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.
Author(s): David J. Lomas (auth.), J. Stoker (eds.)
Series: Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 359
Tags: Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Coils, Sequences, Techniques....Pages 1-19
MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract at High-Field Strength....Pages 21-31
Contrast Media for MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 33-49
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced and Diffusion-Weighted MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 51-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
MRI of the Esophagus and Stomach....Pages 67-80
MRI of Upper GI Tract Motility....Pages 81-91
MRI of the Duodenum....Pages 93-115
MRI of the Small Bowel: Enterography....Pages 117-134
MRI of the Small Bowel: Enteroclysis....Pages 135-148
MRI of the Small Bowel: Clinical Role....Pages 149-171
MRI of the Colon (MR Colonography): Technique....Pages 173-184
MRI of the Colon (Colonography): Results....Pages 185-204
MRI of the Rectum....Pages 205-227
MRI of Bowel Motility....Pages 229-247
MRI of the Peritoneum....Pages 249-269
MRI of Adhesions and Small Bowel Obstruction....Pages 271-282
MRI of Acute Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 283-313
MRI of the Pelvic Floor....Pages 315-327
MRI of the Anus....Pages 329-346
Back Matter....Pages 347-359
