Whole-body MRI Screening

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Puls, Ralf (Editor), Hosten, Norbert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Radiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

The advent of dedicated whole-body MRI scanners has made it possible to image the human body from head to toe with excellent spatial resolution and with the sensitivity and specificity of conventional MR systems. A comprehensive screening examination by MRI relies on fast image acquisition, and this...

Table of Contents:

• Preface and Acknowledgment
• Part 1: Fundamentals and Prerequisites for Whole-Body MRI Screening
• 1. The Ethics of Incidental Findings in Population-Based MRI Research
• 2. MR Imaging in Population-Based Research
• 3. Technical Prerequisites for Whole-Body MRI Screening
• 4. Contrast Agent Administration and Imaging Protocols for Whole-Body MRI
• Part 2: Frequent Findings in Whole-Body MRI and Clinical Correlation
• 5. The Head and Neck
• 6. The Chest
• 7. The Heart
• 8. The Abdomen
• 9. The Vascular System
• 10. The Musculoskeletal System and Spine
• 11. The Breasts
• 12. The Urogenital System.