Evaluation of hepatic disease is one of the most common requests for patients referred for abdominal imaging. Infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases of the liver may affect patients referred from many clinical specialties. Recent advances in MR software and hardware have moved MRI to the forefront of abdominal and liver imaging, with much faster exams, […]
Category: Vascular
Atherosclerosis: Investigating Underlying Pathology with Whole-Body MR Angiography
Atherosclerosis has become a serious health problem in developed countries, and has emerged as the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Treatment strategies, including surgical and percutaneous catheter-based interventions, as well as pharmacological treatment, depend on the accurate classification of atherosclerotic disease with respect to location, extent, and severity of arterial involvement. For this […]