Patrick R. Gavin & Rodney S. Bagley 
Practical Small Animal MRI 

Practical Small Animal MRI is the seminal reference for clinicians using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary patients. Although MRI is used most frequently in the diagnosis of neurologic disorders, it also has significant application to other body systems. This book covers normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neck. It also contains several chapters on disease of the brain and spine, including inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular diseases, alongside congenital and degenerative disorders.

Table of Content

Preface ix

1. Physics 1

Section 1. Comparative Imaging 1
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Section 2. Basic Physics 4
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Section 3. Sequence Selection 8
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Section 4. Artifacts 10
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Section 5. Equipment Consideration and Selection 21
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2. Veterinary Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23

Section 1. Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease 23
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Section 2. Diagnosis of Spinal Disease 123
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Section 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Disease 227
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3. Orthopedic 233
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4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Abdominal Disease 273
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5. Thorax 295
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6. Head–Non-CNS 309
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7. Cancer Imaging 333
Susan L. Kraft

Index 357

About the author

THE AUTHORS

PATRICK R. GAVIN, DVM, Ph D, Diplomate ACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology), is Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology, Washington State University. He is the CEO of MR Vets, Inc. a company dedicated to MRI interpretation and consultation for animals. He has over 20 years of experience with MRI as a diagnostic modality for animals.

RODNEY S. BAGLEY, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine and Neurology), is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Washington State University. He has extensive clinical experience in neuroimaging and is also the author of Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology, published by Blackwell Publishing in 2005.