Medical Radiology / Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Oncology

An Overview of Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Oncology (I.S. Gribbestad); Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (T.P.L. Roberts/M. Noseworthy); The Role of Blood Pool Contrast Agents in the Study of Tumor Pathophysiology (R.C. Brasch); Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Oncology (F. Calamante); Quantification of Contrast-Enhancement in Dynamic Studies (G.J.M. Parker/D. Buckley); Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Contrast Kinetics in Dynamic MR Studies (G. J.M. Parker/D. Buckley); IMAGING TECHNIQUES: Imaging Techniques for Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Imaging (C.T.W. Moonen); Consensus Recommendations for Imaging in Angiogenesis (J. Evelhoch); CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cerebral Malignancy (X.P. Zhu/K. Li); Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Breast Tumours (M. Knopp); Dynamic Contrast Imaging in Cervical Carcinoma (N. Mayr et al.); Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Imaging in the Prostate (A. Padhani); Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in Musculoskeletal Tumors (J.S. Taylor et al.); Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in the Liver (X.P. Zhu/ A. Jackson); APPLICATIONS: The Use of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Multicentre Trials (M. Leach); Applications of Dynamic Magnet Resonance in Drug Development (G. Jayson/J. Waterton); Subject Index; List of Contributors.

Alan Jackson, Professor of Neuroradiology at the University of Manchester, UK.

David Buckley, Lecturer in Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the University of Manchester, UK. Previous positions at the Universities of Florida, USA and Hull, UK.

Geoff Parker, Lecturer in Imaging Science at the University of Manchester, UK. Previous positions at the Institute of Neurology, London, UK and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.

Overall, this is an excellent book and worth the price for any MRI department involved with or considering this technique of cancer imaging.

This is the first major reference book that collates information from all our major workers in this field and the authors are to be congratulated on eliciting chapters from no fewer than 33 authors worldwide - no small achievement!

Again, Springer is to be congratulated on the quality of the reproductions in these sections.

The chapters on the emerging role of this technique in oncology trials are of particular value and provide a useful structured approach to the radiologist not familiar with trial design and conduct.

RAD Magazine 2005