Practical Small Animal Mri

Description

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. It also contains several chapters on disease of the brain and spine, including inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular diseases, alongside congenital and degenerative disorders.

Table of Contents

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 Imaging.

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. (Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes)
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.

Author Information

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.