Imaging of Central Nervous System Tumors

Description:

Organized according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Imaging of CNS Tumors is a concise imaging reference for CNS tumors as well as tumor mimics. This unique, heavily illustrated title covers essential imaging features of more than 120 different types of brain and spine tumors, making it a valuable resource for residents and practitioners in radiology, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, neuropathology, and neurology, as well as for medical and graduate students and research scientists with interest in CNS tumors.

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Imaging Modalities for Central Nervous System Tumors

Chapter 2 Meningiomas

Chapter 3 Mesenchymal Tumors

Chapter 4 CNS Lymphomas

Chapter 5 Histiocytic Tumors

Chapter 6 Germ Cell Tumors

Chapter 7 Melanocytic Tumors

Chapter 8 Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Chapter 9 Tumors of the Pineal Region

Chapter 10 Tumors of the Sellar Region

Chapter 11 Embryonal Tumors

Chapter 12 Diffuse Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors

Chapter 13 Circumscribed Astrocytic Tumors

Chapter 14 Ependymal Tumors

Chapter 15 Other Gliomas

Chapter 16 Choroid Plexus Tumors

Chapter 17 Neuronal and Mixed Glioneuronal Tumors

Chapter 18 Metastatic Tumors to the Central Nervous System

Chapter 19 Genetic Tumor Syndromes

Chapter 20 Central Nervous System Tumor Mimics

Index