This volume provides a comprehensive account of the use of MRI and CT cross-sectional imaging techniques to identify and characterize developmental anomalies and acquired diseases of the female genital tract. Benign and malignant diseases are considered, and attention is also paid to normal anatomical findings and variants. Emphasis is on the most recent diagnostic and technical advances, and the text is complemented by detailed illustrations.

Diese detaillierte Darstellung der sonographischen Dia- gnostik des Skrotalinhalts bezieht die Erl{uterung der Ultraschalltechnik, anatomische Grundlagen, klinische und sonographische Untersuchungstechniken sowie die Er-rterung verschiedener Krankheitsbilder mit klinischem Befund und so- nographischem Bild mit ein. F}r erfahrene Praktiker ist be- sonders die neue Untersuchungsmethode der farbkodierten Du- plexsonographie interessant. Diese Kombination von Atlas und Lehrbuch in einen Textteil und 99 Fallschen Diagnostik des Skrotalinhalts.

"The quality of the images provided is exemplary ...The book can be used as a learning tool for residents and as a great reference for fellows and practicing radiologists" - The Bookshelf February 2011, Vipul Sharma, MD

Presented by a team of experts in the specialty, this book provides a comprehensive overview of MRI of the abdomen and pelvis in adult and pediatric patients. The book's organization by organ or organ system allows the reader to approach the field one topic at a time. Each chapter lists the indications for MRI, describes in detail the specific imaging technique, and shows the MR appearance of normal anatomy and pathologic entities.

Highlights: Presents more than 1,000 high-quality abdominal and pelvic MR scans Includes all recent technical developments and new indications Summarizes MR imaging findings, differential diagnoses, and imaging protocols in easy-to-read tables Features chapters on abdominal MR angiography and MRI in children Compares the qualities of MRI with other imaging modalities

An excellent introduction to the field, "MR Imaging of the Abdomen and Pelvis" is a valuable reference that provides practical guidelines for all radiologists in the clinical setting.

This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the use of MRI and CT to identify and characterize developmental anomalies and acquired diseases of the female genital tract. Both benign and malignant diseases are considered in depth, and detailed attention is also paid to normal anatomic findings and variants. Further individual chapters focus on the patient with pelvic pain and the use of MRI for pelvimetry during pregnancy and the evaluation of fertility. Compared with the first edition, chapters have been either newly written by different authors or updated to reflect intervening progress; in addition, imaging of the placenta is now covered. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the most recent diagnostic and technical advances, and the text is complemented by many detailed and informative illustrations. All of the authors are acknowledged experts in diagnostic imaging of the female pelvis, and the volume will prove an invaluable aid to everyone with an interest in this field.