Abdominal-Pelvic MRI

Richard Semelka, MD, is Director of Magnetic Resonance Services, Professor, and Vice Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Medical School. He received his medical degree and residency training in radiology in his native Canada at the University of Manitoba, and completed a clinical research fellowship in MRI of the body at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Semelka has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, 12 textbooks including the Wiley Abdominal-Pelvic MRI and Current Clinical Imaging series and is an internationally acclaimed authority in the field.

Michele A Brown, MD is a Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of California San Diego Health System. She is trained in all modalities of abdominal and pelvic imaging, including ultrasound, flouroscopy, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and has special interest in MRI of the female pelvis. Her main current research activities involve MRI of the fetus and placenta, gynecologic malignancies, and benign conditions of the uterus, cervix, and ovaries. She is particularly experienced in the utilization of MRI for the diagnosis of placenta accreta and causes of maternal abdominal pain during pregnancy. Dr. Brown lectures internationally and is an active member of several professional societies, including the Society of Urological Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.

Ersan Altun, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology. He works as an attending radiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Medical School. He received his medical degree and residency training in Radiology in is native Turkey at Marmara University in Istanbul. He completed a clinical fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and a clinical research fellowship in MRI of the Body at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Altun authored over 35 peer-reviewed articles, numerous books chapters and authored the book entitled Liver Imaging: MRI with CT Correlation, which is published in the Current Clinical Imaging Series of Wiley.

List of contributors, vii Preface, ix 1 Diagnostic approach to protocoling and interpreting magnetic resonance studies of the abdomen and pelvis, 1 Puneet Sharma, Diego R. Martin, Brian M. Dale, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 2 Liver, 39 Larissa Braga, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, and Richard C. Semelka 3 Gallbladder and biliary system, 395 Ersan Altun, Fernanda Velloni, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka 4 Pancreas, 461 Fernanda Velloni, Ersan Altun, Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka 5 Spleen, 559 Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 6 Gastrointestinal tract, 593 Diego R. Martin, Miguel Ramalho, Antonio P. Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 7 Peritoneal cavity, 745 Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka 8 Adrenal glands, 791 Miguel Ramalho, Antonio Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 9 Kidneys, 851 Miguel Ramalho, Antonio Matos, Ersan Altun, Larissa Braga, and Richard C. Semelka 10 Retroperitoneum and body wall, 1005 Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 11 Bladder and nongender pelvis, 1097 Antonio Matos, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 12 Male pelvis, 1135 Joseph Yacoub, Aytekin Oto, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka 13 Female urethra and vagina, 1193 Michele A. Brown, Lara B. Eisenberg, and Richard C. Semelka 14 Uterus and cervix, 1213 Michele A. Brown, Caroline Reinhold, and Richard C. Semelka 15 Adnexa, 1263 Michele A. Brown, Susan M. Ascher, and Richard C. Semelka 16 Maternal conditions in pregnancy, 1309 Joy Liau, Shaun R. Best, Richard C. Semelka, Michele A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine 17 Fetus, 1341 Joy Liau, Richard C. Semelka, Michele A. Brown, and Lorene E. Romine 18 Chest, 1389 Ersan Altun, Kiran Reddy Busireddy, Katherine R. Birchard, and Richard C. Semelka 19 Contrast agents, 1425 Ersan Altun, Diego R. Martin, and Richard C. Semelka 20 Magnetic resonance positron emission tomography, 1443 Miguel Ramalho, Onofrio Catalano, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Ersan Altun, and Richard C. Semelka Index, 1465 Color plate section 1 falls between pages 1142 and 1143 Color plate section 2 falls between pages 1446 and 1447