Body MRI

Description

This practical new reference makes it easy to evaluate disease
processes of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. More than 1,000 MR
images illustrate normal anatomy and the entities readers commonly
encounter in practice. Numerous key points boxes in each chapter make
clinical guidance easy to find and apply. It also addresses the
expanding use of MRI to examine the male and female reproductive
systems, pelvis, hips, bladder, and breast.



Key Features

*Examines the MR imaging findings associated with both normal anatomy
and common disease entities in the liver ?pancreas, bile ducts, and
gallbladder ?spleen ?adrenal glands ?kidneys ?peritoneum and
retro촳eritoneum ?female pelvis ?male pelvis ?bladder ?and
breast, providing all of the guidance needed to formulate specific
diagnoses and to accurately stage neoplasms.

*Includes a chapter on MR angiography.

*Uses more than 1,050 high-quality MR images to clearly demonstrate
every concept.

*Offers numerous summary boxes that display important information at
a glance.





- Contents -


1. Body MR Techniques and MR of the Liver Adam Fisher MD and Evan
Siegelman
2. MRI of the Bile Ducts, Gallbladder and Pancreas Saroja Adusumilli
MD and Evan Siegelman MD
3. MRI of the Adrenal Glands Evan Siegelman MD
4. MRI of the Kidneys E. Scott Pretorius MD
5. MRI of the Spleen Laura Carucci MD and Evan Siegelman MD
6. MRI of the Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Drew Torigian MD and
Evan Siegelman
7. MRI of Female Pelvis Evan Siegelman MD
8. Fetal MRI Anne Hubbard MD
9. MRI of the Bladder and Male Pelvis E Scott Pretorius MD and Evan
Siegelman
10. MRI of the Breast Mark Rosen MD PhD and Evan Siegelman MD
11. MRI-MRA of the Aorta David Roberts MD PhD

Author Information

Evan S. Siegelman, Associate Professor of Radiology, Chief, MRI
Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA