MRI from Picture to Proton [Paperback]

This new edition includes the latest on quantitative MR, safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging and MR elastography.Reflecting the best use of modern MR technology, this new edition starts from the images, equipment and scanning protocols, tracing back towards the underlying physics theory. Fully updated, it includes new content on quantitative MRI, safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging and MR elastography. Additional supportive materials are available online.Reflecting the best use of modern MR technology, this new edition starts from the images, equipment and scanning protocols, tracing back towards the underlying physics theory. Fully updated, it includes new content on quantitative MRI, safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging and MR elastography. Additional supportive materials are available online.MR is a powerful modality. At its most advanced, it can be used not just to image anatomy and pathology, but to investigate organ function, to probe in vivo chemistry, and even to visualise the brain thinking. However, clinicians, technologists and scientists struggle with the study of the subject. The result is sometimes an obscurity of understanding, or a dilution of scientific truth, resulting in misconceptions. This is why MRI from Picture to Proton has achieved its reputation for practical clarity. MR is introduced as a tool, with coverage starting from the images, equipment and scanning protocols and traced back towards the underlying physics theory. With new content on quantitative MRI, MR safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging, MR elastography and advanced pulse sequences, and with additional supportive materials available on the book's website, this new edition is completely revised and updated to reflect the best use of modern MR technology.Glossary; 1. MR: what's the attraction?; Part A. The Basic Stuff: 2. Early daze: your first week in MR; 3. Seeing is believing: introduction to image contrast; 4. Lost in the pulse sequence jungle?lÏ