MRI of the musculoskeletal system. Major N.M., Anderson M.U., Helms K.E.

The management is based on the personal experience of the authors in the use of MRI in the diagnosis of injuries, inflammatory diseases and tumors, it is richly illustrated by drawings, tables and diagrams. It discusses the issues of MRI anatomy of bones, joints and soft tissues, all types of bone-muscle damage and diseases and the possibilities of MRI for their detection. The basic principles of MRI are also described in relation to the diagnosis of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including technical aspects of research on modern devices with a magnetic field of 1.5 and 3.0 T., the possibilities of MRI in the diagnosis of infections of the musculoskeletal system, inflammatory lesions of the joints and the diagnosis of infections and joint cartilage, tumors and bone injuries. Much attention is paid to the lesions of various anatomical areas-the temporomands-nomplete, shoulder, elbow joints, wrist joints and bones of the hand, spine, hip joints and bones of the pelvis, knee joint and, finally, the ankle joint and the bones of the foot.

The book is intended for a wide range of readers - radiologists, surgeons, traumatologists, orthopedists, oncologists and doctors of other specialties, as well as students of medical universities.