This volume, comprising three parts, provides a comprehensive summary of the current role of MR imaging in patients with ischemic stroke. The first part outlines the clinical presentations of stroke and discusses the diagnostic efficacy and therapeutic impact of MR imaging. The second and third parts form the core of the volume, and are based on a novel approach in that the topic is presented from two very different viewpoints. The overall aim has been to create a well-illustrated volume with broad appeal that links pathology, radiology and stroke medicine in an informative manner.

Professor T. Back is apppointed to Professor of Neurology at the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Mannheim, University of Heidelberg. He is a specialized stroke physician and has contributed by experimental and clinical studies to the field.