The purpose of this book is to provide a fundamental understanding of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. From this, readers will acquire a fundamental knowledge that enables them to pursue studies of their own and to cope with some of the most common problems, such as image contrast and artifacts or questions concerning possible hazards to patients. MR imaging not only requires knowledge of facts, but also some background information for decision-making. This edition, therefore, includes some subjective, critical, and opinion-oriented sections, intended to offset the technical nature of the book and provide some insights into more practical questions faced by MR users. A new addition to this edition is MR Image Expert, an interactive learning and teaching tool for MR which simulates the most important aspects of MR imaging on a personal computer. A further application, Dynalize, is included which allows the presentation and analysis of dynamic MR imaging studies.
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Prelude: How It All Began 1. Introductory Fundamentals 2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 3. Instrumentation erlude I: How to Purchase an MR Machine - A Guide in Ten Easy Lessons 4. Relaxation Times and Basic Pulse Sequences erlude II: Relatxation-Times Blues 5. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy erlude III: The Slow Life of Clinical Spectroscopy 6. Image Formation 7. Image Data Transformation 8. Rapid Imaging erlude IV: Alphabet Soup (with comments from Hamlet) 9. Fundamentals of Image Charactersitics 10. Image Contrast 11. Advanced Imaging and Contrast Concepts erlude V: What Is Normal? 12. Contrast Agents: Fundamentals 13. Contrast Agents 14. From Bulk Flow to MR Angiography and Cardiac MR 15. Image-Processing and Visualization 16. Dynamic Imaging erlude VI: The Field-Strength War 17. Comon Artifacts in MR Imaging 18. Safety of Patients and Personnel Finale: MR Imaging from a European Perspective 19. Teaching Software 20. Index
