Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats

Description:

Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats makes the vast and increasingly complex topic of clinical MRI in small animals accessible to all veterinarians. With the increasing availability of MRI technology, there is also a pressing need for expertise in interpreting these images. This is the first reference textbook to provide a well-illustrated and comprehensive overview of the current knowledge, focusing on imaging appearance rather than on clinical signs or treatment. With chapters on MRI physics and technology as well as sections on specific anatomical regions, the book functions as a stand-alone reference for the reader, whether they be a radiology/neurology resident in training or a practitioner with a need to learn about veterinary clinical MRI. Includes both evidenced-based material and the authors' personal experience, providing an excellent overview of current knowledge in the field. Contributors are international leaders in the field. Bullet points format and table summaries throughout the book keep the concepts concise and organized. Richly illustrated with over 650 annotated images showcasing the main features of the disease processes. Images are obtained at all magnet field strengths, so as to reflect the current reality of veterinary MRI, which uses low-, mid- and high-field magnets. The chapters on physics and MRI technology are concise and accessible, using many visual aids and diagrams, and avoiding abstract concepts and equations whenever possible. Within each anatomical section, each chapter focuses on a disease category of that body region. When it is important to understand the imaging appearance, the pathophysiology is reviewed and imaging features of prognostic relevance are detailed. This practical yet thoroughly comprehensive book is primarily an evidence-based learning resource for trainees, but will also aid practising veterinarians who have less MRI experience.　

Table of Contents:

SECTION 1 PHYSICS AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS – IMAGE OPTIMIZATION

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

CHAPTER 2 IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS IN MRI AND PRINCIPAL PULSE SEQUENCES

CHAPTER 3 MRI ARTIFACTS

CHAPTER 4.1 OPTIMIZED TECHNIQUE: BRAIN

CHAPTER 4.2 OPTIMIZED TECHNIQUE: SPINE

CHAPTER 4.3 GENERAL FEATURES AND OPTIMIZED TECHNIQUE FOR THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

CHAPTER 4.4 TECHNICAL PARTICULARITIES WITH LOW-FIELD IMAGING

SECTION 2 MRI OF THE BRAIN

CHAPTER 5.1 CONGENITAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

CHAPTER 5.2 METABOLIC AND DEGENERATIVE ENCEPHALOPATHIES

CHAPTER 5.3 ENCEPHALITIS/MENINGOENCEPHALITIS

CHAPTER 5.4 BRAIN NEOPLASIA

CHAPTER 5.5 CYSTIC CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 5.6 ISCHEMIC BRAIN DISEASE AND VASCULAR ANOMALIES

CHAPTER 5.7 BRAIN HEMORRHAGE

CHAPTER 5.8 BRAIN TRAUMA

CHAPTER 5.9 AGING CHANGES OF THE BRAIN

CHAPTER 5.10 CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES

SECTION 3 MRI OF NON-NEUROLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE HEAD AND NECK

CHAPTER 6.1 NASAL CAVITY AND FRONTAL SINUSES

CHAPTER 6.2 EYE AND ORBIT

CHAPTER 6.3 EXTERNAL, MIDDLE, AND INNER EAR

CHAPTER 6.4 NON-NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS OF THE HEAD AND NECK

SECTION 4 MRI OF THE SPINE

CHAPTER 7.1 NORMAL MRI SPINAL ANATOMY, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, AND DISC HERNIATION

CHAPTER 7.2 CERVICAL SPONDYLOMYELOPATHY

CHAPTER 7.3 DEGENERATIVE LUMBOSACRAL STENOSIS

CHAPTER 7.4 CONGENITAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES AND MALFORMATIONS

CHAPTER 7.5 INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 7.6 SPINAL NEOPLASIA

CHAPTER 7.7 ISCHEMIC MYELOPATHY, SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE, MYELOMALACIA

CHAPTER 7.8 EXTRAMEDULLARY CYST-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE SPINE

CHAPTER 7.9 SYRINGOMYELIA

CHAPTER 7.10 MRI OF THE BRACHIAL AND LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUSES

CHAPTER 7.11 DEGENERATIVE SPINAL DISEASES

CHAPTER 7.12 MRI OF SPINAL TRAUMA

CHAPTER 7.13 MRI OF PARASPINAL SOFT TISSUES

SECTION 5 MRI OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

CHAPTER 8 MRI OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES

SECTION 6 MRI OF THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN

CHAPTER 9.1 CARDIAC MRI

CHAPTER 9.2 MRI OF NON-CARDIAC THORACIC CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 10 ABDOMINAL MRI

Index