{"product_id":"mri-isbn-9781119013051","title":"MRI","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis fifth edition of the most accessible introduction to MRI principles and applications from renowned teachers in the field provides an understandable yet comprehensive update.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible introductory guide from renowned teachers in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a concise yet thorough introduction for MRI focusing on fundamental physics, pulse sequences, and clinical applications without presenting advanced math\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a practical approach, including up-to-date protocols, and supports technical concepts with thorough explanations and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights sections that are directly relevant to radiology board exams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents new information on the latest scan techniques and applications including 3 Tesla whole body scanners, safety issues, and the nephrotoxic effects of gadolinium-based contrast media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABR study guide topics, xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Production of net magnetization 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Magnetic fields 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Nuclear spin 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Nuclear magnetic moments 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Larmor precession 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Net magnetization 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Susceptibility and magnetic materials 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Concepts of magnetic resonance 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Radiofrequency excitation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Radiofrequency signal detection 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Chemical shift 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Relaxation 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 T1 relaxation and saturation 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 T2 relaxation, T2* relaxation, and spin echoes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Principles of magnetic resonance imaging – 1 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Gradient fields 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Slice selection 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Readout or frequency encoding 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Phase encoding 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Sequence looping 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Principles of magnetic resonance imaging – 2 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Frequency selective excitation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Composite pulses 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Raw data and image data matrices 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Signal-to-noise ratio and tradeoffs 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Raw data and k-space 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Reduced k-space techniques 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Reordered 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Magnetization transfer suppression 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Frequency-selective saturation 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Nonsaturation methods 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Artifacts 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Motion artifacts 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Sequence\/Protocol-related artifacts 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 External artifacts 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Motion artifact reduction techniques 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Acquisition parameter modification 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Triggering\/Gating 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Flow compensation 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Radial-based motion compensation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Magnetic resonance angiography 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Time-of-flight MRA 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Phase contrast MRA 141\u003c\/p\u003e 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considerations for anatomical regions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Recommendations for specific sequences and clinical situations 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and suggested readings 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian M. Dale, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMBA\u003c\/b\u003e is Zone Research Manager, MR R\u0026amp;D Collaborations, Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc. Brian is a younger colleague at Siemens of the previous co-author, Dr Mark Brown. Brian has a PhD in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. His interests are in sequence programming and optimal design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark A. Brown, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Technical Instructor at Siemens Medical Solutions Training and Development Center. He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Duke University, in Durham, NC. His research interests include relaxation and exchange phenomena and in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Semelka, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Magnetic Resonance Services, Professor, and Vice Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Medical School. He received his medical degree and residency training in radiology in his native Canada at the University of Manitoba, and completed a clinical research fellowship in MRI of the body at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Semelka has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, 12 textbooks including the Wiley \u003ci\u003eAbdominal-Pelvic MRI\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCurrent Clinical Imaging\u003c\/i\u003e series and is an internationally acclaimed authority in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an integral component of medical imaging. Whilst new measurement techniques and applications continue to be developed nearly thirty years after the initial clinical scanners were installed the basic principles behind the measurement techniques remain as true today as then. 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