The Rational Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Part 1 Medical recommendations: indications and medical strategies in brain imaging; the spine and spinal cord; ophthalmology; head and neck; magnetic resonance imaging of the mediastinum; magnetic resonance mammography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging angiography; the kidneys and the adrenals; magnetic resonance imaging of the liver; magnetic resonance imaging of the pancreas; the gastrointestinal tract; magnetic resonance imaging of the male pelvis; magnetic resonance imaging of the female pelvis; musculoskeletal applications: bone; musculoskeletal applications - soft tissue; musculoskeletal applications - joints and sports medicine; paediatric magnetic resonance imaging. Part 2 Development: dynamic contract enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging of the body; functional imaging of the human brain; magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents; hardware development; software development, three-dimensional imaging, post-processing and expert systems; planning of magnetic resonance imaging within departments of radiology. Part 3 Socioeconomic aspects: magnetic resonance imaging and socioeconomic issues; improving patient throughput in magnetic resonance imaging - a radical approach; the impact of magnetic resonance imaging on the Australian health care system; the impact of magnetic resonance imaging on the health system - Saudi Arabia and the Middle East; co-existence of wide diffusion of magnetic resonance imaging and cost containment - a case study in Japan; the politics of health care reform in the United States - implications for diagnostic imaging.