Contents
Preface ix
1. Physics 1
Section 1. Comparative Imaging 1
Patrick R. Gavin
Section 2. Basic Physics 4
Patrick R. Gavin
Section 3. Sequence Selection 8
Patrick R. Gavin
Section 4. Artifacts 10
Patrick R. Gavin
Section 5. Equipment Consideration and Selection 21
Patrick R. Gavin
2. Veterinary Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23
Section 1. Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease 23
Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes
Section 2. Diagnosis of Spinal Disease 123
Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes
Section 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Peripheral
Nerve Disease 227
Rodney S. Bagley, Patrick R. Gavin, and Shannon P. Holmes
3. Orthopedic 233
Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Abdominal Disease 273
Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes
5. Thorax 295
Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes
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6. Head—Non-CNS 309
Patrick R. Gavin and Shannon P. Holmes
7. Cancer Imaging 333
Susan L. Kraft
Index 357