Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Magnetic resonance imaging of the skeletal musculature /
Although muscular diseases are a huge and heterogeneous group, in most cases of progressive disease the result is focal or general muscular weakness that presents as an unspecific symptom. Imaging techniques that offer differential diagnostic clues are therefore urgently needed. Despite this, MRI ha...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer,
2014.
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| Series: | Medical radiology (Series)
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | Ebook Library |
| Summary: | Although muscular diseases are a huge and heterogeneous group, in most cases of progressive disease the result is focal or general muscular weakness that presents as an unspecific symptom. Imaging techniques that offer differential diagnostic clues are therefore urgently needed. Despite this, MRI has to date often been assigned a subsidiary role in the diagnostic work-up of these diseases owing to the frequent inability of routine MRI protocols to detect pathognomonic findings.? This situation is changing with the advent of modern MRI techniques that offer deeper insights into surrogate pathophysiologic parameters, such as muscular microcirculation, sodium homeostasis, energy and lipid metabolism, and muscle fiber architecture. Much higher levels of acceptance and demand by clinicians can be anticipated for these new techniques in the near future, and radiologists will have to face up to the increasing value of MRI of the skeletal musculature.? In this book, recognized experts from around the world provide a comprehensive overview of the value of cutting-edge MRI for the assessment of normal and diseased skeletal muscle. A range of aspects are covered, from the general role of MRI in imaging the skeletal musculature, including in comparison with ultrasonography, through to the current value of MRI in the diagnostic work-up of different diseases. In addition, several chapters present research findings in respect of modern morphological and functional MRI techniques for assessment of the skeletal musculature and provide examples of the added value provided by these techniques when evaluating muscular diseases. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642372193 3642372198 364237218X 9783642372186 |
| ISSN: | 0942-5373 2197-4187 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-37219-3 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 16, 2013). |