MR Mammography (MRM)

MR Mammography (MRM) by Werner A. Kaiser.

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer of women in the western hemisphere. This book presents a new imaging modality of the breast which improves the possibilities of mammography at a very high level: Cancers can be detected at a very early stage y MRM. The huge number ofbreast biopsies can be re...

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Main Author: Kaiser, Werner A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edition:1st ed. 1993.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Radiology.
Gynecology .
Oncology  .
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Basic Concepts
  • 2.1 Basic Principles of MRI
  • 2.2 Contrast Media in MRI
  • 2.3 Medical Significance of Breast Tumors
  • 2.4 Breast Imaging Modalities
  • 3 Brief Review of the Development of Magnetic Resonance Mammography
  • 3.1 Development of MRM
  • 3.2 Present Investigations
  • 4 Present Indications for MRM
  • 5 Optimum Procedure for the MRM Examination
  • 5.1 History
  • 5.2 Procedure
  • 5.3 Problems and Sources of Error in MRM
  • 6 Clinical Aspects
  • 6.1 General Criteria for Image Interpretation
  • 6.2 The Normal Breast
  • 6.3 Carcinoma
  • 6.4 Fibroadenoma
  • 6.5 Cysts
  • 6.6 Scars
  • 6.7 Mastopathies
  • 6.8 Special Cases
  • 6.9 Comparison of the Results of MRM and X-Ray Mammography
  • 7 Teaching Examples
  • 8 Interpretation
  • 8.1 General
  • 8.2 The Normal Breast
  • 8.3 Carcinoma
  • 8.4 Fibroadenoma
  • 8.5 Cysts
  • 8.6 Mastopathies
  • 8.7 Scars
  • 8.8 Lactating Breast
  • 8.9 Comparison of MRM Results with X-Ray Mammography
  • 8.10 Future Outlook
  • 9 Summary
  • Appendix: Research on the Development and Optimization of the Examination Technique
  • A.1 MRI Equipment
  • A.2 Coils for Breast Examination
  • A.2.1 Coil Development
  • A.2.2 Comparison of Three Different Breast Coils
  • A.3 Examination Parameters
  • A.4 Spin-Echo Examination Technique
  • A.5 Gradient-Echo Sequences: Test Phase
  • A.6 Dynamic Examinations
  • A.7 3D-Dynamic Gradient-Echo Examinations
  • A.8 In Vitro Studies of MR Contrast Enhancement
  • A.9 Two-Dimensional Multislice FLASH Sequence
  • A. 10 Spectroscopic Examinations
  • Acknowledgment
  • References.

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