Equine MRI
Published on 27. October 2010
608 pages
978-1-4443-2920-9 (ISBN)
Description
Equine MRI is a unique, comprehensive guide to MRI in thehorse. Edited by Rachel Murray, a leading authority and researcherin the field with over ten years of equine clinical MRIexperience, the book also includes contributions fromworldwide experts in the subject.
Divided into the following four sections, the book presents keyinformation based on previous validation work and clinicalpractice:
* Principles of MRI, including the practicalities of imageacquisition and interpretation
* Normal MRI anatomy and normal variations
* Different types of pathological change
* Options for clinical management and prognosis for differentconditions
MRI is a rapidly expanding area in veterinary medicine thatconfers detailed, three-dimensional information on both bone andsoft tissue. Expanding clinical knowledge, improvements intechnology, and practical application of MRI to the standing andrecumbent horse means this useful imaging modality has become anintegral and essential part of the diagnostic evaluation inlameness and is a realistic option for investigation ofophthalmological, neurological and cranial pathology.
Equine MRI enables readers to understand the best ways toachieve good quality images, and provides a detailed explanation ofthe problems that may occur.
With close to 950 normal and abnormal images, this book offersconsiderable detail and examples of both common and uncommonproblems, making it a great reference for equine veterinarians,veterinary students, specialists in equine surgery, and specialistsin veterinary imaging.
Reviews / Votes
"The authors are to be congratulated on an excellent joband this text, like those dedicated to other imaging modalities,will be required reading for equine veterinarians working with lamehorses. Equine MRI is recommended for specialistradiologists and equine clinicians already using MRI, but becauseof the way it has been written, students, residents and general practitionersworking with lame horses would also be interested in thisbook." (Australian Veterinary Journal, 28January 2013)"It is also aimed at clinicians who spend much of their timeinvestigating and treating lame horses. For these audiences, thiswell written, beautifully illustrated and thoroughly referencedtext is a must." (Veterinary Record, 28 January 2012) "This is a high quality work and an excellent reference forveterinarians wishing to learn about this new and exciting field."(Doody's, 7 October 2011) "This book gives an excellent account of MRI as a powerful toolin the understanding of equine anatomy, physiology and pathology.Clinicians and researchers both now and in the future will begrateful to Rachel Murray for all the contributions for bringingtogether their experience and producing it in such a coherent way."(Veterinary Practice, 1 August 2011) "This book is written in a generally very readable and logicalformat and, as such, is extremely useful to equine cliniciansreferring cases for MRI as well as those opearting MR systems andinterpreting scans." (Veterinary Times, 28 March 2011)More details
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Rachel C. Murray, MA, VetMB, MS, PhD, MRCVS, Dipl ACVS, Dipl ECVS, is Senior Orthopaedic Advisor for the Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, United Kingdom. She has been responsible for leading the Animal Health Trust equine clinical diagnostic MRI service and research since 2000, she interprets MRI for various clinics internationally, and has been involved with the development of MRI use in the horse for over ten years. She is an American boarded equine surgical specialist and has considerable clinical experience. She has published numerous clinical and research-related peer-reviewed papers on equine MRI, and frequently lectures internationally on the subject.
Content
CONTRIBUTORS.
FOREWORD.
PREFACE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
SECTION A Principles of MRI in horses.
1 BASIC MRI PRINCIPLES (Nick Bolas).
2 HIGH-FIELD MRI IN HORSES: PRACTICALITIES AND IMAGEACQUISITION.
2A Practicalities and image acquisition (RachelMurray).
2B General anaesthesia for MRI (Elizabeth Leece).
2C Contrast agents in equine MRI (Carter Judy).
3 LOW-FIELD MRI IN HORSES: PRACTICALITIES AND IMAGE ACQUISITION(Natasha Werpy).
4 IMAGE INTERPRETATION AND ARTEFACTS (Rachel Murray andNatasha Werpy).
SECTION B Normal MRI Anatomy.
5 THE FOOT AND PASTERN.
5A Adult horse (Sue Dyson).
5B Foal anatomical development (Bert Van Thielen and RachelMurray).
6 THE FETLOCK REGION (Merry Smith and Sue Dyson0.
7 THE METACARPAL/METATARSAL REGION (Matthew Brokken andRussell Tucker).
8 THE CARPUS (Annamaria Nagy and Sue Dyson0.
9 THE TARSUS (Sue Dyson and Rachel Murray).
10 THE STIFLE (Rachel Murray, Natasha Werpy and SimonCollins).
11 THE HEAD (Russell Tucker and Shannon Holmes).
SECTION C Pathology.
12 THE FOOT AND PASTERN (Sue Dyson and RachelMurray).
13 THE FETLOCK REGION (Sarah Powell).
14 THE METACARPAL/METATARSAL REGION (Matthew Brokken, RussellTucker and Rachel Murray).
15 THE CARPAL REGION (Sarah Powell and RachelMurray).
16 THE DISTAL TARSAL REGION (Sue Dyson).
17 THE PROXIMAL TARSAL REGION (Rachel Murray, Natasha Werpy,Fabrice Audigié, Jean-Marie Denoi, Matthew Brokken and ThorbenSchulze).
18 THE STIFLE (Carter Judy).
19 THE HEAD (Russell Tucker, Katherine Garrett, Stephen Reedand Rachel Murray).
SECTION D Clinical management and outcome.
20 THE FOOT AND PASTERN (Andrew Bathe).
21 THE FETLOCK REGION.
21A General (Sue Dyson).
21B Thoroughbred racehorses (Sarah Powell).
22 THE METACARPAL/METATARSAL REGION.
22A US perspective (Matthew Brokken and RussellTucker).
22B UK perspective (Sue Dyson).
22C Thoroughbred racehorses (Sarah Powell).
23 THE CARPUS.
23A Osseous injury (Sarah Powell).
23B Soft tissue injury (Rachel Murray).
24 THE TARSUS (Tim Mair and Ceri Sherlock).
25 THE HEAD (Russell Tucker, Katherine Garrett, Stephen Reedand Rachel Murray).
INDEX.
