Description

Whether you are a resident, practicing radiologist, or new fellow, this authoritative resource offers expert guidance on all the essential information you need to approach musculoskeletal MRI and recognize abnormalities. The updated second edition features new illustrations to include the latest protocols as well as images obtained with 3 Tesla (T) MRI. See normal anatomy, common abnormalities, and diseases presented in a logical organization loaded with practical advice, tips, and pearls for easy comprehension.

Reviews

“I recommend Musculoskeletal MRI enthusiastically and without hesitation to any radiologist or clinician interested in gaining a deeper practical understanding of this field. This book succeeds both as a reference to keep by the view box and as a textbook to be read from cover to cover.”
-Radiology, review of previous edition

Key Features

• Follows a template that includes discussion of basic technical information, as well as the normal and abnormal appearance of each small unit that composes each joint so you can easily find and understand the information you need.
  
• Depicts both normal and abnormal anatomy, as well as disease progression, through more than 600 detailed images.
  
• Includes only the essential information so you get all you need to perform quality musculoskeletal MRI without having to wade through too many details.

New to this Edition

• Presents the nuances that can be detected with 3 Tesla MRI so you can master this new technology
  
• Includes “how to” technical information on updated protocols for TMJ, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, spine, hips and pelvis, knee, and foot and ankle.
  
• Features information boxes throughout the text that highlight key information for quick review of pertinent material.

Related Titles

• Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System, 2-Volume Set : Expert Radiology Series
• CT and MRI of the Whole Body, 2-Volume Set, 5th Edition

Author Information

By Clyde A. Helms, MD, Professor of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Nancy M. Major, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Muscoloskeletal Imaging, Durham, NC; Mark W. Anderson, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Chief, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; Phoebe Kaplan, MD, Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Formerly, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and Robert Dussault, MD, Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Formerly, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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