• Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats makes the vast and increasingly complex topic of clinical MRI in small animals accessible to all veterinarians. With the increasing availability of MRI technology, there is a pressing need for expertise in interpreting these images. Now fully updated, this remains the first reference textbook to provide a comprehensive, image-rich overview of the current knowledge, focusing on imaging appearance rather than on clinical signs or treatment. MRI images from low, mid, and high-field magnets reflect the diversity of equipment in clinical use today.

    This second edition reflects our broader understanding of MRI’s clinical utility, bringing in the latest research, additional or better case examples, and refinements that reflect how far the field has come and where it’s going. It newly includes:

    · a chapter dedicated to MRI pulse sequences in use in veterinary imaging

    · a chapter covering MRI safety

    · expansion of the technical particularities of 3.0 T MRI scanners

    · a chapter on MRI anatomy of the brain and spinal cord with detailed illustrations

    · two chapters dedicated to the differential diagnoses based on the main findings observed on MR images of the brain or spine, helping learners to organize and improve their interpretative skills

    · replacement of many images with better examples and higher-quality illustrations.

    With chapters on MRI physics and technology as well as sections on specific anatomical regions, the book functions as a stand-alone reference for the reader, whether a radiology/neurology resident in training or a practitioner with a need to learn about veterinary clinical MRI.

  • Section 1 - Physics and Technical Considerations - Image Optimization

    Chapter 1: General Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 2: Image Characteristics in MRI

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 3: Principal and Advanced Pulse Sequences

    Shannon Holmes

    Chapter 4: MRI Artifacts

    Fraser McConnell

    Chapter 5: Optimized Technique: Brain

    Silke Hecht and Jay Griffin

    Chapter 6: Optimized Technique: Spine

    Ruth Dennis

    Chapter 7: Technical Particularities with Low-Field and 3 T MRI

    Shannon Holmes

    Chapter 8: MRI Safety

    Wilfried Mai

    Section 2: MRI of the Brain

    Chapter 9: MRI Neuroanatomy

    Philippa Johnson

    Chapter 10: Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the Brain

    Silke Hecht

    Chapter 11: Metabolic, Toxic and Degenerative Encephalopathies

    Ines Carrera

    Chapter 12: Encephalitis/Meningoencephalitis

    Benjamin Young

    Chapter 13: Intracranial Neoplasia

    Jay Griffin, Silke Hecht

    Chapter 14: Cystic and Cyst-Like Conditions of the Brain

    Silke Hecht

    Chapter 15: Ischemic Brain Disease and Vascular Anomalies

    Fraser McConnell

    Chapter 16: Intracranial Hemorrhage

    Fraser McConnell

    Chapter 17: Brain Trauma

    Abby Caine

    Chapter 18: Brain Maturation and Aging

    Silke Hecht and Jennifer Michaels

    Chapter 19: Cranial Nerves Diseases

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 20: Neuroanatomical Differential Diagnoses of Intracranial Lesions

    Philippa Johnson

    Section 3: MRI of Non-Neurological Structures of the Head and Neck

    Chapter 21: Nasal Cavity and Frontal Sinuses

    Wilfried Mai and Susanne Boroffka

    Chapter 22: Eye and Orbit

    Susanne Boroffka and Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 23: External, Middle, and Inner Ear

    Wilfried Mai and Susanne Boroffka

    Chapter 24: Non-Neurologic Conditions of the Head and Neck

    Olivier Taeymans

    Section 4: MRI of the Spine

    Chapter 25: The Intervertebral Disc: Normal MRI Anatomy, Degenerative Disc Disease and Disc Herniation

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 26: Cervical Spondylomyelopathy

    Ronaldo Da Costa

    Chapter 27: Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis

    Wilfried Mai and Silke Hecht

    Chapter 28: Congenital and Developmental Anomalies and Malformations of the Spine

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 29: Spinal Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 30: Spinal Neoplasia

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 31: Compressive Vasculopathy, Ischemic Myelopathy, Spinal Hemorrhage, Myelomalacia

    Daniela Schweizer-Gorgas and Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 32: Cystic and Cyst-Like Conditions of the Spine

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 33: Syringomyelia

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 34: Brachial, Lumbosacral Plexuses and Other Spinal Nerves

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 35: Degenerative Spinal Diseases

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 36: Spinal Trauma

    Abby Caine

    Chapter 37: Paraspinal Soft Tissues

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 38: Neuroanatomical Differential Diagnoses of Spinal Lesions

    Philippa Johnson

    Section 5: MRI of the Musculoskeletal System

    Chapter 39: General Features and Optimized Technique for the Musculoskeletal System

    Shannon Holmes

    Chapter 40: Musculoskeletal Diseases

    Shannon Holmes

    Section 6: MRI of the Thorax and Abdomen

    Chapter 41: Cardiac MRI

    Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 42: Non-Cardiac Thoracic Conditions

    Ruth Dennis and Wilfried Mai

    Chapter 43: Abdominal MRI

    Wilfried Mai, Ruth Dennis, Matthew Paek

  • Dr. Wilfried Mai

    Earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Dr Méd Vét) from the School of Veterinary Medicine of Maisons-Alfort, France, in 1995. Following a two-year internship in small animal internal medicine, he completed a residency in radiology and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in Lyon, France. Dr. Mai went on to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, in collaboration with Duke University in North Carolina.

    He became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2000 and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2006.

    Since joining the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, Dr. Mai has been a dedicated clinician, educator, and researcher in veterinary radiology. He currently serves as Professor and Chief of Radiology, as well as Director of the Radiology Residency Program at Penn Vet.

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