The Cranial Nerves: Anatomy Imaging Vascularisation / Edition 2

by Andre Leblanc, C. Libersa, G. Cornelis, P. Lasjaunias

Overview

Andre Leblanc's book was originally conceived to help in even more importance to this remarkable production. the radiologic location of the orifices at the skull base trans­ The final outcome of this long research is the work now mitting the cranial nerves. With the passage of time it has completed after so much persistent exertion, and also after become a true atlas of anatomy, radiology, computed to­ so many transient hold-ups that Andre Leblanc has been mography and magnetic resonance imaging, whose final able to overcome, thanks to an unwavering faith in the range far exceeds the initial aims. utility of his work. Having followed the conception of this book from the out­ Thus it is that collected here, for each cranial nerve, will be set, I am well able to assess the stringency with which this found its anatomic description, its course and distribution, study has been pursued. Based on everyday radiologic prac­ its radiologic identification in the different regions it travers­ tice, Andre Leblanc has perfected a series of methods allow­ es, a review of its pathology and the computed tomographic ing very precise visualization of even the smallest orifices of aspects of its relations. All this is clear, precise and profusely the skull base, using a relatively simple technique and con­ illustrated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642794063
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/14/2011
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1995. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1995
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.91(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

List of contents.- Olfactory nerves (I).- Optic nerve (II).- Oculomotor nerve (III).- Trochlear nerve (IV).- Trigeminal nerve (V).- Abducent nerve (VI).- Facial nerve (VII).- Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII).- Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX).- Vagus nerve (X).- Accessory nerve (XI).- Hypoglossal nerve (XII).- The twelve pairs of cranial nerves.- Vascular relations: Craniofacial arteries (Professor Pierre Lasjaunias).

Editorial Reviews

"This work demonstrates a fine anatomical approach and in particular an admirable synthesis of information...It does justice to the authors originality and meticulous perfectionism which, in the application of modern techniques, guarantee the best possible investigations at the service of diagnosis." Neuroradiology

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