Features

Describes how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to detect pathological diseases of the human body
Reviews the anatomy and pathological processes of each organ addressed by the text
Contains high-quality images, detailed examples, and extensive references
Summary

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used in biomedical imaging and radiology to visualize internal structures of the body. Because MRI provides excellent contrast between different soft tissues, the technique is especially useful for diagnostic imaging of the brain, muscles, and heart.

In the past 20 years, MRI technology has improved significantly with the introduction of systems up to 7 Tesla (7 T) and with the development of numerous post-processing algorithms such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), functional MRI (fMRI), and spectroscopic imaging. From these developments, the diagnostic potentialities of MRI have improved impressively with an exceptional spatial resolution and the possibility of analyzing the morphology and function of several kinds of pathology.

Given these exciting developments, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Handbook: Imaging of the Cardiovascular System, Thorax, and Abdomen is a timely addition to the growing body of literature in the field. Offering comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge imaging modalities, this book:

Discusses MRI of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, breasts, diaphragm, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenal glands, and gastrointestinal tract
Explains how MRI can be used in vascular, posttraumatic, postsurgical, and computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) applications
Highlights each organ's anatomy and pathological processes with high-quality images
Examines the protocols and potentialities of advanced MRI scanners such as 7 T systems
Includes extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study
Thus, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Handbook: Imaging of the Cardiovascular System, Thorax, and Abdomen provides radiologists and imaging specialists with a valuable, state-of-the-art reference on MRI.

Table of Contents

Coronary and Perfusion Imaging with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Current State of the Art
Amedeo Chiribiri, Markus Henningsson, Claudia Prieto, Michael Jerosch-Herold, and Rene M. Botnar

Imaging of the Heart: Myocardial Imaging
Ravi S. Shah, Otavio Coelho-Filho, Ana C. Andrade, and Michael Jerosch-Herold

Computed Topography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pericardial Disease
Marco Francone, Giorgia Giustini, Gianluca De Rubeis, Iacopo Carbone, and Nicola Galea

Vascular Imaging of the Head and Neck
Miguel Trelles and Tobias Saam

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Aorta and Splanchnic Vessels
Christopher J François

Peripheral Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Michele Anzidei, Beatrice Sacconi, Beatrice Cavallo Marincola, Pierleone Lucatelli, Alessandro Napoli, Mario Bezzi, and Carlo Catalano

Magnetic Resonance Venography
Simon Gabriel, Chun Kit Shiu, and Stefan G. Ruehm

Vascular Malformations
Michele Anzidei, Beatrice Sacconi, Beatrice Cavallo Marincola, Pierleone Lucatelli, Alessandro Napoli, Mario Bezzi, and Carlo Catalano

Four-Dimensional Flow Imaging
Sergio Uribe, Israel Valverde, and Pablo Bächler

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Trachea, Bronchi, and Lung
Yoshiharu Ohno

Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications for the Lung
Mark O. Wielpütz, Jim M. Wild, Grzegorz Bauman, Edwin J.R. van Beek, and Jürgen Biederer

Pleura and Diaphragm
Francesco Molinari

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lung and Pulmonary Vasculature
Saeed Mirsadraee, Andrew J. Swift, Jim M. Wild, Edwin J.R. van Beek, and Michael Puderbach

Breast MRI
Diana L. Lam and Habib Rahbar

Liver: Focal Pathology
Michele Di Martino and Carlo Catalano

Liver: Diffuse Pathology
Michele Di Martino and Carlo Catalano

Gallbladder
Ganeshan Dhakshinamoorthy, Nicolaus Wagner-Bartak, Rafael Andres Vicens, Shelby Kent, Neeraj Lalwani, and Priya Bhosale

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Biliary Tract
Sachin Kumbhar, Manjiri K. Dighe, Ganeshan Dhakshinamoorthy, and Neeraj Lalwani

Update in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spleen
Luis Luna Alcalá, Antonio Luna, and Christine Menias

Pancreas
Fernanda Garozzo Velloni, Ersan Altun, Miguel Ramalho, and Richard Semelka

The Adrenal Gland
Shaunagh McDermott, Colin J. McCarthy, and Michael A. Blake

Diseases of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and Small Bowel
Davide Bellini, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Domenico De Santis, Marco Rengo, Justin Morris, and Andrea Laghi

MRI of the Retroperitoneum
Abed Ghandour, Verghese George, Rakesh Sinha, and Prabhakar Rajiah

Abdominal Wall and Hernias
Sonja M. Kirchhoff

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Maria Ciolina, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Marco Rengo, Justin Morris, Franco Iafrate, and Andrea Laghi

Posttraumatic and Postsurgical Abdomen
Jose Luis Moyano-Cuevas, Juan Maestre-Antequera, Diego Masjoan, José Blas Pagador, and Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo