MRI atlas of the brain

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6368234

Bradley, W G ^[1]; Bydder, G ^[2]

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1. MR Imaging Lab., Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA (US)
2. Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Hammersmith Hospital, London (GB)

Since most radiologists will start from a basic of familiarity with pathophysiology of disease and a knowledge of cross-sectional imaging (at least in the transaxial plane), they are in a good position to recognize and diagnose many of the abnormalities we can currently see with CT. The appearance of these lesions on MRI is the basis for the majority of the images in this book. Chapters on Tumors, Infarcts and Ischemia, Demyelination and Infection. Hydrocephalus, and Pediatrics feature multiple images displaying the MR appearance of many common lesions with minimal associated text. Instead of focusing on pathophysiology, attention is directed to the variable appearance of these disease states using various MR imaging techniques. Although the MR contrast agent, Gadolinium-DTPA, has similar behavior (physiologically) to meglumine diatrizoate in CT, the MR techniques which result in optimal visualization of enhancing lesions are nonintuitive and are discussed. Similarly, the appearance of flowing blood and CSF and hemorrhage does not follow easily from a pre-existing CT base, therefore additional text has been devoted to these subjects.

• OSTI ID: 6368234
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSTRACTS
AGE GROUPS
AMINO ACIDS
BODY
BRAIN
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHELATING AGENTS
CHILDREN
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRUGS
DTPA
EDEMA
ELEMENTS
GADOLINIUM
HEMATOMAS
HEMORRHAGE
ISCHEMIA
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEMBRANES
MENINGES
METALS
NECROSIS
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NMR IMAGING
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATTERN RECOGNITION
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RARE EARTHS
SYMPTOMS
TOMOGRAPHY
USES
VASCULAR DISEASES