Book description
Practical Small Animal MRI
is the seminal reference for clinicians using Magnetic Resonance
Imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary patients. Although
MRI is used most frequently in the diagnosis of neurologic disorders, it
also has significant application to other body systems. This book covers
normal anatomy and specific clinical conditions of the nervous system,
musculoskeletal system, abdomen, thorax, and head and neck. It also
contains several chapters on disease of the brain and spine, including
inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular diseases, alongside
congenital and degenerative disorders. Patrick R. Gavin
, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology), is
Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology, Washington State University.
He is the CEO of MR Vets, Inc. a company dedicated to MRI interpretation
and consultation for animals. He has over 20 years of experience with
MRI as a diagnostic modality for animals.
Rodney S. Bagley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine and
Neurology), is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Washington State
University. He has extensive clinical experience in neuroimaging and
is also the author of Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical
Neurology, published by Blackwell Publishing in 2005.
