Emergency Radiology of the Head and Spine

This book provides an up-to-date, systematic review of all facets of emergency radiology in patients with head and spine injuries. The aim is to equip readers with a detailed knowledge of the various radiological patterns that may be encountered, thereby facilitating prompt diagnosis under circumstances in which time is of crucial importance. The indications, value, and results of the various emergency imaging modalities, including interventional radiology, are described and illustrated in the full range of traumatic and nontraumatic head and spine emergencies. In addition, basic management principles and technological aspects are fully explained, and protocols tailored to the mechanism of injury are presented. Emergency Radiology of the Head and Spine will be of value to neuroradiologists, interventional neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, emergency radiologists, emergency physicians, radiology residents, radiology technicians, and all physicians and surgeons who work in emergency care.

Mariano Scaglione, Prof, is Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Sassari, Sassari, IT & Honorary Prof./Consultant Radiologist at the James Cook University Hospital, UK. He has served as President of the Italian College of Emergency Radiology (SIRM; 2010-4) and Chairman of the Emergency Radiology Subcommittee for the ECR (2012). He is a founding member and President of the European Society of Emergency Radiology (2015-7). Dr. Scaglione has delivered more than 400 lectures at national and international meetings. He has authored or co-authored more than 160 articles and 32 book chapters and is the editor of 12  books in the field of Emergency Radiology.

Cem Çalli, MD, is the Chief of Neuroradiology Section in Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey. He has served as an executive committee member of Turkish Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Turkish Society of Radiology, Secretary General of Turkish Society of Neuroradiology, Secretary General of European Society of Emergency Radiology, Treasurer of European Society of Neuroradiology, and Chairman of Membership Committee of European Society of Neuroradiology. 

Mario Muto, MD, is chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology of Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, Italy. He is incoming President of the Italian Association of Neuroradiology. He has been advisor and chairman of the Spine committee of ESNR (2009-2017) and chairman of ECR subcommittee neuro in 2015.He is author of 110 international papers, 10 book chapters and editor of two books.

Stefan Wirth, Prof,  was Vice Chair of the Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich, Germany until 2019. Then he took over the Chair of Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Schwarzwald-Baar-Hospital in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, which is associated with the University of Freiburg, Germany. During his Presidency of the European Society of Emergency Radiology 2017-2019, he introduced the European Diploma in Emergency Radiology and developed the first European Radiological Polytrauma Guideline. He is author of more than 150 scientific publications.