{"product_id":"mri-at-a-glance-isbn-9781119053552","title":"MRI at a Glance","description":"\u003cb\u003eHighly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRI at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulates essential MRI physics knowledge. Illustrated in full colour throughout, its concise text explains complex information, to provide the perfect revision aid. It includes topics ranging from magnetism to safety, K space to pulse sequences, and image contrast to artefacts.\u003cbr\u003eThis third edition has been fully updated, with revised diagrams and new pedagogy, including 55 key points, tables, scan tips, equations, and learning points. There is also an expanded glossary and new appendices on optimizing image quality, parameters and trade-offs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion website is also available at www.ataglanceseries.com\/mri featuring animations, interactive multiple choice questions, and scan tips to improve your own MRI technique.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRI at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for student radiographers and MRI technologists, especially those undertaking the American Registry of Radiation Technologist (ARRT) MRI examination, as well as other health professionals involved in MRI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use your textbook ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Magnetism and electromagnetism 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Atomic structure 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Alignment 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Precession 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Resonance and signal generation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Contrast mechanisms 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Relaxation mechanisms 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 T1 Recovery 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 T2 decay 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 T1 weighting 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 T2 weighting 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 PD weighting 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Conventional spin echo 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Fast or turbo spin echo – how it works 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Fast or turbo spin echo – how it is used 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Inversion recovery 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Gradient echo – how it works 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Gradient echo – how it is used 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The steady state 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Coherent gradient echo 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Incoherent gradient echo 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Steady-state free precession 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Balanced gradient echo 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Ultrafast sequences 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Diffusion and perfusion imaging 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Functional imaging techniques 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Gradient functions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Slice selection 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Phase encoding 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Frequency encoding 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 K space – what is it? 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 K space – how is it filled? 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 K space and image quality 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Data acquisition – frequency 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Data acquisition – phase 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Data acquisition – scan time 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 K space traversal and pulse sequences 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Alternative K space filling techniques 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Signal to noise ratio 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Contrast to noise ratio 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Spatial resolution 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Chemical shift artefacts 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Phase mismapping 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Aliasing 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Other artefacts 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Flow phenomena 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Time-of-flight MR angiography 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Phase contrast MR angiography 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Contrast-enhanced MR angiography 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Contrast agents 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Magnets 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Radiofrequency coils 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Gradients and other hardware 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 MR safety – bio-effects 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 MR safety – projectiles 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1a: The results of optimizing image quality 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1b: Parameters and their associated trade-offs 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Artefacts and their remedies 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3: Main manufacturers’ acronyms 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCatherine Westbrook\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, Faculty of Medical Science, Anglia Ruskin University, UK. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRI at a Glance \u003c\/i\u003eencapsulates essential MRI physics knowledge. 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