
Musculoskeletal MRI
- 3rd Edition - October 4, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Nancy M. Major, Mark W. Anderson
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 1 5 6 0 - 6
Ideal for residents, practicing radiologists, and fellows alike, this updated reference offers easy-to-understand guidance on how to approach musculoskeletal MRI and recog… Read more

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Request a sales quoteIdeal for residents, practicing radiologists, and fellows alike, this updated reference offers easy-to-understand guidance on how to approach musculoskeletal MRI and recognize abnormalities. Concise, to-the-point text covers MRI for the entire musculoskeletal system, presented in a highly templated format. Thoroughly revised and enhanced with full-color artwork throughout, this resource provides just the information you need to perform and interpret quality musculoskeletal MRI.
- Includes the latest protocols, practical advice, tips, and pearls for diagnosing conditions impacting the temporomandibular joint, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, spine, hips and pelvis, knee, and foot and ankle.
- Follows a quick-reference format throughout , beginning with basic technical information on how to obtain a quality examination, followed by a discussion of the normal appearance and the abnormal appearance for each small unit that composes a joint.
- Depicts both normal and abnormal anatomy, as well as disease progression, through more than 600 detailed, high-quality images, most of which are new to this edition.
- Features key information boxes throughout for a quick review of pertinent material.
- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Radiology residents and fellows
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1: Basic Principles of Musculoskeletal MRI
- What Makes a Good Image?
- MR Arthrography
- Musculoskeletal Tissues
- Applications
- 2: Marrow
- How to Image Bone Marrow
- 3: Tendons and Muscles
- How to Image Tendons
- How to Image Muscles
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- 4: Peripheral Nerves
- How to Image Nerves
- Normal and Abnormal
- 5: Musculoskeletal Infections
- How to Image Infection (Box 5.1)
- 6: Arthritis and Cartilage
- How to Image Arthritis and Cartilage
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Gout
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition
- Hemophilia
- Amyloid
- Tumors
- Synovial Chondromatosis
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
- Loose Bodies
- Cartilage
- Summary
- 7: Tumors
- Staging of Musculoskeletal Tumors
- How to Image Tumors
- Approach to Image Interpretation
- 8: Osseous Trauma
- How to Image Osseous Trauma
- Acute Osseous Trauma
- Repetitive Trauma
- Trauma to the Immature Skeleton
- Differential Diagnosis
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- 9: Temporomandibular Joint
- How to Image the Temporomandibular Joint
- Normal Temporomandibular Joint
- Abnormal Temporomandibular Joint (Box 9.1)
- 10: Shoulder
- How to Image the Shoulder
- Tendons and the Coracoacromial Arch
- Instability
- Postoperative Shoulder
- Miscellaneous Capsular, Bursal, and Tendon Abnormalities
- Nerve Abnormalities
- Bone Abnormalities
- Soft Tissue Abnormalities
- 11: Elbow
- How to Image the Elbow
- Normal and Abnormal
- 12: Wrist and Hand
- How to Image the Wrist and Hand
- Normal and Abnormal
- 13: Spine
- How to Image the Spine
- Normal and Abnormal
- 14: Hips and Pelvis
- How to Image the Hips and Pelvis
- Normal and Abnormal
- 15: Knee
- How to Image the Knee
- Normal and Abnormal
- 16: Foot and Ankle
- How to Image the Foot and Ankle
- Normal and Abnormal
- Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: October 4, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 480
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323415606
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Nancy M. Major
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Radiology and Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Director of Imaging, Sports and Performance Center, Boulder, ColoradoMA
Mark W. Anderson
Mark W. Anderson, MD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Radiology; Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Affiliations and expertise
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Radiology; Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VirginiaRead Musculoskeletal MRI on ScienceDirect