Practical Small Animal MRI (eBook)

THE AUTHORS 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.

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

"The two authors, a radiologist and a neurologist, supported
by two other contributors, each have over 20 years'
experience in MRI, and this is borne out by the huge amount of
information and images presented." (Veterinary Record,
May 2010)

"A fascinating insight into the field; the text is well-written
and extremely detailed.... invaluable as an introduction to
principles of the physics of MRI and the challenges of producing
diagnostic images without artifacts, and as a reference for use in
clinical situations." (Veterinary Practice, April 2010)

"The extensive experience of the authors combined with a
comprehensive review of the literature published on small animal
MRI imaging make this the most comprehensive text on this
subject.... the image quality is excellent." (VCOT,
2009)