Magnetic resonance of the musculoskeletal system

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5240691

Berquist, T H

This book provides a review of the principles and techniques of musculoskeletal MRI and its broad range of diagnostic applications. Opening chapters of the book summarize the principles of musculoskeletal MRI, explaining how these principles can be applied to provide optimal tissue contrast and characterization. Step-by-step guidelines are then offered on patient selection, positioning, and coil techniques, with full consideration of how coils, number of averages, matrix size, repetition time, and other factors affect image quality. Patient throughput and the most commonly used pulse sequences are also discussed. The book features coverage of the use of MRI in evaluation of specific diseases: bone and soft tissue tumors;infections;musculoskeletal trauma;spinal disorders;and miscellaneous conditions. The authors' comparisons of MRI with computed tomography, ultrasound, isotopes, and other techniques will assist the physician in determining which clinical problems are best evaluated by MRI. Where MRI is the optimal technique, the text outlines the examination procedure, indicates which sequences provide the most information, and describes the pathologic findings that can be observed in MRI scans.

• OSTI ID: 5240691
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
IMAGES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MUSCLES
ORGANS
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
PLANNING
POSITIONING
PULSES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESONANCE
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
TOMOGRAPHY
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
USES