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Informationen zum Autor Elmar M. Merkle is Professor of Radiology at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Ihab R. Kamel is Associate Professor of Radiology and Oncology and Clinical Director of MRI at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Klappentext Guides radiologists in optimizing protocols for 3T MR systems, reducing artifacts and identifying the advantages of 3T in body applications. Zusammenfassung Written and edited by experts in the field! Body MR Imaging at 3.0 Tesla guides radiologists in optimizing imaging protocols for 3T MR systems! reducing artifacts and identifying the advantages and challenges of using 3T over 1.5T in body applications. All thoracic and abdominal organs are covered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Body MRI at 3T: basic considerations about artifacts and safety Kevin J. Chang and Ihab R. Kamel; 2. Novel acquisition techniques that are facilitated by 3T Hiroumi D. Kitajima, Puneet Sharma, Daniel R. Kayolyi and Diego R. Martin; 3. Breast MR imaging Savannah C. Partridge, Habib Rahbar and Constance D. Lehman; 4. Cardiac MR imaging Christopher J. Francois, Oliver Wieben and Scott B. Reeder; 5. Abdominal and pelvic MR angiography Henrik J. Michaely; 6. Liver MR imaging at 3T: challenges and opportunities Elizabeth M. Hecht and Bachir Taouli; 7. MR imaging of the pancreas Sang Soo Shin, Chang Hee Lee, Rafael O. P. de Campos and Richard C. Semelka; 8. MR imaging of the adrenal glands Daniele Marin and Elmar M. Merkle; 9. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography Byung Ihn Choi and Jeong Min Lee; 10. MR imaging of small and large bowel M. L. W. Zeich, M. P. van der Paardt, A. J. Nederveen and J. Stoker; 11. MR imaging of the rectum: 3T vs 1.5T Monique Maas, Doenja M. J. Lambregts and Regina G. H. Beets-Tan; 12. Kidneys and MR urography at 3T John R. Leyendecker; 13. MR imaging and MR-guided biopsy of the prostate at 3T Katarzyna J. Macura and Jurgen J. Futterer; 14. Female pelvic imaging at 3T Darcy J. Wolfman and Susan M. Ascher; Index....