{"product_id":"mri-in-practice-isbn-9781119391968","title":"MRI in Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRI in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be the number one reference book and study guide for the registry review examination for MRI offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).  This latest edition offers in-depth chapters covering all core areas, including: basic principles, image weighting and contrast, spin and gradient echo pulse sequences, spatial encoding, k-space, protocol optimization, artefacts, instrumentation, and MRI safety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe leading MRI reference book and study guide.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow with a greater focus on the physics behind MRI.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers, for the first time, equations and their explanations and scan tips.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrand new chapters on MRI equipment, vascular imaging and safety.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresented in full color, with additional illustrations and high-quality MRI images to aid understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes refined, updated and expanded content throughout, along with more learning tips and practical applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a new glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRI in Practice \u003c\/i\u003eis an important text for radiographers, technologists, radiology residents, radiologists, and other students and professionals working within imaging, including medical physicists and nurses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fifth Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquation symbols xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Basic principles 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtomic structure 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotion in the atom 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMR active nuclei 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hydrogen nucleus 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNet magnetic vector (NMV) 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecession and precessional (Larmor) frequency 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecessional phase 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResonance 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMR signal 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe free Induction decay(FDI) signal 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulse timing parameters 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Image weighting and contrast 24 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImage contrast 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelaxation 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT1 recovery 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT2 decay 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrast mechanisms 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelaxation in different tissues 32 \/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT1 contrast 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT2 contrast 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProton density contrast 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighting 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther contrast mechanisms 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Spin echo pulse sequences 58 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRF rephasing 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventional spin echo 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast or turbo spin echo FSE\/TSE) 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInversion recovery (IR) 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort tau inversion recovery (STIR) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Gradient echo pulse sequences 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable flip angle 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGradient rephasing 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighting in gradient echo pulse sequences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoherent or rewound gradient echo 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncoherent or spoiled gradient echo 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReverse-echo gradient echo 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalanced gradient echo 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast gradient echo 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcho planar imaging (EPI) 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Spatial encoding 128 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanism of gradients 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGradient axes 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlice-selection 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency encoding 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase encoding 145  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing it all together – pulse sequence timing 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 \u003ci\u003ek\u003c\/i\u003e-space 158 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 – what is k-space? 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