The Physics of Cerebrovascular Diseases: Biophysical Mechanisms of Development, Diagnosis and Therapy (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) [Hardcover]

George J. Hademenos (Author), Tarik F. Massoud (Author), F. Vinuela (Foreword)

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Publication Date: November 20, 1997 | ISBN-10: 1563965585 | ISBN-13: 978-1563965586 | Edition: 1

A review of our current understanding of the physical phenomena associated with the flow of blood through the brain, applying these concepts to the physiological and medical aspects of cerebrovascular disease so as to be useful to both the scientist and the clinician. Specifically the book discusses the physical bases for the development of cerebrovascular disease and for its clinical consequences; specific current and possible future therapies; experimental, clinical, and computational techniques used to investigate cerebrovascular disease; blood dynamics and its role; imaging methods used in the diagnosis and management of cerebrovascular disease. Intended as a one- or two-semester course in biophysics, biomedical engineering or medical physics, this is also of interest to medical students and interns in neurology and cardiology, and provides a useful overview of current practice for researchers and clinicians.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: American Inst. of Physics; 1 edition (November 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563965585
• ISBN-13: 978-1563965586
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,215,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Physics and Hemodynamics of Vascular Diseases, September 21, 2001

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This review is from: The Physics of Cerebrovascular Diseases: Biophysical Mechanisms of Development, Diagnosis and Therapy (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) (Hardcover)

This book is better than the other reviewers suggest. I did not find the typos and mistakes that some other reviewer said. Perhaps I have a corrected edition. The book gives an outstanding treatment of the Hemodynamics and Rheology of Intracranial Aneurysms and AVMs. It is very technical and requires a Graduate School level understanding of Fluid Mechanics in order to appreciate the nuances and minutiae of the book. The book is mostly a discussion of the Biomathematical Modeling and Bioengineering concepts related to Vessels and Vascular Diseases

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Though its contents are interesting, it is full of mistakes., October 28, 1999

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This review is from: The Physics of Cerebrovascular Diseases: Biophysical Mechanisms of Development, Diagnosis and Therapy (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) (Hardcover)

I bought this book because its title and contents are very interesting to me. It is very disapointing that the authors even skrewed the derivation of Poiseulle's equation (Pp114-115). There are many typos. The book was not written with adequate efforts, or the authors are simply bad.