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Imaging Anatomy: Musculoskeletal

  • 3rd Edition - June 10, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Julia Crim
  • Language: English

The third edition of Imaging Anatomy: Musculoskeletal is a must-have reference for your practice. New chapters, updated content, and all-new 3T and 7T MR images provide detai… Read more

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The third edition of Imaging Anatomy: Musculoskeletal is a must-have reference for your practice. New chapters, updated content, and all-new 3T and 7T MR images provide detailed insight into both human anatomy and imaging pitfalls. Dr. Julia Crim and her team of specialists present an easy-to-read, complete anatomic atlas of the musculoskeletal system that features more than 1,900 high-quality images and illustrations as well as carefully chosen references for further reading. Imaging Anatomy: Musculoskeletal is a highly visual and accessible resource for radiologists at all levels of experience, as well as orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine practitioners, and all others involved with musculoskeletal imaging.

Key features

  • Features all-new 3T and 7T MR images that provide exceptional imaging detail
  • Illustrates pediatric skeletal development
  • Presents radiographic, CT, and MR images complemented by large, extensively labeled artists’ illustrations throughout
  • Includes new chapters on the brachial plexus, scapula, clavicle, and sternum that reflect the enlarging scope of musculoskeletal practice as well as new introductory chapters elucidating bone maturation, bone marrow, and the musculotendinous unit
  • Features overview chapters for each region that provide essential information, radiographs, and expert medical illustrations as well as focused chapters that dive deeper into the most complex anatomic issues, such as posterolateral corner of the knee
  • Provides detailed anatomy in at least 3 planes in MR atlas chapters
  • Discusses common normal variants, imaging pitfalls, and clinical applications for each area
  • Contains updated text to reflect improved MR visualization of small structures and current clinical concerns related to anatomy
  • Employs a time-saving, bulleted format that distills complex information for easy comprehension
  • Includes a complimentary eBook with access to everything in the print version as well as additional images, text, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, and have content read aloud

Readership

General and Subspecialty Radiologists, including Residents and Fellows

Table of contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Structural Principles of Bones and Joints
Structural Principles of Skeletal Muscle
Bone Maturation

SECTION 2: SHOULDER

Shoulder Overview
Shoulder MR Atlas
Shoulder Rotator Cuff and Biceps Tendon
Shoulder Labroligamentous Complex
Shoulder Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Scapula Anatomy
Clavicle and Sternum Anatomy
Brachial Plexus Anatomy

SECTION 3: ARM

Arm Anatomy

SECTION 4: ELBOW

Elbow Overview
Elbow MR Atlas
Elbow Ligaments
Elbow Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Elbow Measurements and Lines

SECTION 5: FOREARM

Forearm Anatomy

SECTION 6: WRIST

Wrist Overview
Wrist MR Atlas
Wrist Ligaments
Wrist and Hand Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Wrist Measurements and Lines

SECTION 7: HAND

Hand Overview
Hand MR Atlas
Thumb Anatomy
Flexor and Extensor Mechanisms of Hand

SECTION 8: PELVIS AND HIP

Pelvis Overview
Pelvis MR Atlas
Hip Overview
Hip MR Atlas
Pelvis and Hip Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Pelvis and Hip Measurements and Lines

SECTION 9: THIGH

Thigh Anatomy

SECTION 10: KNEE

Knee Overview
Knee MR Atlas
Knee Extensor Mechanism and Retinacula
Knee Menisci
Knee Cruciate Ligaments
Knee Medial and Posterior Supporting Structures
Knee Lateral Supporting Structures
Knee and Leg Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Knee and Leg Measurements and Lines

SECTION 11: LEG

Leg Anatomy

SECTION 12: ANKLE AND FOOT

Ankle Overview
Foot Overview
Ankle and Foot MR Atlas
Ankle Ligaments and Retinacula
Ankle and Foot Normal Variants and Imaging Pitfalls
Ankle and Foot Measurements and Lines

Review quotes

Review of the previous edition:
"This is an impressive book that will serve as a go-to reference for anatomists, musculoskeletal radiologists, and healthcare professionals who interpret cross-sectional imaging. This edition is an excellent update to the first... I strongly recommend it be added to the medical library and to the personal libraries of musculoskeletal imaging specialists." --Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) for Doody’s Review Service

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 10, 2026
  • Language: English

About the author

JC

Julia Crim

Julia Crim is a professor of radiology at the University of Missouri at Columbia in Columbia, Missouri
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Radiology, University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, Missouri