1;Foreword I;5 2;Foreword II;6 3;Preface;8 4;Contents;10 5;Contributors;12 6;Principles of Magnetic Resonance;19 6.1;Wolfgang R. Nitz, Thomas Balzer, Daniel S. Grosu, and Thomas Allkemper;19 6.2;Contents;19 6.3;1.2 The Essentials;34 6.4;1.3 The Advanced;83 6.5;Further Reading;122 7;Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain;124 7.1;Paul M. Parizel, Luc van den Hauwe, Frank De Belder, J. Van Goethem, Caroline Venstermans, Rodrigo Salgado, Maurits Voormolen, and Wim Van Hecke;124 7.2;Contents;124 7.3;2.1 Coils and Positioning;125 7.4;2.2 Congenital Disorders and Hereditary Diseases;131 7.5;2.3 Mass Lesions 2.3.1 Introduction 2.3.2 Tumor or Not?;137 7.6;2.4 Supratentorial Brain Tumors;143 7.7;2.5 Infratentorial Tumors;155 7.8;2.6 Sella Turcica and Hypophysis ;163 7.9;2.7 Cerebrovascular Disease;168 7.10;2.8 White Matter Lesions;186 7.11;2.9 Intracranial Infection ;196 7.12;2.10 Normal and Abnormal Aging of the Brain;204 7.13;2.11 Craniocerebral Trauma;206 7.14;Further Reading;211 8;Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine;213 8.1;Contents;213 8.2;3.1 Patient Positioning and Coils;213 8.3;3.2 Sequence Protocol ;215 8.4;3.3 Clinical Examples;228 8.5;Further Reading;239 9;Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck;240 9.1;Bert De Foer, Bernard Pilet, Jan W. Casselman, and Luc van den Hauwe;240 9.2;Contents;240 9.3;4.1 General Imaging Principles;240 9.3.1;4.1.1 Temporal Bone;241 9.3.2;4.1.2 Eye and Orbit;246 9.3.3;4.1.3 Paranasal Sinuses;250 9.3.4;4.1.4 Skull Base;251 9.3.5;4.1.5 Nasopharynx and Surrounding Deep Spaces and Parotid Glands;254 9.3.6;4.1.6 Oropharynx and Oral Cavity;257 9.3.7;4.1.7 Larynx and Hypo-Pharynx;263 9.3.8;4.1.8 Temporomandibular Joint;269 9.4;Further Reading;279 10;Musculoskeletal System;280 10.1;Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Pieter Van Dyck, Jan Gielen, Arthur M. De Schepper, and Paul M. Parizel;280 10.2;Contents;280 10.3;5.1 Introduction;281 10.4;5.2 Knee Joint;282 10.5;5.3 Ankle and Foot Joints;307 10.6;5.4 Shoulder Joint;321 10.7;5.5 Hip Joint;335 10.8;5.6 Wrist Joint;343 10.9;5.7 Elbow Joint;344 10.10;5.8 Other Joints;348 10.11;5.9 Bone Marrow;350 10.12;5.10 Tendon and Muscles;355 10.13;5.11 Bone Tumors;360 10.14;5.12 Soft-Tissue Tumors;364 10.15;Further Reading;370 11;Abdomen: Liver, Spleen, Biliary System, Pancreas, and GI Tract;372 11.1;Peter Reimer, Wolfgang Schima, Thomas Lauenstein, and Sanjay Saini;372 11.2;Contents;372 11.3;6.1 General Introduction Peter Reimer and Wolfgang Schima;373 11.4;6.2 Liver Peter Reimer and Sanjay Saini;375 11.5;6.3 Liver Pathology Diffuse Liver Disease;376 11.6;6.4 Liver Pathology-Focal Liver Disease;382 11.7;6.5 Spleen Peter Reimer and Sanjay Saini;397 11.8;6.6 Biliary System Wolfgang Schima;403 11.9;6.7 Pancreas Wolfgang Schima;407 11.10;6.8 GI Tract and Bowel Thomas Lauenstein;417 11.11;Further Reading;431 12;Abdomen: Retroperitoneum, Adrenals, Kidneys, and Upper Urinary Tract;433 12.1;Gertraud Heinz-Peer;433 12.2;Contents;433 12.3;7.1 Retroperitoneum;433 12.4;7.2 Adrenal Glands;451 12.5;7.3 Kidneys and Upper Urinary Tract;461 12.6;7.4 MR-Urography;468 12.7;Further Reading;472 13;MRI of the Pelvis;474 13.1;Dow-Mu Koh and David MacVicar;474 13.2;Contents;474 13.3;8.1 Introduction;474 13.4;8.2 Techniques and Instrumentation;475 13.5;8.3 Imaging Sequences;476 13.6;8.4 Pelvic Diseases Common to Males and Females;479 13.7;8.5 Pelvic Diseases in Males;491 13.8;8.6 Male External Genitalia;495 13.9;8.7 Diseases of the Female Pelvis;497 13.10;8.8 Future Developments;504 13.11;Further Reading;505 14;MRI of the Chest;506 14.1;Hans-Ulrich Kauczor and Edwin J. R Van Beek;506 14.2;Contents;506 14.3;9.1 Technical Demands;506 14.4;9.2 Pulse Sequences and Contrast Mechanisms;509 14.5;9.3 Lung and Pleura;513 14.6;9.4 Mediastinum;520 14.7;9.5 Pulmonary Arteries;525 14.8;9.6 Future Prospects;528 14.9;9.7 Key Issues;528 14.10;Further Reading;529 15;Heart;530 15.1;James F. M. Meaney and John Sheehan;530 15.2;Contents;530 15.3;10.1 Introduction;530 15.4;10.2 Sequence Protocols;532 15.5;10.3 Clini