February 2014
Intermediate to advanced
344 pages
11h 24m
English
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Whole body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C.L. Hoad, L. Marciani, S.T. Francis and P.A. Gowland, University of Nottingham, UK
Abstract:
This chapter gives an overview of some of the important advances made in abdominal and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. The chapter focuses on four specific areas in the body that have seen major advances in the last ten years; the gastro-intestinal tract, liver, kidney, and foetus and placenta in the female pelvis. It describes some of the MRI techniques utilised to measure organ volume, understand organ physiology and structure in health and disease, and determine potential disease biomarkers.
Key words
gastro-intestinal MRI; liver MRI; kidney MRI; foetus; placental MRI
10.1 Introduction
The field of magnetic ...