The Definitive Reference on Imaging and Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases

New York, NY, December 18, 2015 --(PR.com)-- "Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders," recently published by Thieme, is an up-to-date reference covering the latest techniques used in neuroimaging as well as the basic structural imaging that facilitates diagnosis of various neurodegenerative disorders. All advanced imaging modalities, including MR spectroscopy, DTI, MRI, and PET scans, are discussed in detail, enabling readers to gain a solid understanding of how to use them to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases.

Key Features:

- Each chapter covers the clinical features, pathology, and imaging of a specific disease/disorder
- Sections on cerebellar degeneration and dysfunction, motor neuron disorders, post-traumatic cognitive disorders, dementia with extrapyramidal syndromes, and deep brain stimulation
- A final section discusses the distinctions between preventable, potentially reversible, and irreversible dementia

"Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders" provides radiologists and all who care for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases with an invaluable reference that will be part of their medical library for many years to come.

Kanekar
Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Thieme Publishers New York/Stuttgart. 2016
424 pp, 595 illustrations
Hardback
ISBN: 9781604068542
eBook - Available from ebookstore.thieme.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN: 9781604068559
€169.99/$189.99

About the Author

Sangam G. Kanekar, MD, is Associate Professor of Radiology and Neurology, Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a medical and scientific publishing house employing more than 900 staff and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Rio and Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing. Thieme publishes 150 peer-reviewed journals and more than 450 new books annually. The company has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include eNeurosurgery, eOtolaryngology, eSpine, Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, and the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.