How Does MRI Work? An Introduction to the Physics and Function of Magnetic Resonance Imaging /

• Main Authors: Weishaupt, Dominik (Author), Köchli, Victor D. (Author), Marincek, Borut (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Condensed matter.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

It is with great pleasure that we present this completely revised English e- tion of our book How Does MRI Work? An Introduction to the Physics and Function of Magnetic Resonance Imaging only two years afer publication of the frst English edition. We are particularly pleased that our introductory te...

Table of Contents:

• Spin and the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Phenomenon
• Relaxation
• Image Contrast
• Slice Selection and Spatial Encoding
• Factors Affecting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• The MR Scanner
• Basic Pulse Sequences
• Fast Pulse Sequences
• Fat Suppression Techniques
• Parallel Imaging
• Cardiovascular Imaging
• MR Contrast Agents
• MR Artifacts
• High-Field Clinical MR Imaging
• Bioeffects and Safety.