MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract

MRI has become an important tool in the management of patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as
rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. This book, written by distinguished experts in the field, discusses in
detail the technical, practical, and clinical aspects of MRI of the gastrointestinal tract. The chapters on technique
encompass the most recent developments and address such topics as contrast media, high field strength MRI, and
perfusion MRI. Subsequently, individual chapters are devoted to the clinical applications of MRI in the different parts
of the gastrointestinal tract. Both established applications and new frontiers are considered, with the aid of numerous
high-quality illustrations. By combining chapters dedicated to technical aspects and clinically oriented chapters, this
book will prove very instructive for the novice while simultaneously offering experienced practitioners further
insights into the value of MRI of the gastrointestinal tract.


Technique: MRI Sequences, Coils and Techniques.- High-Field Strength.- Contrast Media .-Diffusion and Spectroscopy .-
Perfusion .- Clinical Application: Esophagus and Stomach.-Upper GI Tract Motility.- Duodenum .- Small Bowel:
Enterography.- Small Bowel:: Enteroclysis.- MR of the Small Bowel.- Colonography: Technique.- Colonography: Results.-
Rectum.- Bowel Motility and Visceral Sensitivity.- Peritoneum.- Adhesions and Bowel Obstruction.- Acute Abdomen.-
Pelvic Floor.- Anus.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.