The Migraine Brain, edited by David Borsook, Arne May, Peter J. Goadsby, and Richard Hargreaves, makes a major contribution to the field, addressing the increasingly sophisticated neuroimaging techniques that have allowed researchers to begin to define functional and anatomical characteristics of migraine and other less-common types of headache. Of particular focus is how imaging is changing the way we understand migraine. This includes changes in function, structure and chemistry of the migraine brain. Included are sections that focus on particular aspects of migraine, for example the migraine aura: those symptoms that cause visual sensitivity (blinding white light), sensory difficulty (loud noises, painful touch, and hot/cold spells), slurred language, and motor dysfunction.
Extensively illustrated throughout, The Migraine Brain provides a general overview of the history of migraine, its pathophysiology, as well as in-depth details on the Clinical Perspectives and the different imaging techniques in use (MR, fMRI, DTI, VBM, PET, fMRI, and MEG). It also includes details on modulation of the brain using such techniques as TMS. The book concludes with a discussion of future uses of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of migraines and other headaches.
A collation of the top thinkers in the field and the only book of its kind, The Migraine Brain is necessary reading for neurologists and neuroscientists.

This book presents new methods of analyzing and processing hyperspectral medical images, which can be used in diagnostics, for example for dermatological images. The algorithms proposed are fully automatic and the results obtained are fully reproducible. Their operation was tested on a set of several thousands of hyperspectral images and they were implemented in Matlab. The presented source code can be used without licensing restrictions. This is a valuable resource for computer scientists, bioengineers, doctoral students, and dermatologists interested in contemporary analysis methods.

This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on CT Angiography. Articles will include: CT Angiography - A Review and Technical Update; CT Angiography of Thoracic Aorta; CT Angiography of Abdominal Aorta; CT Angiography of the Liver, Spleen, and Pancreas; CT Angiography of the Bowel and Mesentery; CT Angiography of the Renal Circulation; CT Angiography of the Lower Extremities; CT Angiography of the Upper Extremities; Pediatric Considerations in CT Angiography; CT Angiography of the Neurovascular Circulation; Role of MRA in the Era of Modern CT Angiography; CT Angiography for Preoperative Thoracoabdominal Flap Planning; and more!

Imaging of Paranasal Sinuses is explored in this important Neuroimaging Clinics issue. Articles include: Current trends in sinonasal imaging; Normal anatomy and anatomic variants of the paranasal sinuses on CT; Pre-treatment imaging in inflammatory sinonasal disease; The role of CT and MRI in imaging of fungal sinusitis; Imaging approach to sinonasal tumors; The role of CT and MRI in imaging of sino-nasal tumors; The role of CT and MRI in the skull base in evaluation of sino-nasal disease; Post-treatment imaging of the paranasal sinuses following endoscopic sinus surgery; Post-treatment imaging of the paranasal sinuses following treatment for sinonasal neoplasia; and more!

The 6 chapters in this book have been selected from the contents of the Spine section in Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology 6e. These chapters provide a succinct up-to-date overview of current imaging techniques and their clinical applications in daily practice and it is hoped that with this concise format the user will quickly grasp the fundamentals they need to know. Throughout these chapters, the relative merits of different imaging investigations are described, variations are discussed and recent imaging advances are detailed.

The 20 chapters in this book have been selected from the contents of the Abdominal Imaging section in Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology 6e. These chapters provide a succinct up-to-date overview of current imaging techniques and their clinical applications in daily practice and it is hoped that with this concise format the user will quickly grasp the fundamentals they need to know. Throughout these chapters, the relative merits of different imaging investigations are described, variations are discussed and recent imaging advances are detailed.

This volume comprises the latest developments in both fundamental science and patient-specific applications, discussing topics such as: cellular mechanics; injury biomechanics; biomechanics of heart and vascular system; medical image analysis; and both patient-specific fluid dynamics and solid mechanics simulations. With contributions from researchers world-wide, the Computational Biomechanics for Medicine series of titles provides an opportunity for specialists in computational biomechanics to present their latest methodologies and advancements.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Ruminant Ultrasound. Article topics include: On-farm use of ultrasound for assessment of bovine respiratory disease, Echocardiography for the assessment of congenital heart defects in calves, Ultrasonography of the tympanic bulla and otitis media, Ultrasonography of the central nervous system and ultrasound guided CSF tap, Ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen of calves, Ascites in cattle: ultrasonographic findings and diagnosis, Ultrasonographic doppler use for reproduction management in heifers and cows, Ultrasound use for body condition and carcass quality assessment in cattle and lambs, and more!

