This volume, which explains why, when, and how abdominal MRI should be used, focuses in particular on the most recent developments in the field. After introductory chapters on technical considerations, protocol optimization, and contrast agents, MRI of the various solid and hollow viscera of the abdomen is addressed in a series of detailed chapters. Relevant clinical information is provided, and state of the art protocols presented. With the help of numerous high-quality illustrations, normal, variant, and abnormal imaging findings are described and potential artefacts highlighted. Differential diagnosis is given extensive consideration, and comparisons are made with competing methodologies when relevant. Each of the chapters is rounded off by a section on "pearls and pitfalls". The closing chapters focus on findings in the pediatric abdomen, advances in MRI specifically relevant to cancer patients, and the use of abdominal MRI at 3 Tesla. This book, written by leading experts, will be of value to all who are involved in learning, performing, interpreting, and reporting abdominal MRI examinations.
Author(s): Nickolas Papanikolaou, Charalampos Mpougias (auth.), Nicholas C. Gourtsoyiannis (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 750
Tags: Imaging / Radiology; Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine; Abdominal Surgery
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Technical Considerations....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
MR Contrast Agents....Pages 17-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Diffuse Parenchymal Disease....Pages 43-71
Benign Focal Lesions....Pages 73-94
Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 95-116
Primary and Secondary Liver Malignancies....Pages 117-131
Biliary Tract....Pages 133-147
Pearls and Pitfalls of Liver and Biliary Tract Imaging....Pages 149-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Ducts....Pages 187-223
Parenchymal Disease....Pages 225-253
Pearls and Pitfalls of Pancreatic Imaging....Pages 255-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Spleen....Pages 281-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Adrenal Incidentalomas....Pages 301-334
Functioning Adrenal Pathology....Pages 335-352
Pearls and Pitfalls of Imaging of the Adrenals....Pages 353-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Renal Masses....Pages 383-402
Excretory System....Pages 403-424
Pitfalls of Imaging of the Kidneys....Pages 425-445
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Small Bowel....Pages 449-469
MR Colonography....Pages 471-479
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Rectum....Pages 481-492
Fistula-in-Ano....Pages 493-506
Pearls and Pitfalls of Imaging of the Small Bowel and Rectum....Pages 507-532
Front Matter....Pages 533-533
Female Pelvis....Pages 535-558
Prostate Gland....Pages 559-598
Pearls and Pitfalls of Imaging of the Pelvis....Pages 599-636
Front Matter....Pages 637-637
MR Imaging of Paediatric Abdomen....Pages 639-674
Front Matter....Pages 675-675
Whole-Body MRI....Pages 677-684
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging....Pages 685-706
Target Volume Definition....Pages 707-716
Front Matter....Pages 717-717
3 Tesla MR Imaging in the Abdomen....Pages 719-727
Back Matter....Pages 729-750
