Dating Neurological Injury: (eBook)

A Forensic Guide for Radiologists, Other Expert Medical Witnesses, and Attorneys

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2010 | 2011
XI, 126 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-60761-250-6 (ISBN)

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Dating Neurological Injury: - Jeff L. Creasy
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Dating Neurological Injury: A Forensic Guide for Radiologists, Other Expert Medical Witnesses, and Attorneys presents a unique way to approach the dating of neurological injury as imaged by modern computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US). Chapters are presented in a logical progression beginning with the general appearance of normal brain and progressing to the way abnormalities manifest themselves. The emphasis in these discussions is on the appearance of edema and of hemorrhage, as these two findings are the brain's most common response to injury. This volume presents in a systematic fashion the principles involved in the interpretation of images of the central nervous system specifically in a medical-legal setting where concern exists about the occurrence and timing of an injury. Dating Neurological Injury: A Forensic Guide for Radiologists, Other Expert Medical Witnesses, and Attorneys is a welcome addition to institutional, medical, and legal libraries, and to the personal libraries of malpractice defense and plaintiff lawyers and physicians in the neurosciences (neurosurgery, neurology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology) involved in medical-legal issues.
Dating Neurological Injury: A Forensic Guide for Radiologists, Other Expert Medical Witnesses, and Attorneys presents a unique way to approach the dating of neurological injury as imaged by modern computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US). Chapters are presented in a logical progression beginning with the general appearance of normal brain and progressing to the way abnormalities manifest themselves. The emphasis in these discussions is on the appearance of edema and of hemorrhage, as these two findings are the brain's most common response to injury. This volume presents in a systematic fashion the principles involved in the interpretation of images of the central nervous system specifically in a medical-legal setting where concern exists about the occurrence and timing of an injury. Dating Neurological Injury: A Forensic Guide for Radiologists, Other Expert Medical Witnesses, and Attorneys is a welcome addition to institutional, medical, and legal libraries, and to the personal libraries of malpractice defense and plaintiff lawyers and physicians in the neurosciences (neurosurgery, neurology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology) involved in medical-legal issues.

Preface 6
Acknowledgments 8
Contents 10
Fundamentals 14
The Structure of the Normal Brain and Its Imaging Appearance 15
The General Appearance of Edema and Hemorrhage on CT, MR and US ( Including a General Introduction to CT, MR and US Scanning) 54
The Basics of Contrast and Its Role in Dating 70
How the Imaging Appearance of Edema and Hemorrhage Change Over Time on CT, MR, and US: Dynamic ( Acute) Dating 80
Patterns of Parenchymal Injury: Pattern (Chronic) Dating 100
Application to the Medical-Legal Setting 112
Principles of Dynamic Dating in the Medical Legal Setting 113
Principles of Pattern Dating in the Medical Legal Setting 120
Therefore, What Can Be Said Based on the Images, and What Can’t Be Said Based on the Images 125
The Root Causes of Uncertainty in Dating Neurologic Events Based on Imaging Findings 127
Index 130

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.10.2010
Zusatzinfo XI, 126 p. 252 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Onkologie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren Radiologie
Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pathologie
Schlagworte brain edema • Brain Hemmorhage • brain imaging • CT • diagnostic radiology • MRI • Parenchymal Injury • Radiaton Oncology • Spinal Cord Imaging • Ultrasound
ISBN-10 1-60761-250-X / 160761250X
ISBN-13 978-1-60761-250-6 / 9781607612506
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