Acute Ischemic Stroke

Part I: Fundamentals of Acute Ischemic Stroke.- Ischemic Stroke: Basic Pathophysiology and Neuroprotective Strategies. Causes of Ischemic Stroke.- Part II: Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke.- Unenhanced Computed Tomography.-Stroke CT Angiography (CTA).-CT Perfusion (CTP).-Conventional MRI and MR Angiography of Stroke.-Diffusion MR of Acute Stroke.-Perfusion MRI of Acute Stroke.-The Clinical Ischemic Penumbra.- Part III: Intervention in Acute Ischemic Stroke.- Clinical Management of Acute Stroke.-Intravenous Thrombolysis.- Imaging for Endovascular Stroke Therapy.-Endovascular Approaches to Acute Stroke.

R. Gilberto González, MD, PhD Dr. R. Gilberto González is Chief of Neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He has published over 170 peer-reviewed articles, over 75 chapters and reviews, and 2 books. His major clinical and research interests include the use of advanced imaging for diagnosis and image-guided therapy in acute stroke. Dr. González has been the principal investigator of multiple NIH R01 grants. He has served on 10 NIH Study Section, and is a member of the new NIH College of CSR Reviewers. He has served on the editorial boards of AJNR and JCAT and has received several awards, including the Outstanding Contributions to Research Award from the American Society of Neuroradiology. Joshua A. Hirsch, MD Dr. Hirsch is Director of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neuroendovascular Surgery and Associate Vice Chair for Interventional Care in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hirsch is widely regarded as a thought leader in the endovascular management of ischemic stroke. He will serve as president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery in 2012-13 and is an associate editor of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. Michael Lev, MD Dr. Lev is an internationally recognized neuroradiologist with a research focus in stroke and neurovascular disease. He is Director of Emergency Neuroradiology and the Radiology Neurovascular Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He served as deputy editor for neuroimaging of the journal Radiology from August 2007 through March 2009 and has also been on the editorial board of the American Journal of Neuroradiology since 2000. Dr. Lev is Principal Investigator for the Partners Healthcare, NIH-funded, Specialized Program of Translational Research in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) grant and has been aninvestigator

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is a welcome update of a book on the neuroimaging of acute ischemic stroke. ... Stroke neurologists and neurointerventional radiologists will find this book useful. Fellows in the field of vascular neurology and neuroradiology also will find this book helpful in their educational curriculum. ... a well-written book. ... providing up-to-date information on neuroimaging and management of acute ischemic stroke. ... This may help guide clinicians when caring for ischemic stroke patients in the acute setting." (Dan Capampangan, Doody's Review Service, March, 2011)

"It will be of interest to any clinicians who care for patients with acute stroke. ... the material is presented in a factual manner. But the completeness of the information, including the mathematical algorithms for determining various images and flow data, are impressive. The images are well chosen and reproduced clearly. ... Overall, Acute Ischemic Stroke will help the reader to use radiology tools to make clinical decisions in the setting of acute stroke." (Ian B. Ross, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (19), 2011)