Anatomy and Imaging of the Cranial Nerves: A Neuroanatomic Method of Investigation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) - Hardcover

Leblanc, Andre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540182403 ISBN 13: 9783540182405

Publisher: Springer, 1991

Synopsis

Andre Leblanc's book was originally conceived to help in even more importance to this remarkable production. the radiologic location of the orifices at the skull base trans­ The final outcome of this long research is the work now mitting the cranial nerves. With the passage of time it has completed after so much persistent exertion, and also after become a true atlas of anatomy, radiology, computed to­ so many transient hold-ups that Andre Leblanc has been mography and magnetic resonance imaging, whose final able to overcome, thanks to an unwavering faith in the range far exceeds the initial aims. utility of his work. Having followed the conception of this book from the out­ Thus it is that collected here, for each cranial nerve, will be set, I am well able to assess thc stringency with which this found its anatomic description, its course and distribution, study has been pursued. Based on everyday radiologic prac­ its radiologic identification in the different regions it travers­ tice, Andre Leblanc has perfected a series of methods allow­ es, a review of its pathology and the computed tomographic ing very precise visualization of even the smallest orifices of aspects of its relations. All this is clear, precise and profusely the skull base, using a relatively simple technique and con­ illustrated.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work is of the greatest importance. It studies the course of each cranial nerve in three dimensions starting from their apparent origin, and their intracranial passage to the territory innervated, in 12 chapters - one per crani- al nerve using MRI and CT images and colored anatomic illu- strations. In the case of any given syndrome, it makes it possible to conduct an effective investigation and ensures that the interpretation of the images obtained is made with the least trouble and uncertainty. Scanography and MRI have become the preferred methods for investigation of the head, in that they conduct what amounts to an "in vivo" dissection which is particularly valuable in the study of the cranial nerves and their vulnerable points. However, the interpretation of the images obtained calls for a precise knowledge of the anatomy in order to profit from the possibilities currently available, the more so since multidimensional reconstructions cannot be obtained rapidly and there is hope for similar progress as regards gradients in multiple obliquities.

In this way it is possible to foll- ow the cranial nerves and their collaterals throughout their course from their cerebral origin to their peripheral terri- tory. Thus, this "new method" with its new imaging has arri- ved just when it was required. It constitutes a real working tool for the maxillofacial surgeon, the stomatologist, the otorhinalaryngologist, the radiologist, the ophthalmologist, the neurologist, the neurosurgeon, the anatomist, the specialist in physical medicine and the medical student.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 3540182403
• ISBN 13: 9783540182405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280