Abdominal-pelvic MRI

• An established best-seller in this field updated with multiple brand new case figures supplying the reader with high quality examples of diagnoses and anatomy
• Includes discussion of  new sequences, such as diffusion-weighted imaging and a new chapter on MR/PET 
• Describes techniques and tips for controlling motion, including radial acquisition and shorter breath hold acquisition using techniques of multigradient parallel imaging in order to achieve high quality images 
• Offers practice advice and recommendations for contrast agents taking into account patient safety, efficacy, and cost 
• Accompanying digital edition offers rapid search and easy figure download

Richard Semelka, MD, is Director of Magnetic Resonance Services, Professor, and Vice Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Medical School. He received his medical degree and residency training in radiology in his native Canada at the University of Manitoba, and completed a clinical research fellowship in MRI of the body at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Semelka has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, 12 textbooks including the Wiley Abdominal-Pelvic MRI and Current Clinical Imaging series and is an internationally acclaimed authority in the field.

Michele A Brown, MD is a Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of California San Diego Health System. She is trained in all modalities of abdominal and pelvic imaging, including ultrasound, flouroscopy, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and has special interest in MRI of the female pelvis. Her main current research activities involve MRI of the fetus and placenta, gynecologic malignancies, and benign conditions of the uterus, cervix, and ovaries. She is particularly experienced in the utilization of MRI for the diagnosis of placenta accreta and causes of maternal abdominal pain during pregnancy. Dr. Brown lectures internationally and is an active member of several professional societies, including the Society of Urological Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.

Ersan Altun, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology. He works as an attending radiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Medical School. He received his medical degree and residency training in Radiology in is native Turkey at Marmara University in Istanbul. He completed a clinical fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and a clinical research fellowship in MRI of the Body at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Altun authored over 35 peer-reviewed articles, numerous books chapters and authored the book entitled Liver Imaging: MRI with CT Correlation, which is published in the Current Clinical Imaging Series of Wiley.

List of contributors, vii

Preface, ix

1 Diagnostic approach to protocoling and interpreting magnetic resonance studies of the abdomen and pelvis, 1
Puneet Sharma, Diego R. Martin, Brian M. Dale, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

2 Liver, 39
Larissa Braga, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, and Richard C. Semelka

3 Gallbladder and biliary system, 395
Ersan Altun, Fernanda Velloni, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka

4 Pancreas, 461
Fernanda Velloni, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka

5 Spleen, 559
Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

6 Gastrointestinal tract, 593
Diego R. Martin, Miguel Ramalho, António P. Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

7 Peritoneal cavity, 745
Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka

8 Adrenal glands, 791
Miguel Ramalho, António Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

9 Kidneys, 851
Miguel Ramalho, António Matos, Ersan Altun, Larissa Braga, and Richard C. Semelka

10 Retroperitoneum and body wall, 1005
Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

11 Bladder and nongender pelvis, 1097
António Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

12 Male pelvis, 1135
Joseph Yacoub, Aytekin Oto, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

13 Female urethra and vagina, 1193
Michèle A. Brown, Lara B. Eisenberg, and Richard C. Semelka

14 Uterus and cervix, 1213
Michèle A. Brown, Caroline Reinhold, and Richard C. Semelka

15 Adnexa, 1263
Michèle A. Brown, Susan M. Ascher, and Richard C. Semelka

16 Maternal conditions in pregnancy, 1309
Joy Liau, Shaun R. Best, Richard C. Semelka, Michèle A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine

17 Fetus, 1341
Joy Liau, Richard C. Semelka, Michèle A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine

18 Chest, 1389
Ersan Altun, Kiran Reddy Busireddy, Katherine R. Birchard, and Richard C. Semelka

19 Contrast agents, 1425
Ersan Altun, Diego R. Martin, and Richard C. Semelka

20 Magnetic resonance–positron emission tomography, 1443
Miguel Ramalho, Onofrio Catalano, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka

Index, 1465

Color plate section 1 falls between pages 1142 and 1143

Color plate section 2 falls between pages 1446 and 1447

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