Handbook of imaging the Alzheimer brain / edited by J. Wesson Ashford ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Ashford, J. Wesson.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (2010 : Hawaii)

Series:

Advances in Alzheimer's disease ; v. 2.

Advances in Alzheimer's disease, 2210-5727 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alzheimer's disease--Imaging--Congresses.

Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease--Imaging--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brain--Imaging--Congresses.

Brain.

Brain--Imaging--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (824 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alzheimer's disease is a common problem that is becoming progressively more prevalent and burdensome to the world. Through better recognition of this disease and more precise diagnosis, led by brain imaging in the appropriate clinical context, it is our sincere hope that mankind can conquer this terrible disease. This handbook was developed to provide an overview of the state of the art of brain-imaging approaches that have recently emerged to reveal the critical characteristics of brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. It provides numerous chapters that examine this critical phase of Al

Contents:

section 1. Imaging the Alzheimer's brain : the pathology and pathophysiolgical bases of Alzheimer's disease : implications for advancing diagnostic imaging

section 2. Structural imaging to diagnose and measure Alzheimer-related brain changes

section 3. Imaging of cerebral blood, flow, glucose metabolism, amyloid plaques and neurofibrilary tangles in AD

section 4. Current advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging for detecting Alzheimer's disease

section 5. Electromagnetic brain mapping : EEG, EP, ERP, and their magnetic equivalents

section 6. Diffusion tensor imaging

section 7. Magenetic resonance spectroscopy

section 8. Longitudinal neuroimaging measures : windows into progression of disease and potential endpoints for clinical trials

section 9. Vascular changes in the brain causing dementia and contributing to Alzheimer's disease

section 10. Neuroimaging in the context of Alzheimer's disease.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

6613289930

1-283-28993-8

9786613289933

1-60750-793-5

OCLC:

756484711