Bruno Kastler – författare

Plus que toute autre technique d'imagerie, l'IRM n�cessite une bonne compr�hension des principes de physique essentiels pour la r�alisation, mais aussi l'interpr�tation d'un examen. Chapitre apr�s chapitre, les principes fondamentaux et les applications essentielles de l'IRM sont ainsi d�taill�s dans cette 8e �dition : - magn�tisme nucl�aire, r�sonance magn�tique et relaxation - contraste en T1, T2 et densit� protonique - s�quences IRM - codage spatial et plan de Fourier - qualit� d'image, art�facts et modalit�s pratiques - angiographie par r�sonance magn�tique et imagerie cardiaque - imagerie de diffusion, de perfusion et IRM fonctionnelle - spectrom�trie par r�sonance magn�tique. V�ritable manuel d'auto-formation, cet ouvrage s'attache � d�crire et expliquer aussi bien les concepts th�oriques fondamentaux que les applications pratiques les plus complexes. Une iconographie d�taill�e, toute en couleur, ainsi que des vid�os et animations 3D, accessibles sur un site d�di�, viennent faciliter l'apprentissage des notions les plus exigeantes. Une nouvelle classification, par famille de s�quences (comme dans le jeu des 7 familles), dresse une typologie pr�cise des diff�rents cycles d'acquisition IRM : �cho de spin, inversion-r�cup�ration, �cho de gradient, �cho planar et hybrides, acquisitions parall�les et suppressions tissulaires. Le lecteur aura toutes les cartes en main pour bien comprendre l'IRM ! Cet ouvrage aux qualit�s p�dagogiques remarquables, recourant � des mod�les simplifi�s originaux, s'adresse aux �tudiants en m�decine et en radiologie, aux radiologues, aux manipulateurs et aux �tudiants manipulateurs en imagerie m�dicale.

Disease is often accompanied by pain. This book describes the techniques elaborated by interventional radiologists in the treatment and palliation of a variety of benign and malignant painful conditions. Each chapter concentrates on a particular aspect of pain management, with emphasis on practical issues. This book will serve as an invaluable source of information for the radiologist willing to learn about new pain therapy techniques aimed at optimizing or replacing more invasive traditional methods.

MRI is a non-invasive and non-ionizing imaging modality that is perfectly suited for the diagnosis and follow-up of both pediatric and adult congenital heart disease. It provides a large field of view and has the unique ability to depict complex cardiac and vascular anatomy and to measure cardiac function and flow within one examination. MRI is the ideal complement to echocardiography whenever the information provided by the latter is limited. This book has been conceived as a self-teaching manual that will assist qualified radiologists, cardiologists, and pediatricians, as well as those in training. It is richly illustrated with numerous images and drawings that cover all usual and most unusual anomalies. The principal author, Professor Bruno Kastler, is head of radiology at Besançon University Hospital, France and is board certified in both radiology and cardiology.

Disease whether it is acute, chronic, or at end stage, is all too regularly accompanied by pain. Pain is often difficult to control, in malignant disease in particular, even by using appropriate medications. Anesthesiologists and pain therapists have developed new invasive therapies including nerve block, sympatholysis, and neurolysis useful for both diagnosis and pain management. To insure the efficiency and safety of these procedures, and furthermore for elaborate techniques such as vertebroplasty, cementoplasty, and radio frequency bone ablation, imaging guidance becomes mandatory. This state-of-the-art book describes the techniques elaborated by interventional radiologists in the treatment and palliation of a variety of benign and malignant painful conditions. Each chapter written by an expert in the field concentrates on a particular aspect of pain management, with emphasis on practical issues. This book will serve as an invaluable source of information for the radiologist willing to learn about new pain therapy techniques aimed at optimizing or replacing more invasive traditional methods.