowing the reader to have a complete vision of the pathology and its diagnosis

Section 1: Introduction
1: Epidemiology of neurodegenerative diseases, Giancarlo Logroscino and Rosanna Tortelli
2: Metabolomics of neurodegenerative disorders, Luigi Barberini, Luca Saba, Claudia Fattuoni, Matteo Fraschini, and Francesco Marrosu
3: Transcriptome profiling in neurodegenerative disorders, James D Mills and Michael Janitz
4: Health economic considerations in neurodegenerative disorders, Thomas Rapp, Pauline Chauvin, Nadège Costa, and Laurent Molinier
5: Symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases, Robert Laforce, M. Lehmann, J. Macoir, S. Poulin, M. Roy, J.-P. Soucy, L. Verret, B. L. Miller, and R. W. Bouchard
Section 2: Imaging Technique
6: Computed Tomography, Michele Anzidei
7: General principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Aart J. Nederveen, Matthan W.A. Caan, and Marion Smits
8: Nuclear medicine and radiology, Juergen Dukart and Bogdan Draganski
9: Molecular imaging and neurodegenerative diseases, Vivekanandan Palaninathan, Sivakumar Balasubramanian, D. Sakthi Kumar
10: PET imaging in neurodegenerative disorders - evolving techniques and new tracers, Christopher Kobylecki, Alexander Gerhard, and Karl Herholz
11: Radiopharmaceuticals for molecular imaging of neurodegenerative diseases, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Brigitte Vallabhajosula, and Lilja Solnes
Section 3: Neurodegeneration: Cognition
12: Neuroimaging of Alzheimer's disease, Charles D. Smith and Brian T. Gold
13: MRI-based imaging of Alzheimer's disease, F. Garaci, N. Toschi, T. Volpi, G. Gareffa, L. Spies, S.Lista, H. Hampel
14: Frontotemporal dementia, Jennifer L. Whitwell
15: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Claire Henchcliffe and Thomas Tropea
16: Corticobasal Syndrome and Corticobasal Degeneration, Luke A Massey and Sean O'Sullivan
Section 4: Nueorregeneration: Movement
17: Parkinson's disease: Clinical and Imaging Features, Ana M. Franceschi, Sofia Pina, and Mauricio Castillo
18: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Dominic Paviour
19: Imaging in Huntington's disease, SJA van den Bogaard and RAC Roos
20: Multiple system atrophy, Keita Sakurai
Section 5: Neurodegeneration: Strength
21: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Martin R. Turner
Section 6: Neurodegeneration: Coordination
22: Spinocerebellar Atrophies, Ana Solodkin, Gulin Oz, and Christopher M Gomez
23: Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disorder- Friedreich Ataxia, Hamed Akhlaghi, Martin B. Delatycki, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, and Gary F. Egan
24: Neuroimaging in human prion diseases, Damien Galanaud
Section 7: Neurodegeneration: PNSANS
25: Amyloidosis, Erez Nossek & Tali Jonas Kimchi
26: Metabolic and toxin related neurodegeneration, Amogh Hedge and CC Tchoyoson Lim
Section 8: Neurodegeneration: Myelin
27: Demyelinating diseases, Eytan Raz
28: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, José Berciano and Elena Gallardo
29: Neurodegenerative Disorders of the Basal Ganglia, Lev Bangiyev, Alexandra Roudenko, Eytan Raz, August Dietrich, Girish M. Fatterpekar
Section 9: Neurodegeneration: Trauma
30: Clinical benefit of dopamine transporter imaging in movement disorders and dementia, Jan Booij, Françoise J Siepel, Tirza C Buter, and Dag Aarsland
31: Neurodegeneration post trauma: Brain, Erin D. Bigler
32: Neurodegeneration post trauma: spine, J.A. Petersen, Spyros S. Kollias
33: Neurodegeneration post trauma: Peripheral nerves, Duan Xiao-Hui and Jun Shen
Section 10: Neuroimaging after therapy
34: Functional imaging of neurosurgery in Parkinson's disease, A.L. Bartels, R. Hilker
35: Neuroimaging after Cell-Based Therapy, Tsui A, Piccini P