This volume comprises of 21 selected chapters, including two overview chapters devoted to abdominal imaging in clinical applications supported computer aided diagnosis approaches as well as different techniques for solving the pectoral muscle extraction problem in the preprocessing part of the CAD systems for detecting breast cancer in its early stage using digital mammograms. The aim of this book is to stimulate further research in medical imaging applications based algorithmic and computer based approaches and utilize them in real-world clinical applications. The book is divided into four parts, Part-I: Clinical Applications of Medical Imaging, Part-II: Classification and clustering, Part-III: Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) Tools and Case Studies and Part-IV: Bio-inspiring based Computer Aided diagnosis techniques.

The Guest Editors have assembled key opinion leaders to provide state of the art articles on this important update on ERCP. A chapter on cannulation techniques and sphincterotomy will highlight recent literature on wire-guided cannulation, use of papillotomes, when and if to precut for entry and the use of smart circuitry for papillotomy. A chapter on surgically altered anatomy will highlight the increasing occurrence of biliary tract disease in patient's s/p gastric bypass for obesity along with other surgery and the use of balloon enteroscopes, overtubes and intraoperative procedures A chapter on EUS assisted biliary and pancreatic access will highlight the growing experience with these combine techniques. There is growing literature on preventing post-ercp pancreatitis which is changing the standard of care and Joe Elmunzer is the best person to highlight this. Stu Sherman will review advances in the management of bile duct stones and when to intervene in gallstone pancreatitis. Peter Cotton just published a landmark study on SOD that will change the standard of care and will review the state of the science on this disease as it relates to both biliary tract and pancreatic disease. The management of benign biliary strictures and leaks is evolving with the introduction of covered metal stents and Jacques Deviere is at the forefront. Amrita Sethi will discuss diagnosis of biliary malignancy highlighting the use of FISH, molecular markers and enhanced imaging such as pCLE. Michele Kahaleh will review recent experience with biliary tumor ablation using RFA probes and PDT. Alan Barkun helps endoscopists determine when to use plastic stents, metal stents, and covered stents and when to drain one, two or three segments of liver in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. George Papachristo and Dhiraj Yadav will review most recent data on endoscopic therapy for acute recurrent and smoldering acute pancreatitis. Nagy Reddy will provide on update on endotherapy for painful chronic pancreatitis. Finally, Raj Shah will update on advances in pancreatoscopy and cholangioscopy including the use of ultra slim per-oral scopes and new digital mother/baby scopes.

This book contains the full papers presented at the MICCAI 2014 workshop on Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging. The workshop brought together scientists and clinicians in the field of computational spine imaging. The chapters included in this book present and discuss the new advances and challenges in these fields, using several methods and techniques in order to address more efficiently different and timely applications involving signal and image acquisition, image processing and analysis, image segmentation, image registration and fusion, computer simulation, image based modeling, simulation and surgical planning, image guided robot assisted surgical and image based diagnosis. The book also includes papers and reports from the first challenge on vertebra segmentation held at the workshop.

This book gives an overview of recent developments in RS and SERS for sensing and biosensing considering also limitations, possibilities and prospects of this technique. Raman scattering (RS) is a widely used vibrational technique providing highly specific molecular spectral patterns. A severe limitation for the application of this spectroscopic technique lies in the low cross section of RS. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy overcomes this problem by 6-11 orders of magnitude enhancement compared with the standard RS for molecules in the close vicinity of certain rough metal surfaces. Thus, SERS combines molecular fingerprint specificity with potential single-molecule sensitivity. Due to the recent development of new SERS-active substrates, labeling and derivatization chemistry as well as new instrumentations, SERS became a very promising tool for many varied applications, including bioanalytical studies and sensing. Both intrinsic and extrinsic SERS biosensing schemes have been employed to detect and identify small molecules, nucleic acids and proteins, and also for cellular and in vivo sensing.

