Abdominal-Pelvic MRI - Hardcover

Semelka, Richard C.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471692735 ISBN 13: 9780471692737

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2006

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This landmark reference provides the most complete coverage of magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, with particular emphasis on illustrating benign, malignant and inflammatory lesions. The first chapter provides an introduction to relevant imaging physics, summary of contrast media for body imaging, and imaging protocols. Organized by anatomic region, the text presents brief descriptions of pathophysiology followed by detailed discussion of characteristics of entities in the relevant organ or system.

Highlights the importance of MRI and MR angiography in abdominopelvic imaging.
Includes over 2000 figures.
Emphasizes the importance of reproducibility and high image quality.
Presents morphological characteristics and pathologic criteria for disease diagnosis.
Reflects a pattern recognition approach to MRI.

Praise for the previous edition:

"This is an excellent text that includes a broad range of pathologic disorders related to the abdomen and pelvis and their imaging characteristics on MRI."
Abdominal Imaging

"The coverage is truly comprehensive and there are numerous illustrations providing not just classic appearances of lesions but variants as well."
NMR in Medicine

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Review:

"This is, and will continue to be, my primary text for body MRI in the reading room and the inclusion of more and better quality images than the previous edition is wonderful." ( Doody′s Health Services)

" useful for practicing radiologists, as well as for residents or fellows, who seek quality illustrations and a comprehensive discussion of this topic." (AuntMinnie.com, February 24, 2006)

From the Back Cover:

Abdomino–Pelvic MRI is the most up–to–date and comprehensive available text on MR studies of the male and female abdomen and pelvis. Over 2500 high–quality images illustrate a complete range of diseases while emphasizing the principles of good image quality, reproducibility of image quality, good conspicuity of disease, and comprehensive imaging information. It describes imaging approaches obtained on state–of–the–art 1.5 T MRI systems emphasizing the use of phased–array surface multicoils and new, fast imaging sequences.

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