Practical Small Animal MRI

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.

Preface ix 1. Physics 1 Section 1. Comparative Imaging 1 Patrick R. Gavin Section 2. Basic Physics 4 Patrick R. Gavin Section 3. Sequence Selection 8 Patrick R. Gavin Section 4. Artifacts 10 Patrick R. Gavin Section 5. Equipment Consideration and Selection 21 Patrick R. Gavin 2. Veterinary Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23 Section 1. Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease 23 Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes Section 2. Diagnosis of Spinal Disease 123 Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes Section 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Disease 227 Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes 3. Orthopedic 233 Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes 4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Abdominal Disease 273 Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes 5. Thorax 295 Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes 6. Head—Non-CNS 309 Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes 7. Cancer Imaging 333 Susan L. Kraft Index 357