Neuroimaging in Dementia
Against a background of an ever-increasing number of patients, new management options, and novel imaging modalities, neuroimaging is playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of dementia. This up-to-date, superbly illustrated book aims
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Frederik Barkhof • Nick C. Fox António J. Bastos-Leite • Philip Scheltens
Neuroimaging in Dementia Preface
Authors Frederik Barkhof Professor of Neuroradiology Department of Radiology and Image Analysis Center (IAC) VU University Medical Center De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected] Nick C. Fox Professor of Neurology Dementia Research Centre UCL Institute of Neurology London WC1N 3BG United Kingdom and Professor of Neurology VU University Medical Center De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
António J. Bastos-Leite Assistant Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging University of Porto Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Imaging Alameda do Professor Hernâni Monteiro 4200-319 Porto Portugal [email protected] Philip Scheltens Professor of Cognitive Neurology Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center VU University Medical Center De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-00817-7 e-ISBN 978-3-642-00818-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00818-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011921695 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book is inspired by the previous work entitled ‘Magnetic Resonance in Dementia’ published in 2002 with our dear colleague and friend, Jaap Valk. We were encouraged by many positive reactions from colleagues in different disciplines including radiology, neurology, psychiatry and geriatrics. Since then, so many developments have taken place that a completely new title was needed. First of all, there are new diseases, or new insights into existing disorders presenting with dementia. Secondly, a vast amount of new imaging studies on dementia disorders have become available. Thirdly, image pr
