Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America RSS feed: Articles in Press. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America updates you on the latest trends in patient management; keeps you up to date on the newest advances; and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue focuses on a single topic in magnetic resonance imaging and is presented under the direction of an experienced guest editor. In addition, you can earn valuable CME credits - up to 60 per year - with your subscription.http://www.mri.theclinics.com//inpress?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America1064-96892009-02-06 © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.mri.theclinics.com/article/PIIS1064968908000202/abstract?rss=yesChest wall lesions constitute a diverse group of thoracic diseases, including those of soft tissue and osseous origin. MR imaging, with its superior tissue-resolving capability and multiplanar image acquisition, is an important tool for assessing chest wall lesions. In this article, the authors review common and uncommon diseases of the chest wall, with an emphasis on the MR imaging characteristics of these diseases. Among the diseases they discuss are diseases of the soft tissue including lipoma, hibernoma, liposarcoma, hemangioma, and lymphoma. They also examine diseases of the osseous thorax, including benign osseous tumors, fibrous dysplasia, and aneurysmal bone cyst. In addition, they discuss such malignant osseous tumors as osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma.MR Imaging Evaluation of Disorders of the Chest Wall - Corrected ProofTheodore J. Lee, Jeremy Collins10.1016/j.mric.2008.03.001Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America (2009)2009-02-06Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America2009-02-06http://www.mri.theclinics.com/article/PIIS1064968908000214/abstract?rss=yesWhen ischemic heart disease (IHD) is suspected or confirmed, the primary imaging modality is echocardiography. When appropriate, complementary examinations can be performed. These include stress perfusion scintigraphy, cardiac catheterization, coronary angiography, and CT. MR imaging techniques have developed rapidly over the past several years, and MR imaging has the ability to delineate myocardial perfusion, ventricular function, and myocardial viability in a single examination. Although coronary MR angiography is promising, in recent years it has been supplanted as a noninvasive imaging modality by coronary CT angiography. The other capabilities of MR imaging suggest that it will be performed more and more frequently for the assessment of IHD.MR Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease - Corrected ProofGautham P. Reddy, Sandra Pujadas, Karen G. Ordovas, Charles B. Higgins10.1016/j.mric.2008.03.002Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America (2009)2009-02-06Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America2009-02-06http://www.mri.theclinics.com/article/PIIS1064968908000238/abstract?rss=yesMR imaging serves as a problem-solving tool in the diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious pleural diseases and primary and secondary pleural malignancies. Knowledge of MR imaging appearance of pleural diseases, including pleural effusions and empyema, benign and malignant pleural tumors, and especially mesothelioma, helps guide treatment decisions and surgical planning.MR Imaging of Benign and Malignant Pleural Disease - Corrected ProofRitu R. Gill, Victor H. Gerbaudo, Francine L. Jacobson, Beatrice Trotman-Dickenson, Shin Matsuoka, Andetta Hunsaker, David J. Sugarbaker, Hiroto Hatabu10.1016/j.mric.2008.03.004Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America (2009)2009-02-06Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America2009-02-06http://www.mri.theclinics.com/article/PIIS106496890800024X/abstract?rss=yesRecent development of MR techniques has overcome many problems, such as susceptibility artifacts or motion artifact, allowing both static and dynamic MR lung imaging and providing quantitative information of pulmonary function, including perfusion, ventilation, and respiratory motion. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion imaging is suitable for the evaluation of angiogenesis of pulmonary solitary nodules. 129Xe MR imaging is potentially a robust technique for the evaluation of various pulmonary function and may replace 3He. The information provided by these new MR imaging methods is proving useful in research and in clinical applications in various lung diseases.Functional MR Imaging of the Lung - Corrected ProofShin Matsuoka, Andetta R. Hunsaker, Ritu R. Gill, Francine L. Jacobson, Yoshiharu Ohno, Samuel Patz, Hiroto Hatabu10.1016/j.mric.2008.03.006Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America (2009)2009-02-06Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America2009-02-06http://www.mri.theclinics.com/article/PIIS1064968908000251/abstract?rss=yesIn recent years, there have been tremendous advancements in cardiopulmonary CT imaging—no doubt the readership of MRI Clinics of North America is aware of these advances. Simultaneously, cardiothoracic MR imaging has made substantial strides and continues to grow at a rapid rate. Recent developments in MR imaging technology provide shorter imaging times and improved resolution, providing improved tissue characterization and enhanced diagnostic accuracy. These improvements complement the strides made in CT imaging technology, and the two modalities provide very powerful and complementary methods for the investigation of cardiopulmonary disease.Preface - Corrected ProofMichael B. Gotway10.1016/j.mric.2008.03.005Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America (2009)2009-02-06Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America2009-02-06