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Musculoskeletal MRI

  • 3rd Edition - October 4, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Nancy M. Major, Mark W. Anderson
  • Language: English

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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Ideal 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.

Key features

  • 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.

Readership

Radiology residents and fellows

Table of contents

Major: Musculoskeletal MRI 3rd Edition

1. Basic Principles of Musculoskeletal MRI

2. Marrow

3. Tendons and Muscles

4. Peripheral Nerves

5. Musculoskeletal Infections

6. Arthritis and Cartilage

7. Tumors

8. Osseous Trauma

9. Temporomandibular Joint

10. Shoulder

11. Elbow

12. Wrist and Hand

13. Spine

14. Hips and Pelvis

15. Knee

16. Foot and Ankle

Review quotes

"This needed third edition presents the breadth of MSK MR imaging not found elsewhere. I appreciate the authors' dedication to keeping this book straightforward, allowing readers to pursue more in-depth study of the subject at their leisure."

-Eric Bready, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Doody's Review Service

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 22, 2019
  • Language: English

About the authors

NM

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, Colorado

MA

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, Virginia, USA

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