British Journal of Radiology 75 (2002),856-857 © 2002 The British Institute of Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (2nd edn). Ed by I P Arlart, G N Bongartz and G M Marchal, pp. xvi+478, 2002 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York), £146.50 ISBN 3-540-65091-1
A Jackson
This is one of the Medical Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging series published by Springer and is well up to their usual excellent standard. The book starts with overview chapters on vascular pathology and haemodynamic principles and a short introduction to magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). The remaining 400 pages describe the techniques of MRA from their very basic principles through to their benefits and disadvantages in specific clinical applications. Individual chapters deal with flow based MRA, contrast based MRA, blood flow quantification and artefacts that might be encountered. The final 200 pages are devoted to applications in specific clinical areas including intracranial, neck, thoracic, abdominal, coronary, pulmonary and peripheral arteries.
There are also sections on peripheral onsplenoportal venography. Each of these chapters is a mine of information covering both technical applications and choice of technique, as well as the interpretation of the resulting images and, in many cases, the appearances and features of common diseases. For those involved in diagnostic MRA this book cannot be too highly recommended and should become a standard textbook on most peoples' shelves.
