Handbook of Small Animal MRI (eBook)

Handbook of Small Animal MRI will help you make the most of
one of the greatest advancements in veterinary practice in recent
years, magnetic resonance imaging. Those using the services
of mobile scanners dedicated to veterinary use, as well as those in
practices with their own MRI machine, will benefit from this
book. It provides a clear and comprehensive account of how
this important diagnostic tool works. In addition this easy
reference handbook provides guidance on the interpretation of
images of common clinical conditions.

The book includes:

* An overview of the basic principles, explaining
exactly how and why MRI works and how images are produced

* Easy-to-understand diagrams to explain the theory of
MRI

* Safety procedures

* A Glossary of terms

* Over 100 annotated images of MRI scans to aid
diagnosis

* An additional atlas of normal anatomy for MRI
interpretation

Written by two pioneering experts in the field with a combined
experience of over 20,000 MRI studies of veterinary patients.
Suitable for small animal veterinarians and veterinary
students.

Ian Elliott trained as a Radiographer and first became
involved with MRI in late 1980s. He has worked exclusively in
MRI since 1991 and, following an extensive spell scanning human
patients, helped pioneer the use of the technique in veterinary
practice. Ian has been involved exclusively in veterinary MRI since
2000 and has scanned many thousands of cases during this
time. He currently works for Burgess Diagnostics providing
MRI services to veterinary surgeons throughout UK and Ireland.

Geoff Skerritt is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in
Veterinary Neurology, Diplomate of the European College of
Veterinary Neurology and former President of the ECVN. In
1997 Geoff was one of the founders of VetMRI, the first mobile
veterinary MRI facility in Europe. He is the founder and
director of ChesterGates Animal Referral Hospital, a leading
multi-discipline veterinary referral centre in the UK.