Magnetic Resonance Elastography

The first book to cover the groundbreaking development and clinical applications of Magnetic Resonance Elastography, this book is essential for all practitioners interested in this revolutionary diagnostic modality. The book is divided into three sections. The first covers the history of MRE. The second covers technique and clinical applications of MRE in the liver with respect to fibrosis, liver masses, and other diseases. Case descriptions are presented to give the reader a hands-on approach. The final section presents the techniques, sequence and preliminary results of applications in other areas of the body including muscle, brain, lung, heart, and breast.

The first book to cover this revolutionary diagnostic technique Extensive coverage of current clinical applications of Liver MRE in fibrosis, liver masses, and other diseases Gives an introduction to the applications and preliminary results of MRE in other organs currently under investigation Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
This innovative book presents the development and clinical applications of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a new MRI-based imaging technology for quantitatively assessing the mechanical properties of tissue. Many disease processes cause profound changes in mechanical characteristics of tissue, but these changes can be completely invisible in examinations with conventional imaging technologies. MRE provides unique tissue information and powerful new diagnostic capabilities.The book begins with an accessible overview of the basic technology underlying MRE. Successive chapters provide coverage of the use of MRE to assess organ systems, including liver, skeletal muscle, brain, lungs, heart, breast, spleen, and kidney. The book is edited by Sudhakar Venkatesh, MD, a leader in the clinical use of this technology, and Richard Ehman, MD, the inventor of MRE. Magnetic Resonance Elastography is a valuable resource for radiologists, residents, fellows, technologists, hepatologists and scientists.

Inhalt
Introduction.- History of Elastography.- Liver MRE Technique.- Clinical Applications of Liver MRE 1 Liver Fibrosis.- Clinical Applications of Liver MRE 2 Liver Masses.- Impact of MRE on Liver Diseases.- MRE for Other Applications in the Abdomen.- MRE of Muscle.- MRE of Brain.- MRE of Lung and Heart.- MRE of Breast.