Main description:

The Mayo Clinic Guide to Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Second Edition, is an updated version of the popular first edition of the same title. This handy reference text and soon to be classic text is designed to educate physicists, technologists and clinicians in the basics of cardiac MRI. A significantly expanded and reworked clinical imaging section provides numerous imaging protocols for the most commonly indicated cardiac MRI examinations as well as a
plethora of well illustrated and described clinical examples. This text is a must have for anyone interested in developing their own cardiovascular MR imaging practice or advancing their existing skills. The addition of case-based questions and answers add a new dimension to this expanded second edition.

This print edition of Mayo Clinic Guide to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging comes with a year's access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge and download all the figures and tables.

Contents:

Section I: Basic Principles of Cardiac MRI ; 1 ECG Gating and Associated Artifacts Matthew W. Martinez, MD, and Kiaran P. McGee, PhD ; 2 Cardiac Anatomy Matthew W. Martinez, MD ; 3 Standard Imaging Planes in Cardiac MR Imaging Matthew W. Martinez, MD, Eric E. Williamson, MD, and Kiaran P. McGee, PhD ; 4 Pulse Sequence Basics Kiaran P. McGee, MD, and Matthew A. Bernstein, PhD ; 5 Modular Cardiac MR Imaging Protocols Phillip M. Young, MD, Eric E. Williamson, MD, and James F. Glockner, MD ; Section II: Clinical Applications and Case Studies ; 6 Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction Thomas A. Foley, MD ; 7 Nonischemic Myocardial Disease Nila J. Akhtar, MD, Matthew W. Martinez, MD, and Eric E. Williamson, MD ; 8 Pericardial Disease Phillip M. Young, MD ; 9 Cardiac Masses Ethany L. Cullen, MD, and Philip A. Araoz, MD ; 10 Congenital Disease Nandan S. Anavekar, MB, BCh, and Paul R. Julsrud, MD ; 11 Valvular Heart Disease James F. Glockner, MD, PhD ; Section III: Troubleshooting-MRI Safety and Artifacts ; 12 Common MR Imaging Artifacts Kiaran P. McGee, PhD, and Matthew A. Bernstein, PhD ; 13 Cardiac MRI Safety Kiaran P. McGee, PhD, Robert E. Watson Jr, MD, PhD, and Eric E. Williamson, MD ; Section IV: Review Questions ; 14 Board-Type Questions and Answers Kiaran P. McGee, PhD, Matthew W. Martinez, MD, and Eric E. Williamson, MD ; Index