This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET-Based Molecular Imaging in Evolving Personalized Management Design, and is edited by Drs. Abass Alavi and Sandip Basu. Articles will include: PET-Based Personalized Medicine: An Unavoidable Path for the Foreseeable Future; Personalized Management Approaches in Lymphoma: Help from PET; PET-CT in Head-Neck Malignancies: the Implications for Personalized Clinical Practice; PET Imaging of Skeletal Metastases and its Role in Personalising Further Management; PET-Based Molecular Imaging in Designing a Personalized Management Model in Neuroendocrine Tumors; Personalized Clinical Decision Making in GI Malignancies: Where Can PET Help?; PET in Breast Carcinoma: Can it Aid in Developing a Personalized Treatment Design; PET and Thyroid Cancer: Can it Help in Evolving a Personalized Treatment Design?; PET Imaging Towards Individualized Management of Urological and Gynaecological Malignancies; The Possible Role of PET Imaging towards Individualized Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Malignancies; PET-Based Personalized Management of Inflammatory Disorders; PET-Based Radiation Oncology; PET-Based Interventional Radiology; The Current and Evolving Role of PET in Personalized Management of Lung Carcinoma, and more!

Orbit and Neuro-ophthalmic Imaging is explored in this important Neuroimaging Clinics issue. Articles include: Imaging indication, protocols, anatomy, and pitfalls; Orbital ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography- what radiologists need to know; Advanced imaging techniques for the retina and visual pathway; Imaging of optic neuropathy and chiasmatic disorder; Imaging of post-chiasmatic disorder and higher cortical visual dysfunction; Imaging of diseases of the ocular motor pathway; Imaging of orbital trauma and emergent non-traumatic conditions; Imaging of ocular prosthesis and orbital reconstruction flaps; Imaging of pediatric ophthalmologic conditions; and more!

Guest editors Claire Tempany and Tina Kapur review MR-Guided Interventions in this important issue in MRI Clinics of North America. Articles include: MR sequences and rapid acquisition for MR-guided interventions; MR-guided breast interventions: role in biopsy targeting and lumpectomies; MR-guided passive catheter tracking for endovascular therapy; MRgFUS update on clinical applications; MR-guided spine Interventions; MR-guided prostate biopsy; Interventional MRI Clinic: the Emory experience; MR-guided cardiac interventions; MR-guided functional neurosurgery; MR-guided active catheter tracking; MR-guided drug delivery; MR-guided thermal therapy for localized and recurrent prostate cancer; MR neurography for guiding nerve blocks and its role in pain management; MR-guided gynecologic brachytherapy; and more!

Dr. Robert Gore (co-editor of Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology) has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of The Acute Abdomen. Articles will include: Evaluating the patient with right upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with right lower quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left lower quadrant pain; Acute pancreatitis; Acute disorders of the abdominal aorta; Bowel obstruction; Bowel ischemia; Acute infectious and inflammatory enterocolitides; Acute urinary tract disorders; Acute gynecologic disorders; Evaluating the acute abdomen in the pregnant patient; MR evaluation of the acute, non-traumatic abdomen in adolescents and adults; and more!

The 7 chapters in this book have been selected from the contents of the Oncological Imaging section in Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology 6e. These chapters provide a succinct up-to-date overview of current imaging techniques and their clinical applications in daily practice and it is hoped that with this concise format the user will quickly grasp the fundamentals they need to know. Throughout these chapters, the relative merits of different imaging investigations are described, variations are discussed and recent imaging advances are detailed. Please note that the following chapters represent a portion of the oncological imaging aspects in the comprehensive 6th edition of Grainger's & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology (for example, abdominal tumours are considered in section C "Abdominal Imaging")

This issue, edited by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, reviews current clinical information in "PET Based Interventions." Articles will include: PET/CT in Radiofrequency Ablation; PET/CT Guided FNAC/Biopsy; PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning; Dual Time Point Imaging; The Role of PET in Radiation Oncology; PET/CT in Individualization of Treatment (Personalized medicine); Ga68-DOTA-TOC PET/CT in targeted radionuclide therapy (Lu188 therapy for NET); Role of FDG PET/CT in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy of Endocrine Malignancies; Overview of Conventional Imaging Based Intervention in Clinical Practice; Special Techniques in PET/CT in Evaluating Genito-urinary Malignancies; and more!

