Cranial and Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A N Atlas and Guide

This unique atlas provides residents and practicing radiologists with a complete clinical guide to interpreting cranial and spinal magnetic resonance images. The book features comprehensive coverage of the cerebral hemispheres; deep cerebral structures; rhinencephalon, limbic system, and contiguous areas; sella and juxtasellar region; posterior fossa; temporal bone; and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, with more than 400 full-color and black-and-white scan images depicting both normal anatomy and pathologic findings. Introductory chapters review the practical physics of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and offer helpful guidelines for interpreting cranial MR scans. The text then provides in-depth coverage of each anatomic region of the cranium and spine. For each region, an outstanding selection of detail-revealing scans, accompanied by instructive captions, shows normal anatomic sections matched with MR images. These are followed by MR scans depicting various disease states. The concisely written text explains the types of clinical problems best evaluated by MR imaging and indicates which scan planes and pulse sequences provide the most information.