title: MR imaging strategies in primary and metastatic malignancy.
abstract: This article gives the rationale of the indications for the use of MRI in the evaluation of primary and metastatic malignancies of the neck, chest, abdomen, male and female pelvis, and musculoskeletal system. The imaging protocols for each of these areas is also included.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Haggar
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Froelich
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary