Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats

This ambitious book has been long overdue in veterinary diagnostic imaging and it will be hugely valued as a standard reference textbook by everybody working in this field. The condensed bullet point format makes it greatly accessible. - Dr Petra Agthe, CertVDI, DipECVDI, MRCVS, Head of Diagnostic Imaging, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists I recently bought Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats as supplemental reading while applying for Neurology residencies. This book has exceeded my expectations by far! I have been bringing it everywhere with me, and the neurologist I currently shadow will be ordering it as well. - Dr Heather Simon, VMD, New Jersey "This is a very important resource for practitioners of diagnostic imaging who need a refresher, residents in training, neurologists, and any clinicians interested in learning to read MRI. It is extremely thorough, including even cardiac MRI, brachial and lumbosacral plexus MRI, eye and orbit MRI, and MRI of congenital abnormalities, among others. There are no comparable books in veterinary medicine." -Maureen McMichael, DVM, M.Ed., DACVECC (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine) This ambitious book has been long overdue in veterinary diagnostic imaging and it will be hugely valued as a standard reference textbook by everybody working in this field. The condensed bullet point format makes it greatly accessible. - Dr Petra Agthe, CertVDI, DipECVDI, MRCVS, Head of Diagnostic Imaging, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists I recently bought Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats as supplemental reading while applying for Neurology residencies. This book has exceeded my expectations by far! I have been bringing it everywhere with me, and the neurologist I currently shadow will be ordering it as well. - Dr Heather Simon, VMD, New Jersey

Dr Mai received his veterinary degree at the Ecole Vtrinaire de Maisons-Alfort, France in 1998. Dr Mai is now Chief, Section of Radiology and Associate Professor of Radiology/Clinician Educator at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Dr Mai is widely published in many veterinary journals including Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound and is a contributor to the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging. BSAVA Manual of Canine and

1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MRI. 2. PULSE SEQUENCES, SIGNAL AND CONTRAST IN MRI. 3. MRI ARTIFACTS. 4. OPTIMIZED TECHNIQUE: Brain, Spine, Musculoskeletal, Technical particularities with low field imaging. 5. MRI OF THE BRAIN: Congenital/Developmental disorders, Metabolic and Degenerative encephalopathies, Encephalitis, Brain neoplasia, Cystic conditions, Ischemic encephalopathy and vascular anomalies, Brain haemorrhage, Cranial nerve diseases. 6. MRI OF THE HEAD (NON NEUROLOGIC): Nasal cavity, Orbit, Ear disease, Other. 7. SPINAL MRI: Degenerative disc disease and disc herniation, Spondylomyelopathy, Lumbo-sacral disease, Anomalies/Malformations, Infection (discospondylitis, empyema), Neoplasia (vertebrae/meninges/spinal cord), Ischemic myelopathy, Spinal cord hemorrhage, Myelomalacia, Spinal cysts, Syringomyelia/Hydromyelia, Peripheral nerve sheath tumors, Degenerative myelopathy, Paraspinal soft tissues. 8. MUSCULOSKELETAL MRI (Mostly shoulder and stifle). 9. THORACIC MRI: Cardiac MRI, Non cardiac thoracic conditions. 10. ABDOMINAL MRI.