Abdominal-Pelvic MRI

This fourth edition of Abdominal-Pelvic MRI provides the reader with a significant update on earlier works. Modern diagnostic MRI relies on the practitioner's ability to distinguish between diseases through pattern recognition and experience, and this landmark reference provides the most complete coverage of magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, with particular emphasis on illustrating benign, malignant and inflammatory lesions An established best-seller in this field updated with multiple brand new case figures supplying the reader with high quality examples of diagnoses and anatomy Includes discussion of new sequences, such as diffusion-weighted imaging and a new chapter on MR/PET Describes techniques and tips for controlling motion, including radial acquisition and shorter breath hold acquisition using techniques of multigradient parallel imaging in order to achieve high quality images Offers practice advice and recommendations for contrast agents taking into account patient safety, efficacy, and cost Accompanying digital edition offers rapid search and easy figure download

This fourth edition of Abdominal-Pelvic MRI provides the reader with a significant update on earlier works. Modern diagnostic MRI relies on the practitioner's ability to distinguish between diseases through pattern recognition and experience, and this landmark reference provides the most complete coverage of magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, with particular emphasis on illustrating benign, malignant and inflammatory lesions* An established best-seller in this field updated with multiple brand new case figures supplying the reader with high quality examples of diagnoses and anatomy* Includes discussion of new sequences, such as diffusion-weighted imaging and a new chapter on MR/PET* Describes techniques and tips for controlling motion, including radial acquisition and shorter breath hold acquisition using techniques of multigradient parallel imaging in order to achieve high quality images* Offers practice advice and recommendations for contrast agents taking into account patient safety, efficacy, and cost* Accompanying digital edition offers rapid search and easy figure download

List of contributors, viiPreface, ix1 Diagnostic approach to protocoling and interpreting magnetic resonance studies of the abdomen and pelvis, 1Puneet Sharma, Diego R. Martin, Brian M. Dale, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka2 Liver, 39Larissa Braga, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, and Richard C. Semelka3 Gallbladder and biliary system, 395Ersan Altun, Fernanda Velloni, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka4 Pancreas, 461Fernanda Velloni, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka5 Spleen, 559Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka6 Gastrointestinal tract, 593Diego R. Martin, Miguel Ramalho, António P. Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka7 Peritoneal cavity, 745Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka8 Adrenal glands, 791Miguel Ramalho, António Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka9 Kidneys, 851Miguel Ramalho, António Matos, Ersan Altun, Larissa Braga, and Richard C. Semelka10 Retroperitoneum and body wall, 1005Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka11 Bladder and nongender pelvis, 1097António Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka12 Male pelvis, 1135Joseph Yacoub, Aytekin Oto, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka13 Female urethra and vagina, 1193Michèle A. Brown, Lara B. Eisenberg, and Richard C. Semelka14 Uterus and cervix, 1213Michèle A. Brown, Caroline Reinhold, and Richard C. Semelka15 Adnexa, 1263Michèle A. Brown, Susan M. Ascher, and Richard C. Semelka16 Maternal conditions in pregnancy, 1309Joy Liau, Shaun R. Best, Richard C. Semelka, Michèle A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine17 Fetus, 1341Joy Liau, Richard C. Semelka, Michèle A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine18 Chest, 1389Ersan Altun, Kiran Reddy Busireddy, Katherine R. Birchard, and Richard C. Semelka19 Contrast agents, 1425Ersan Altun, Diego R. Martin, and Richard C. Semelka20 Magnetic resonance-positron emission tomography, 1443Miguel Ramalho, Onofrio Catalano, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. SemelkaIndex, 1465Color plate section 1 falls between pages 1142 and 1143Color plate section 2 falls between pages 1446 and 1447