Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery
CHAPTER 257 Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery The CyberKnife Pantaleo Romanelli, David E. Morris, John R. Adler Jr, Matthew G. Ewend The CyberKnife is the combination of a real-time image guidance system…
Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
CHAPTER 140 Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas Justin S. Cetas, Samuel A. Hughes, Johnny B. Delashaw, Jr. Chordomas and chondrosarcomas are rare, slow-growing but locally aggressive primary bone tumors arising from residual…
The Genetic Origins of Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 102 The Genetic Origins of Brain Tumors Gregory J. Riggins What causes brain tumors? The simple answer is an unfortunate accumulation of DNA damage events that result in the…
Bone Graft Options, Bone Graft Substitutes, and Bone Harvest Techniques
CHAPTER 292 Bone Graft Options, Bone Graft Substitutes, and Bone Harvest Techniques Richard Lebow, Tom Yao, Charles B. Stevenson, Joseph S. Cheng In 1998, individuals spent $91 billion (1% of…
Craniopharyngioma
CHAPTER 135 Craniopharyngioma James A.J. King, Vivek Mehta, Peter M. Black “Craniopharyngioma” was the name introduced by Cushing for tumors derived “from epithelial rests ascribable to an imperfect closure of…
Intracranial Monitoring
CHAPTER 60 Intracranial Monitoring Kenneth P. Vives, Andy J. Redmond, Dennis D. Spencer Rationale Intracranial monitoring is one of an increasing number of tools available to neurosurgeons for the investigation…
Malformations of Cortical Development
CHAPTER 51 Malformations of Cortical Development Gregory G. Heuer, Peter B. Crino Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal cerebral cortical cytoarchitecture. MCDs…
Functional Imaging in Movement Disorders
CHAPTER 77 Functional Imaging in Movement Disorders David J. Brooks, Nicola Pavese Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are scintigraphic techniques that employ extremely short-lived radioisotopes…
Cerebral Vasospasm
CHAPTER 364 Cerebral Vasospasm J. Max Findlay Cerebral vasospasm is a prolonged, sometimes severe, but ultimately reversible narrowing of the cerebral arteries that begins days after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The…
Epidemiology of Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 106 Epidemiology of Brain Tumors* James L. Fisher, Margaret Wrensch, Joseph L. Wiemels, Judith A. Schwartzbaum Descriptive Epidemiology Brain tumor incidence rates have increased over time, with the rate…
