MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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,

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Diagnostic Imaging Editors: A. L. Baert, Leuven M. F. Reiser, München H. Hricak, New York M. Knauth, Göttingen

J. Stoker (Ed.)

MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract With Contributions by R.G.H. Beets-Tan · A. S. Borthne · J. M. Froelich · V. Goh · S. I. Gonçalves · S. Gourtsoyianni S. Halligan · S. Kinner · S. Kirchhoff · A. Laghi · D. M. J. Lambregts · T. C. Lauenstein K. S. Lee · A. Lieneman · D. J. Lomas · R. N. Low · M. Maas · C. Matos · A. J. Nederveen V. Panebianco · N. Papanikolaou · M. A. Patak · G. Pelle · I. Pedrosa · M. Pezzullo C. Pierre-Jerome · C. S. Reiner · A. M. Riddell · J. Stoker · N. J. Taylor · S. A. Taylor D. J. M. Tolan · R. Tutuja · D. Weishaupt · K.-U. Wentz · C. von Weymarn · M. Wissmeyer M. L. W. Ziech · F. M. Zijta Foreword by

A. L. Baert With 265 Figures in 505 Separate Illustrations, 43 in Color and 19 Tables

Jaap Stoker, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology Department of Radiology Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands

Medical Radiology · Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology Series Editors: A. L. Baert · L. W. Brady · H.-P. Heilmann · M. Knauth · M. Molls · C. Nieder Continuation of Handbuch der medizinischen Radiologie Encyclopedia of Medical Radiology

ISBN: 978-3-540-85531-6

e-ISBN: 978-3-540-85532-3

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85532-3 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Medical Radiology · Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology ISSN 0942-5373 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009931699 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: Publishing Services Teichmann, 69256 Mauer, Germany Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

It is my great pleasure and privilege to introduce another volume, published in our book series Medical Radiology – Diagnostic Imaging, and which is devoted to MR imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract. The editor Dr. J. St