Abstract In vivo spinal cord imaging is now commonly used to diagnose patients with neurodegenerative disorders. Quantitative MRI (qMRI) techniques applied to the spinal cord show promise for predicting prognosis…
This section discusses the normal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of the brains of children after term delivery up to the age of 18 months. We illustrate this topic with…
The major part of this section is a pictorial review of cross-sectional fetal brain anatomy using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging matched as closely as possible with postmortem histologic sections. It…
The adult human brain has a highly complex external morphology, and this is particularly true of the cerebral hemispheres. The clinical neuroimager needs to know the normal patterns of cortical…
• CMR can detect myocardial ischemia using exercise and pharmacologic stressors with accuracy comparable to nuclear and echocardiography. • Accuracy of CMR wall motion stress testing for ischemia may be…
• Multiple contrast weighted imaging sequences (including bright- and black-blood techniques) are needed for accurate assessment of the luminal surface condition and plaque composition. • MRI is able to visualize…
• Vascular magnetic resonance imaging is noninvasive, does not involve ionizing radiation, and can provide extensive coverage of large arteries with high accuracy and reproducibility. • As such, it can…
• Define the most common and clinically significant coronary anomalies. • Define common types of coronary fistulae. • Define which coronary anomalies are low versus high risk. • Outline the…
• Free-breathing 3D coronary MR angiography allows for visualization of all major coronary arteries without administration of contrast medium or radiation exposure to the patient. • Acquisition of free-breathing whole…
• Contrast-enhanced renal MRA is an accurate, noninvasive technique for detecting renal artery stenosis. • Phase contrast MRA techniques can be used to assess the hemodynamic significance of a stenosis….
