MRI has become an important tool in the management of patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. This book, written by distinguished experts in the field, discusses in detail the technical, practical, and clinical aspects of MRI of the gastrointestinal tract. The chapters on technique encompass the most recent developments and address such topics as contrast media, high field strength MRI, and perfusion MRI. Subsequently, individual chapters are devoted to the clinical applications of MRI in the different parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Both established applications and new frontiers are considered, with the aid of numerous high-quality illustrations. By combining chapters dedicated to technical aspects and clinically oriented chapters, this book will prove very instructive for the novice while simultaneously offering experienced practitioners further insights into the value of MRI of the gastrointestinal tract.

Technique

MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Coils, Sequences, Techniques
MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract at High-Field Strength
Contrast Media for MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced and Diffusion-Weighted MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Clinical Application
MRI of the Esophagus and Stomach
MRI of Upper GI Tract Motility
MRI of the Duodenum
MRI of the Small Bowel: Enterography
MRI of the Small Bowel: Enteroclysis
MRI of the Small Bowel: Clinical Role
MRI of the Colon (MR Colonography): Technique
MRI of the Colon (Colonography): Results
MRI of the Rectum
MRI of Bowel Motility
MRI of the Peritoneum
MRI of Adhesions and Small Bowel Obstruction
MRI of Acute Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
MRI of the Pelvic Floor
MRI of the Anus.