Thieme's classic, indispensable guide to sectional imaging of the cranium
Now in a revised and expanded fourth edition, this exquisitely illustrated text/atlas by renowned experts, provides you
with the cognitive tools to visualize and interpret CT and MR images of the cranium. In exacting detail, the normal
structures of the brain, as seen in the three orthogonal planes (axial, sagittal, and coronal), are revealed with
unparalleled accuracy, making the volume a highly useful aid in daily practice, for teaching, and to provide an
anatomic baseline for research on the brain.
Beyond the clinical utility of the contents, the work is an aesthetic pleasure to behold, making learning and
comprehension of complex material as simple and easy as possible.
Key Features:
• Detailed brain anatomy shown in the three orthogonal planes; two-page spreads showing imaging studies
keyed to the graphics using numbers that are consistent throughout
• Graphic representation of the major arterial and venous territories, and CNS spaces, supra- and infratentorial
• The most important neurofunctional systems revealed in multiplanar parallel sections, including detail on the
potential sites of lesions and corresponding neurologic deficits
• New to the fourth edition:
All X-ray and CT-/MR images replaced with new high-resolution CT and MR images
• High resolution 3-Tesla MR images of the brainstem, 7-Tesla-images, fractional anisotropy (FA) maps as well
as quantitative susceptibility maps (QSM)
• New material on temporal bone, brain maturation, neurofunctional systems
• Clinical context updated and expanded
Cranial Neuroimaging and Clinical Neuroanatomy is an essential reference guide for neuroradiologists and
neurosurgeons (in training and in practice) and will also be welcomed by many neurologists.
This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.
Part I Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 Aims and Objectives
1.2 3D Coordinate Systems for Localization of Brain Structures
1.3 Intravital and Postmortem Neuroanatomy
1.4 Terminology
1.5 Information for Users
2. Tomography and Landmarks
2.1 Computed Tomography
2.2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2.3 Landmarks of Cross-sectional Imaging
2.4 Clinical Significance of Computer and Magnetic Resonance Tomography
Part II Atlas
3. Coronal sections
4. Sagittal sections
5. Transverse sections
6. Brainstem
Part III Topography of the Head and Neck
7. Topography of the Cranium, Intracranial Spaces, and Contained Structures
7.1 Cranial Vault
7.2 Cranial Cavity
7.3 Intracerebral CSF Spaces
7.4 Cerebral Arteries and their Vascular Territories
7.5 Cerebral Veins
7.6 Cranial Nerves
7.7 Subdivisions of the Brain
7.8 Brain Maturation
8. Facial Topography
8.1 Facial Bones
8.2 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
8.3 Orbit
8.4 Oral Cvity
8.5 Masticatory Apparatus
8.6 Lateral Facial Region
9. Topography of the Head-Neck Region
9.1 Pharynx and Parapharyngeal Space
9.2 Craniocervical Junction
9.3 Vassels of the Head-Neck Region
Part IV Nervous system-Neurofunctional Systems and Neuroactive Substances
10. Neurofunctional Systems
10.1 Sensory Systems
10.2 Gustatory System
10.3 Ascending Reticular System
10.4 Vestibular System
10.5 Auditory System
10.6 Visual System
10.7 Olfactory System
10.8 Motor Systems
10.9 Cerebellar Systems
10.10 Speech Areas
10.11 Limbic System
10.12 Autonomic Nervous System
10.13 Neuronal Networks
11. Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
11.1 Catecholaminergic Neurons
11.2 Serotoninergic Neurons
11.3 Histaminergic Neurons
11.4 Cholinergic Neurons
11.5 GABAergic Neurons
11.6 Glutamatergic and Aspartatergic Neurons
11.7 Peptidergic Neurons
Part V Appendix
12. Specimens and Technique
13. Bibliography