Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging

Dr. Newton is currently the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Center and CNS Oncology Program at the Advent Health Cancer Institute and Advent Health Orlando Campus. He recently retired as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Ohio State University Medical Center and the James Cancer Hospital, and was the holder of the Esther Dardinger Endowed Chair in Neuro-Oncology. He trained in Neuro-Oncology with Drs. Jerome Posner and William Shapiro at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and since then had been in academic Neuro-Oncology for over 25 years. He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and is the Chief Editor or Co-Editor of ten textbooks in the field of Neurology and Neuro-Oncology. In addition, he has been listed as a Best Doctor (Neurology) and Top Doctor for Cancer (Neuro-Oncology) for the past 18 years.

Section I: Overview of Neuro-Oncological DisordersOverview of Brain Tumor Epidemiology.Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Primary Brain Tumors.Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors.Overview of Spinal Cord Tumor Epidemiology.Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Primary Spinal Cord Tumors.Overview of Pathology and Treatment of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases.Epidural Spinal Cord Compression in Adult Neoplasms.Neoplastic Meningitis.Vascular Disorders: Epidemiology.CNS Hemorrhage.CNS Infarction.Veno-Occlusive Disease.Paraneoplastic Syndromes.Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy.Neurological Complications of Oncological Therapy.Section II: Physics and Basic Science of NeuroimagingPhysics of CT: Scanning.Physics of CT: Scanning.Introductory MRI Physics.Advanced MRI Physics.Contrast Agents in Neuroradiological MRI: Current Status.Ultra-High Field MRI: Image Acquisition.Ultra-High Field MRI: fMRI, MRS and other applications.Section III: Advances in Neuroimaging of Brain TumorsMagnetic Resonance Image Guided Neurosurgery.Neurosurgical Treatment Planning.Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Basic Principles, Delivery Platforms, and Clinical Applications.Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Brain Tumors.Diffusion Imaging of Brain Tumors.Functional MRI.Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.Perfusion Imaging for Brain Tumor Characterization and Assessment of Treatment Response.Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Imaging.Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Physics.Ultra-High Frequency BT imaging.Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors in Animal Models of CNS Cancer.Molecular imaging of BTs.Contrast Issues in CT/MRI imaging of BTs.Advances in Contrast Agent Development for CT/MRISection IV: Neuroimaging of Brain TumorsMalignant Astrocytomas.Low Grade Astrocytomas.Oligodendrogliomas.Primary CNS Lymphoma.Pituitary and Sellar region Lesions.Meningeal tumors.Intracranial Schwannomas.Diencephalic and other deep tumors.Neuronal tumors.Pineal region tumors.Chordomas and skull base tumor.Pediatric brain tumors.Intracranial Metastases.Non-Neoplastic mass lesions of the CNS.Neuroimaging Issues in Assessing Response to Brain Tumor Therapy.Pitfalls in the neuroimaging of BTs.Section V: Neuroimaging of Other Neuro-Onc SyndromesNeuroradiology of Leptomeningeal Metastases.Imaging of Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy Imaging.Imaging of Peripheral Neurogenic Tumors.Neuro-Imaging of Cerebrovascular Complications in Cancer Patients.Paraneoplastic Syndromes.