excellent, comprehensive and practical...a definitive text' - Rad Magazine

This highly illustrated book provides practical and pragmatic guidance in breast MRI for all professionals involved in breast imaging or the care of patients with breast diseases.

Contents:

1. Introduction Section I: Breast MRI Techinique 2. Physical basis of magnetic resonance imaging 3. Equipment requirements 4. breast MRI protocols 5. Contrast agent dynamics in breast MRI 6. Radiographic aspects of breast MRI 7. Reporting of the breast MRI examination Section II: The Non-Operated Breast 8. Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal breast 9. Benign breast disease 10. Primary breast cancer 11. The axilla Section III: The Operated Breast 12. Treatment-induced changes 13. Detection of disease recurrence 14. Monitoring of neoadjuvant chemotherapy 15. The augmented and reconstructed breast Section IV: Practical Issues in Breast MRI 16. Localization of lesions with breast MRI 17. Pitfalls 18. Problem-solving with breast MRI Section V: Perspectives on Breast MRI 19. Breast MRI and screening 20. A surgical perspective of breast MRI 21. Psychological aspects of MRI 22. Cost-effectiveness of breast MRI 23. Future developments in breast MRI