MRI of the body

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5298560

Vanel, D; McNamara, M T

This comprehensive volume, edited by eminent radiologists, contains over 1000 high-quality images and illustrations, with contributions from 55 experienced authors. One chapter is dedicated to the physics of MRI, providing a thorough but simple explanation, and includes a glossary of MR terminology. The entire body is explained in detail including normal anatomy, relevant pathology, and the practical points of making and interpreting the MR examination. The indisputable body MR indications are described, particularly the mulculoskeletal system, including the spine, joints, tumors, and bone marrow. The good as well as the less appropriate indications for MR are all detailed. Several concise chapters describe MR artifacts. MR quality control, paramagnetic contrast agents, and the use of MR in radiotherapy. The forefront of MR research and its clinical applications are discussed, including spectroscopy, spectroscopic imaging and functional imaging.

• OSTI ID: 5298560
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550602* -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
BONE JOINTS
CONTRAST MEDIA
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
IMAGE PROCESSING
MUSCLES
NEOPLASMS
NMR IMAGING
ORGANS
PROCESSING
REVIEWS
SKELETON
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
USES