Drs. Robert J. Lewandowski and Matthew S. Davenport have assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Interventional Radiology. Articles will include: Abdominal Biopsy: Technical and Clinical Considerations; Intra-arterial Therapies for Liver Masses; Liver Ablation: Best Practice; Renal Intervention; Imaging (Findings) after Intervention; Assessing Imaging Response to Therapy; Liver Masses: Imaging Evaluation in Non-cirrhotics; Imaging in Cirrhotics: Current Evidence; Renal Masses: Imaging Evaluation; Adrenal Imaging/Intervention; The Pancreas; and more!

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine focuses on Chest Imaging. Drs. Lynch and Chung have assembled an expert panel of authors on the topics of:Approach to chest CT, CT screening for lung cancer,The solitary pulmonary nodule, Staging of lung cancer, Imaging of infections, ICU imaging, Pulmonary vascular diseases, Occupational and environmental lung disease, Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, Connective tissue disease-related thoracic disease and more!

Colonoscopy is the bread and butter for endoscopists and advances in the procedure to reduce time, improve efficiency, and prevent errors are very important for this group. The newest advances look at colonoscopy efficiency and a better way to target tissue sampling, which avoids random biopsies and instead looks at ways to predict areas for sampling. The Guest Editors have selected top experts to provide these important updates and they also address current thinking that questions the continued value of colonoscopies as predictors of colon cancer. The issue will be a very popular one, and it needs to be heavily promoted.

Meticulously updated by board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologist, Dr. Dania Tamimi and her team of sub-specialty experts, Specialty Imaging: Temporomandibular Joint and Sleep-Disordered Breathing, second edition, is a comprehensive reference ideal for anyone involved with TMJ imaging or SDB, including oral and maxillofacial radiologists and surgeons, TMJ/craniofacial pain specialists, sleep medicine specialists, head and neck radiologists, and otolaryngologists. This detailed, beautifully illustrated volume covers recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of both the TMJ and SDB, including how related structures are affected. Employing a multifaceted, multispecialty approach, the clinical perspectives and imaging expertise of today's research specialists are brought together in a single, image-rich, easy-to-read text. Reflects the current emphasis on holistic diagnosis and treatment not just of the TMJ but of all related structures that can be adversely affected by any TMJ dysfunction  Examines a variety of presenting clinical signs or symptoms, discusses imaging strategies and  the associated conditions revealed by imaging, and helps you develop differential diagnoses  Provides current, detailed information on the relationship between TMJ disorders and SDB, how imaging shows the correlation between the two, and risk factors for SDB  Includes upper respiratory tract diagnoses, with multiple subsections on the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx, each with multiple new chapters  Features new chapters on ultrasonography of the TMJ and upper respiratory tract, new content on 3D and 4D modeling and surface rendering, a new section on imaging of upper respiratory tract procedures, and new content detailing the tie-in between occlusion and SDB  Includes an expanded Modalities section that includes new chapters on formulating a TMJ/upper respiratory tract report; plain film imaging of the TMJ and upper respiratory tract; CBCT analysis of the upper respiratory tract; dynamic MR of the TMJ and upper respiratory tract, and ultrasound of the TMJ   Covers the role that TMJ plays in facial growth and development, stomatognathic system function, and how TMJ abnormalities change the dimensions of the facial skeleton and surrounding structures  Contains over 5,000 print and online-only images (more than 300 are new), including radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, and histologic and gross pathology photographs  Reflects updates to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC-TMD)-the major clinical classification method and a key tool to assess/diagnose TMJ issues and facilitate communication for consultants, referrals, and prognoses  Includes an eBook version?that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud 

This two-part issue, edited by Dr. Rathan Subramaniam, reviews current clinical information in "PET/CT and Patient Outcomes." In Part I of this issue, articles will include: Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Prostate Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, Thyroid Cancer, Radiation Therapy Planning, Infection/Inflammation, Colorectal Cancer, and more!