Radiology Key

How to Image Osseous Trauma • Coils and patient position: The patient should be placed in a comfortable position with passive restraints, such as tape or Velcro straps, applied to…

How to Image Arthritis and Cartilage • Coils and patient position: Which joint is being imaged determines which coil and which position are used. In the knee, the standard extremity…

How to Image Bone Marrow Imaging of bone marrow has not changed much since the first edition of this book. Screening of marrow with T1 and fat-suppressed T2 images has…

How to Image Infection ( Box 5-1 ) Musculoskeletal infections affect bones, soft tissues, and joints. Infection often is considered a therapeutic emergency, and MRI is used to determine the…

How to Image the Temporomandibular Joint See the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) protocols at the end of the chapter. • Coils and patient position: Small surface coils are used, generally with…

Although a detailed understanding of nuclear physics is not necessary to interpret magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, it also is unacceptable to read passively whatever images you are given without…