2nd Edition

Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats

Edited By Wilfried Mai Copyright 2026
916 Pages 765 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

916 Pages 765 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats makes the vast and increasingly complex topic of clinical MRI in small animals accessible to all veterinarians. With the increasing availability of MRI technology, there is a pressing need for expertise in interpreting these images. Now fully updated, this remains the first reference textbook to provide a comprehensive, image-rich overview of the current... Read more

Section 1 - Physics and Technical Considerations - Image Optimization

Chapter 1: General Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 2: Image Characteristics in MRI

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 3: Principal and Advanced Pulse Sequences

Shannon Holmes

Chapter 4: MRI Artifacts

Fraser McConnell

Chapter 5: Optimized Technique: Brain

Silke Hecht and Jay Griffin

Chapter 6: Optimized Technique: Spine

Ruth Dennis

Chapter 7: Technical Particularities with Low-Field and 3 T MRI

Shannon Holmes

Chapter 8: MRI Safety

Wilfried Mai

Section 2: MRI of the Brain

Chapter 9: MRI Neuroanatomy

Philippa Johnson

Chapter 10: Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the Brain

Silke Hecht

Chapter 11: Metabolic, Toxic and Degenerative Encephalopathies

Ines Carrera

Chapter 12: Encephalitis/Meningoencephalitis

Benjamin Young

Chapter 13: Intracranial Neoplasia

Jay Griffin, Silke Hecht

Chapter 14: Cystic and Cyst-Like Conditions of the Brain

Silke Hecht

Chapter 15: Ischemic Brain Disease and Vascular Anomalies

Fraser McConnell

Chapter 16: Intracranial Hemorrhage

Fraser McConnell

Chapter 17: Brain Trauma

Abby Caine

Chapter 18: Brain Maturation and Aging

Silke Hecht and Jennifer Michaels

Chapter 19: Cranial Nerves Diseases

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 20: Neuroanatomical Differential Diagnoses of Intracranial Lesions

Philippa Johnson

Section 3: MRI of Non-Neurological Structures of the Head and Neck

Chapter 21: Nasal Cavity and Frontal Sinuses

Wilfried Mai and Susanne Boroffka

Chapter 22: Eye and Orbit

Susanne Boroffka and Wilfried Mai

Chapter 23: External, Middle, and Inner Ear

Wilfried Mai and Susanne Boroffka

Chapter 24: Non-Neurologic Conditions of the Head and Neck

Olivier Taeymans

Section 4: MRI of the Spine

Chapter 25: The Intervertebral Disc: Normal MRI Anatomy, Degenerative Disc Disease and Disc Herniation

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 26: Cervical Spondylomyelopathy

Ronaldo Da Costa

Chapter 27: Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis

Wilfried Mai and Silke Hecht

Chapter 28: Congenital and Developmental Anomalies and Malformations of the Spine

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 29: Spinal Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 30: Spinal Neoplasia

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 31: Compressive Vasculopathy, Ischemic Myelopathy, Spinal Hemorrhage, Myelomalacia

Daniela Schweizer-Gorgas and Wilfried Mai

Chapter 32: Cystic and Cyst-Like Conditions of the Spine

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 33: Syringomyelia

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 34: Brachial, Lumbosacral Plexuses and Other Spinal Nerves

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 35: Degenerative Spinal Diseases

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 36: Spinal Trauma

Abby Caine

Chapter 37: Paraspinal Soft Tissues

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 38: Neuroanatomical Differential Diagnoses of Spinal Lesions

Philippa Johnson

Section 5: MRI of the Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 39: General Features and Optimized Technique for the Musculoskeletal System

Shannon Holmes

Chapter 40: Musculoskeletal Diseases

Shannon Holmes

Section 6: MRI of the Thorax and Abdomen

Chapter 41: Cardiac MRI

Wilfried Mai

Chapter 42: Non-Cardiac Thoracic Conditions

Ruth Dennis and Wilfried Mai

Chapter 43: Abdominal MRI

Wilfried Mai, Ruth Dennis, Matthew Paek

 

Biography

Dr. Wilfried Mai earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Dr Méd Vét) from the School of Veterinary Medicine of Maisons-Alfort, France, in 1995. Following a two-year internship in small animal internal medicine, he completed a residency in radiology and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in Lyon, France. Dr. Mai went on to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, in collaboration with Duke University in North Carolina.

He became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2000 and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2006.

Since joining the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, Dr. Mai has been a dedicated clinician, educator, and researcher in veterinary radiology. He currently serves as Professor and Chief of Radiology, as well as Director of the Radiology Residency Program at Penn Vet.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION

"This ambitious book has been long overdue in veterinary diagnostic imaging and it will be hugely valued as a standard reference textbook by everybody working in this field. The condensed bullet point format makes it greatly accessible."

Dr Petra Agthe, CertVDI, DipECVDI, MRCVS, Head of Diagnostic Imaging, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists

"I recently bought Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats as supplemental reading while applying for Neurology residencies. This book has exceeded my expectations by far! I have been bringing it everywhere with me, and the neurologist I currently shadow will be ordering it as well."

Dr Heather Simon, VMD, New Jersey