Farhood Saremi - Imaging Anatomy: Text and Atlas Volume 2: Abdomen and Pelvis

Imaging Anatomy

Text and Atlas Volume 2
Abdomen and Pelvis

Farhood Saremi, MD
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Department of Radiology
University of Southern California
Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California, USA

Associate Editors:

Damin Snchez-Quintana, MD, PhD
Professor of Human Anatomy
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain

Hiro Kiyosue, MD, PhD
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging and Analysis
Faculty of Life Sciences
Kumamoto University
Kumamoto, Japan

Dakshesh B. Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Department of Radiology
University of Southern California
Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California, USA

Meng Law, MD

Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery

University of Southern California;

Biomedical Engineering

Viterbi School of Engineering;

Director of Neuroradiology and the Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, California, USA

R. Shane Tubbs, MD

Professor, Chief Scientific Officer, and Vice President

Seattle Science Foundation

Seattle, Washington, USA

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Preface

In the preface of his anatomy text collection de Humani Corporis Fabrica published in 1543, Andreas Vesalius wrote anatomy should rightly be regarded as the strong foundation of the whole art of medicine , acknowledging the fundamental role the study of anatomy has in the practice of medicine. Furthermore, one of the major lasting successes of his influential anatomy series was the ability to reproduce many superb illustrations of human anatomy dissection which was made possible by technical developments during his time.

Likewise, recent advancement in imaging technology and the development of newer postprocessing software have increased our ability to image and show anatomic detail of the human organs. At the same time, over the past decade, the literature is filled with many precious articles on anatomy and related topics. Unfortunately, there is an increasing gap between our fundamental core anatomy reference texts and our understanding and depiction of human anatomy using modern imaging and postprocessing methods. The idea for this project arose from the necessity for a text to fill this gap and describe anatomy in the context of current advances in imaging technology and science.

Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) have been the traditional methods in performing noninvasive studies, and both have immensely contributed to our ability to deliver accurate diagnostic information. Current generation MR and CT as well as dedicated peripheral and intraluminal ultrasound provide the spatial and contrast resolutions required to demonstrate anatomic details with unprecedented accuracy.

When it comes to assessment of details, there is no imaging modality that can compete with the speed, accuracy, and spatial resolution of new CT scanners. Volume rendering and mutliplanar reformations facilitate understanding of the complex structures such as heart, vessels, and bones. With current scanners, the entire anatomic span of the major organs can be covered in a few seconds with spatial resolution of less than 0.5 mm. In this series, this technology along with the state-of-the-art postprocessing methods have been used to create volumetric color-coded images.

On the other hand, MRI provides high levels of contrast resolution that would be difficult to obtain with CT. High-field MRI provides superb resolution of brain anatomy. Taking advantage of a 7 Tesla MR scanner at our facility, high-quality images were obtained to complete the chapters of the neuroanatomy volume (volume 4). Using MR tractography, it is possible to depict the anatomic course of the white tracts in detail, and with new postprocessing software it is further possible to map areas of the brain cortex and subfield regions of small structures such as hippocampus. These technologies have ushered in a new era for investigation of brain anatomy and are being used for the planning of sophisticated brain surgeries and for localization of small regions of interest.

This imaging anatomy series is a reference atlas and text with a practical discussion of specific topics along with examples of anatomical variants. Divided into four major volumes, each volume takes the instructive format of a classic text but is infused with a large number of images and illustrations to teach readers anatomy via state-of-the-art cross-sectional and volumetric imaging. The volumes are divided into lung, mediastinum, and heart; abdomen and pelvis; musculoskeletal; and head, neck, and spine imaging. Peripheral vasculature and nerves have been included in the musculoskeletal volume.