1 Basic Principles ............................................. 1
Basic Principles of MRI ...................................... 2
H.E. Moeller
Principle of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ...................... 3
MR Imaging .................................................. 10
Components of an MR Imaging System .......................... 21
MRI Contrast Agents ......................................... 25
B. Tombach
Principles of Contrast Enhancement .......................... 25
Classes of Contrast Agents and Biodistribution .............. 26
Risks and Side Effects of MRI ............................... 32
H. Kugel
Imaging Artifacts ........................................... 36
Г. Allkemper
Summary ..................................................... 42
2 Head and Neck ............................................... 43
H. Stimmer
Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, and Midface ................ 44
Oral Cavity and Oropharynx .................................. 51
Hypopharynx and Larynx ...................................... 55
Salivary Glands ............................................. 58
Cervical Soft Tissues and Thyroid Gland ..................... 60
Summary ..................................................... 66
3 Chest ....................................................... 67
Heart ....................................................... 68
K.U. Juergens, M.G. Lentschig, and D.С Maintz
Basic Principles of Cardiac MRI ............................. 68
Congenital Anomalies ........................................ 83
Diseases of the Myocardium .................................. 92
Diseases of the Pericardium ................................ 100
Cardiac and Pericardial Masses ............................. 103
Acquired Valvular Heart Diseases ........................... 110
Coronary Heart Disease ..................................... 114
Mediastinum, Pleura, and Chest Wall ........................ 126
S. Diederich
Mediastinum ................................................ 127
Pleura ..................................................... 139
Chest Wall ................................................. 143
Lung and Tracheobronchial System ........................... 146
S. Diederich
4 The Female Breast .......................................... 153
Breast ..................................................... 154
U. Bick
Breast Implants ............................................ 174
B. Pfleiderer and W. Heindel
5 Abdomen .................................................... 179
Liver ...................................................... 180
Г. Helmberger, H.E. Daldrup-Link, and E.J. Rummeny
Anomalies .................................................. 187
Benign Tumors .............................................. 189
Malignant Tumors ........................................... 196
Inflammatory and Parasitic Lesions ......................... 209
Diffuse Liver Diseases ..................................... 211
Vascular Diseases .......................................... 216
Hepatic Tumors in Children ................................. 217
Pancreas ................................................... 224
R. Reimer
Anomalies .................................................. 227
Tumors ..................................................... 228
Pancreatitis ............................................... 239
Diffuse Pancreatic Diseases ................................ 244
Trauma and Postoperative Changes ........................... 245
Biliary Tract .............................................. 248
K. Helterhoff
Biliary Tract .............................................. 251
Gallbladder ................................................ 263
Sphincter Complex .......................................... 265
Spleen ..................................................... 268
E.J. Rummeny and T. Helmberger
Congenital Anomalies and Normal Variants ................... 270
Infectious Diseases ........................................ 270
Cystic Lesions ............................................. 271
Vascular Diseases .......................................... 272
Nonneoplastic, Noninfectious Diseases and Changes .......... 273
Tumors ..................................................... 275
Traumatic Lesions .......................................... 278
Kidney and Urinary Tract ................................... 279
Kidneys .................................................... 279
B. Kreft
MR Urography ............................................... 293
B. Kreft
Adrenal Glands ............................................. 299
W. Heindel and B. Buerke
Functional Adrenal Diseases ................................ 301
Nonfunctioning Adrenal Masses .............................. 307
Gastrointestinal Tract ..................................... 313
Esophagus and Stomach ...................................... 318
J. Wessling
Small Intestine ............................................ 322
J. Wessling
Large Intestine ............................................ 328
B. Saar
Summary .................................................... 337
6 Pelvis ..................................................... 341
Urinary Bladder ............................................ 342
I.M. Bernhardt
Malformations .............................................. 344
Inflammation and Hemorrhage ................................ 345
Benign Tumors .............................................. 345
Malignant Tumors ........................................... 345
Pelvic Floor and Fistulas .................................. 351
D. Caurette and A. Lienemann
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ................................... 351
Fistulas ................................................... 357
Female Pelvis .............................................. 360
M. Unterweger and R.A. Kubik-Huch
Vagina and Vulva ........................................... 363
Cervix ..................................................... 365
Uterus ..................................................... 368
Ovary and Adnexa ........................................... 374
Obstetric Indications ...................................... 380
Male Pelvis ................................................ 383
Prostate and Seminal Vesicles .............................. 383
G.U. Mueller-Lisse, U.L. Mueller-Lisse, and M. Scherr
Testis and Epididymis ...................................... 393
С. Czipull and M. Asmussen
Penis ...................................................... 400
M. Asmussen and С Czipull
7 Lymph Nodes ................................................ 401
M. Taupitz
Normal Lymph Nodes ......................................... 415
Abnormal Lymph Nodes ....................................... 416
8 Peripheral Skeletal System ................................. 425
Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors ................................ 426
K. Woertler
Benign Bone Tumors and f umor-Like Lesions ................. 427
Malignant Bone Tumors ...................................... 436
Benign Soft-Tissue Tumors .................................. 443
Malignant Soft-Tissue Tumors ............................... 445
Rheumatic Diseases ......................................... 451
T.М. Link
Infectious Diseases of the Bone and Soft Tissues ........... 456
Т.М. Link
Avascular Necrosis ......................................... 460
Т.М. Link
Osteoporosis ............................................... 463
I.M. Link
Trauma ..................................................... 466
Т.М. Link
Joints ..................................................... 470
Shoulder Joint ............................................. 470
Т.М. Link
Elbow Joint ................................................ 481
S. Waldt
Hand ....................................................... 492
Т.М. Link
Hip Joint .................................................. 501
Т.М. Link
Knee Joint ................................................. 512
K. Wörtler
Foot ....................................................... 530
S. Waldt
Bone Marrow ................................................ 543
H.E. Daldrup-Link
Normal Bone Marrow ......................................... 544
Abnormal Bone Marrow ....................................... 547
Storage Diseases ........................................... 557
9 Vessels .................................................... 563
Technique of Vascular Imaging .............................. 564
G. Bongartz and M. Braendli
Technique of MRA ........................................... 564
Cervical Vessels ........................................... 568
M. Braendli and G. Bongartz
Hemangiomas ................................................ 573
Stenoses and Occlusions .................................... 573
Arterial Dissections ....................................... 575
Thoracic Vessels ........................................... 579
M. Braendli and G. Bongartz
Aorta and its Branches ..................................... 581
Pulmonary Vessels .......................................... 589
Abdominal Vessels .......................................... 598
P. Reimer and R. Vosshenrich
Abdominal Aorta ............................................ 600
Visceral and Renal Arteries ................................ 604
Portal Circulation ......................................... 607
Inferior Vena Cava ......................................... 608
Peripheral Vessels ......................................... 612
P. Reimer and R. Vosshenrich
Pelvic and Lower Extremity Arteries ........................ 616
Arteries of the Shoulder and Upper Arm ..................... 626
Arteries of the Forearm and Hand ........................... 627
Pedal Arteries ............................................. 627
Limitations, Practical Tips, and Outlook ................... 629
10 Whole-Body MRI and MRA, High-Field MRI ..................... 633
Whole-Body MRI ............................................. 634
J.Gaa
Applications ............................................... 637
Whole-Body MRA ............................................. 640
B. Tombach
High-Field MRI at 3T ....................................... 644
R. Bachmann and H. Kugel
Index ......................................................... 651
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