Emerging Electromagnetic Technologies for Brain Diseases Diagnostics, Monitoring and Therapy

Introduction by Editors.- Monitoring of Brain Function in Neurointensive Care.- Microwave Technology for Brain Imaging and Monitoring.- Microwave Imaging for Continuous Monitoring of Brain Stroke.- Electromagnetic Tomography for Brain Imaging and Stroke Diagnostics: Progress Towards Clinical.- Optical Tomography of the Brain.- Microwave Radiometry for Non-invasive Monitoring of Brain Temperature.- Magnetic Nanoparticle Hyperthermia.- Local Treatment of Brain Tumors and the Blood-Brain Barrier.- Towards Multispectral Multimodal Non-ionizing Diagnosis and Therapy.

Lorenzo Crocco received his Laurea degree (summa cum laude) in Electronic Engineering and his Ph.D. degree in Applied Electromagnetics from the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, in 1995 and 2000 respectively. In 2001, he joined the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, National Research Council of Italy (IREA-CNR), Naples, Italy, where he is currently Senior Researcher (since 2010). In 2009-2011, he was an Adjunct Professor with Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, where he is currently a Member of the Board of Ph.D. advisers. In 2014, he was habilitated Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, by the Italian Ministry of Research and University. Since 2013, he has been a lecturer for the European School of Antennas (ESOA). Currently, he is a member of the Management Committee of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action TD1301 on microwave medical imaging. His scientific interests are focused on the development of new methodologies and modelling tools for non-invasive electromagnetic diagnostics, subsurface imaging via ground penetrating, borehole and airborne radars, microwave imaging for medical diagnostics, possibly exploiting contrast agents, as well as on the synthesis of optimal exposure systems for therapeutic uses of electromagnetic fields. With respect to these topics, he has authored or co-authored more than 70 papers in peer reviewed international journals and has been principal investigator or team coordinator for CNR-IREA in several research projects, as well as guest editor of special issues in international peer-reviewed journals. He has co-chaired the IV International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar and the International Conference on GPR in 2012. Moreover, he has convened and organised special sessions and workshops at international conferences (PIERS, IGARSS, EuCAP, EuMW). Dr. Crocco is a Fellow of The Electromagnetics Academy (TEA). He was the recipient ofthe