Practical Guide to Abdominal and Pelvic MRI

This thoroughly illustrated volume is a practical, problem orientated "how to" guide to performing and interpreting abdominal and pelvic MRI studies.The book provides the know how that you need for optimising image quality and protocols, and describes specific techniques, including MR angiography, MR cholangiopancreatography, MR urography, MRI of the gastrointestinal tract, and obstetrical MRI. A section on interpretation describes MRI appearances of 101 abdominal and pelvic abnormalities, presents differential diagnoses, and offers guidance on interpreting preoperative MRI studies. Additional chapters show normal MRI anatomy, answer frequently asked questions, and demystify MRI acronyms and terminology