Handbook of Small Animal MRI
Written by two experts in the field with a combined experience of over 50 years, this book is the answer to all your questions about this important diagnostic tool. Suitable for those with or without previous subject knowledge, it is ideal for quick reference by veterinarians in clinical practice, or for more substantial study by students. It includes: an overview of the basic principles; diagrams that explain the theory behind MRI; over 100 annotated images to aid understanding; common abbreviations; essential safety procedures; and an atlas of normal anatomy.
Autor: 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
| Nakladatel | Plot |
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| ISBN | 9781405126502 |
| Vydání | 2010 |
| Vazba | brožovaná |
| Počet stran | 156 |
Helps you make the most of one of the greatest advancements in veterinary practice, magnetic resonance imaging. This book is suitable for those using the services of mobile scanners dedicated to veterinary use, as well as those in practices with their own MRI machine. It provides an account of how this important diagnostic tool works. "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. An additional atlas of normal anatomy to further aid MRI interpretation is included. Written by two pioneering experts in the field with a combined experience of over 20,000 MRI studies of veterinary patients, the book is suitable for small animal veterinarians and veterinary students.
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.
| Physical Principles of MRI | 1 |
| MR System Hardware | 29 |
| Imaging Parametrs | 39 |
| Imaging Artefacts: Recognitiona and Reduction | 47 |
| MRI in Veterinary Practice | 65 |
| MRI Safety | 67 |
| Using MRI in Clinical Veterinary Practice | 73 |
| Anatomy Atlas for MRI Interpretation | 129 |
| Futher Reading | 145 |
| Glossary | 147 |
| Index | 153 |