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* . . . . At last the doctor will be freed from the tedious
interpretation of screens and photographs. Instead, he will examine
and scan through his patient directly. Wearing optical-shutter
spectacles and aiming a pulsed laser torch, he will be able to peer
at the beating heart, study the movement of a joint or the flexing
of a muscle, press on suspect areas to see how the organs beneath
respond, check that pills have been correctly swallowed or that an
implant is savely in place, and so on. A patient wearing white
cotton or nylon clothes that scatter but hardly absorb light, may
not even have to undress . . . . *. David Jones, Nature (1990)
348:290 Optical imaging of the brain is a rapidly growing field of
heterogenous techniques that has attracted considerable interest
recently due to a number of theoretical advantages in comparison
with other brain imaging modalities: it uses non ionizing
radiation, offers high spatial and temporal resolution, and
supplies new types of metabolic and functional information. From a
practical standpoint it is important that bedside examinations seem
feasible and that the implementations will be considerably less
expensive compared with competing techniques. In October 1991, a
symposium was held at the Eibsee near Garmisch, Germany to bring
together the leading scientists in this new field.
"A Quick Reference Text" Easy to read and practical in design,
Neurocritical Care is the book specialists will turn to for quick
reference. It concentrates on management problems, from diagnostic
procedures to therapeutic strategies. Exact descriptions are given
for treatment procedures, and it is easy to find the appropriate
treatment for a given patient. "International Expertise" More than
100 authors from North America have contributed to the book. The
different strategies used on either side of the Atlantic have been
described, the sections on neuroimaging have been reviewed by a
neuroradiologist. "Comprehensive in Scope" Both frequent and rare
neurological diseases that may require critical care treatment and
subjects of more general interest such as monitoring strategies,
ethical problems, brain death and neurological disorders in
internal medicine have been covered. Pathophysiology is also
discussed, insomuch as it is important for understanding the
treatment strategies.
* . . . . At last the doctor will be freed from the tedious
interpretation of screens and photographs. Instead, he will examine
and scan through his patient directly. Wearing optical-shutter
spectacles and aiming a pulsed laser torch, he will be able to peer
at the beating heart, study the movement of a joint or the flexing
of a muscle, press on suspect areas to see how the organs beneath
respond, check that pills have been correctly swallowed or that an
implant is savely in place, and so on. A patient wearing white
cotton or nylon clothes that scatter but hardly absorb light, may
not even have to undress . . . . *. David Jones, Nature (1990)
348:290 Optical imaging of the brain is a rapidly growing field of
heterogenous techniques that has attracted considerable interest
recently due to a number of theoretical advantages in comparison
with other brain imaging modalities: it uses non ionizing
radiation, offers high spatial and temporal resolution, and
supplies new types of metabolic and functional information. From a
practical standpoint it is important that bedside examinations seem
feasible and that the implementations will be considerably less
expensive compared with competing techniques. In October 1991, a
symposium was held at the Eibsee near Garmisch, Germany to bring
together the leading scientists in this new field.
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