How does MRI work? An Introduction to the Physics and Function of Magnetic Resonance Imaging / by Dominik Weishaupt, Victor D. Koechli, Borut Marincek.

From the reviews: 'The authors describe in English in the plainest fashion, and within hardly more than 100 pages, the theoretical and technical bases of magnetic resonance imaging. ...the book should be warmly recommended to anyone after they have become accustomed to MRI. In such circumstance...

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Main Authors: Weishaupt, Dominik (Author), Koechli, Victor D. (Author), Marincek, Borut (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Spin and the MR Phenomenon
  • 2 Relaxation
  • 3 Image Contrast
  • 4 Spatial Encoding
  • 5 Factors Affecting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • 6 The MR Scanner
  • 7 Basic Pulse Sequences
  • 8 Fast-Pulse Sequences
  • 9 Parallel Imaging
  • 10 Techniques for Imaging the Vascular System
  • 11 MR Contrast Media
  • 12 Artefacts in the MR Image
  • 13 Safety, Risks and Contraindications.