Practical Small Animal MRI

Practical Small Animal MRI is the seminal reference for clinicians using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary patients. Although MRI is used most frequently in the diagnosis of neurologic disorders, it also has significant application to other body systems. This book covers normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neck.
Practical Small Animal MRI provides extensive coverage of the nervous system, with several chapters on diseases of the brain and spine, including inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular diseases, alongside congenital and degenerative disorders. Specific chapters also cover orthopedic conditions and other diseases of the head and neck, including nasal cavity and optic region, as well as abdominal and thoracic examinations. Introductory chapters provide basic information on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging and equipment selection. With more than 1,000 images, Practical Small Animal MRI is a must–have resource for veterinary radiologists, neurologists, surgeons, oncologists, internists, and all veterinarians using MR imaging in small animals.First specialist reference devoted solely to the practical use of MRICoverage of normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neckIntroductory chapters provide basic information on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging and equipment selectionMore than 1,000 images

Spis treści:
Preface.
1. Physics.
Section 1. Comparative Imaging (Patrick R. Gavin)
Section 2. Basic Physics (Patrick R. Gavin).
Section 3. Sequence Selection (Patrick R. Gavin).
Section 4. Artifacts (Patrick R. Gavin).
Section 5. Equipment Consideration and Selection (Patrick R. Gavin).
2. Veterinary Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imagin.
Section 1. Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease (Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes).
Section 2. Diagnosis of Spinal Disease (Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes).
Section 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Disease (Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes).
3. Orthopedic (Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes).
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Abdominal Disease (Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes).
5. Thorax (Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes).
6. Head—Non–CNS (Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes).
7. Cancer Imaging (Susan L. Kraft).
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Patrick R. Gavin, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology), is Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology, Washington State University. He is the CEO of MR Vets, Inc. a company dedicated to MRI interpretation and consultation for animals. He has over 20 years of experience with MRI as a diagnostic modality for animals.
Rodney S. Bagley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine and Neurology), is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Washington State University. He has extensive clinical experience in neuroimaging and is also the author of Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology, published by Blackwell Publishing in 2005.

Okładka tylna:
Practical Small Animal MRI is the seminal reference for clinicians using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary patients. Although MRI is used most frequently in the diagnosis of neurologic disorders, it also has significant application to other body systems. This book covers normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of th e nervous system, musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neck.
Practical Small Animal MRI provides extensive coverage of the nervous system, with several chapters on diseases of the brain and spine, including inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular diseases, alongside congenital and degenerative disorders. Specific chapters also cover orthopedic conditions and other diseases of the head and neck, including nasal cavity and optic region, as well as abdominal and thoracic examinations. Introductory chapters provide basic information on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging and equipment selection. With more than 1,000 images, Practical Small Animal MRI is a must–have resource for veterinary radiologists, neurologists, surgeons, oncologists, internists, and all veterinarians using MR imaging in small animals.First specialist reference devoted solely to the practical use of MRICoverage of normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neckIntroductory chapters provide basic information on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging and equipment selectionMore than 1,000 images