{"product_id":"handbook-of-mri-technique-isbn-9781119759331","title":"Handbook of MRI Technique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDBOOK OF MRI TECHNIQUE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIFTH EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinguished educator Catherine Westbrook delivers a comprehensive and intuitive resource for radiologic technologists in this newly revised Fifth Edition of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of MRI Technique.\u003c\/i\u003e With a heavy emphasis on protocol optimisation and patient care, the book guides the uninitiated through scanning techniques and assists more experienced technologists with image quality improvement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition includes up-to-date scanning techniques and an additional chapter on paediatric imaging. The latest regulations on MRI safety are referenced and there are expanded sections on slice prescription criteria. The book also includes the contributions of several clinical experts, walking readers through key theoretical concepts, discussing practical tips on cardiac gating, equipment use, patient care, MRI safety, and contrast media. Step-by-step instruction is provided on scanning each anatomical area, complete with patient positioning and image quality optimisation techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the concepts of parameters and trade-offs, as well as pulse sequences, flow phenomena, and artefacts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of cardiac gating and respiratory compensation techniques, patient care and safety, contrast agents, and slice prescription criteria\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of a wide variety of examination areas, including the head and neck, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, the upper and lower limbs, and paediatric imaging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA companion website with self-assessment questions and image flashcards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for radiography students and newly qualified practitioners, as well as practitioners preparing for MRI-based certification and examination, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of MRI Technique\u003c\/i\u003e will also prove to be an invaluable addition to the libraries of students in biomedical engineering technology and radiology residents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 How to Use This Book 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon indications 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic anatomy 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquipment 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient positioning 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlice prescription 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested protocol 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtocol optimization 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient considerations 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrast usage 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms and abbreviations used in Part 2 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Theoretical and Practical Concepts 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Protocol Parameters and Trade-offs 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignal-to-noise ratio (SNR) 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial resolution 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScan time 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecision strategies 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Pulse Sequences 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventional spin echo (CSE) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast spin echo or turbo spin echo (FSE\/TSE) 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInversion recovery (IR\/FSE\/TSE-IR) 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRewound gradient echo 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalanced GRE 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpoiled GRE 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReverse echo GRE 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcho planar imaging (EPI) 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Flow Phenomena and Artefacts 44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow phenomena 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime of flight (TOF) 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntry slice phenomenon 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntra-voxel dephasing 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow artefact remedies 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtefacts 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase mismapping 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAliasing 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical shift 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut-of-phase signal cancellation 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruncation 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagnetic susceptibility 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic angle 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Gating and Respiratory Compensation Techniques 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiac gating (ECG\/EKG gating) 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeripheral gating (Pe gating) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCiné imaging 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImaging planes 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory Compensation (RC) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Patient Care and Safety 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient screening 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety zones 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety concerns during the examination 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient counselling 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient immobilization 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient after-care 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Contrast Agents 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGd-based positive contrast agents 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative contrast agents 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient considerations 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Examination Areas 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Head and Neck 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrain 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemporal lobes 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal auditory meatus and posterior fossa 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePituitary fossa 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrbits 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParanasal sinuses 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePharynx 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarynx 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThyroid and parathyroid glands 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalivary glands 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemporomandibular joints 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVascular imaging 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHead and neck imaging – key points 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Spine 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCervical spine 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoracic spine 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLumbar spine 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhole spine imaging 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpine imaging – key points 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Chest 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLungs and mediastinum 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeart and great vessels 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThymus 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreast 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAxilla 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrachial plexus 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChest imaging – key points 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Abdomen 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiver and biliary system 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKidneys and adrenal glands 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePancreas 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBowel 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVascular imaging 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbdominal imaging – key points 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Pelvis 236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProstate 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRectum and testes 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUterus and cervix 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePelvic imaging – key points 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Upper Limb 252\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShoulder 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumerus 262\u003c\/p\u003e 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imaging – key points 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Westbrook\u003c\/b\u003e is a former Senior Lecturer in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Faculty of Medical Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, and is a founder and co-director of the MRI Education Company.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDBOOK OF MRI TECHNIQUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIFTH EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinguished educator Catherine Westbrook delivers a comprehensive and intuitive resource for radiologic technologists in this newly revised Fifth Edition of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of MRI Technique.\u003c\/i\u003e With a heavy emphasis on protocol optimisation and patient care, the book guides the uninitiated through scanning techniques and assists more experienced technologists with image quality improvement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition includes up-to-date 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The latest regulations on MRI safety are referenced and there are expanded sections on slice prescription criteria. The book also includes the contributions of several clinical experts, walking readers through key theoretical concepts, discussing practical tips on cardiac gating, equipment use, patient care, MRI safety, and contrast media. 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