MRI from Picture to Proton

This new edition includes the latest on quantitative MR, safety, multi-band excitation, Dixon imaging and MR elastography.

Donald W. McRobbie (Author), Elizabeth A. Moore (Author), Martin J. Graves (Author), Martin R. Prince (Author)

9781107643239, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 April 2017

400 pages, 89 b/w illus. 293 colour illus. 22 tables
24.6 x 19 x 2 cm, 1.11 kg

'At last, a book that sensibly explains the new MR techniques of the past few years. … I can say that I found this book well worthwhile, and believe many others will as well.' Doody's Review Service (www.doody.com)

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?
5. The devil's in the detail: pixels, matrices and slices
6. What you set is what you get: basic image optimisation
7. Improving your image: how to avoid artefacts
8. Spaced out: spatial encoding
9. Getting in tune: resonance and relaxation
10. Let's talk technical: MR equipment
11. Ghosts in the machine: quality control
Part B. The Specialist Stuff: 12. Acronyms anonymous I: spin echo
13. Acronyms anonymous II: gradient echo
14. The parallel universe: parallel imaging and novel acquisition techniques
15. Go with the flow: MR angiography
16. A heart-to-heart discussion: cardiac MRI
17. It's not just squiggles: in vivo spectroscopy
18. To BOLDly go: fMRI, perfusion and diffusion
19. Making it count: quantitative MRI
20. But is it safe? Bio-effects
21. Where are we going now?
Appendix: maths revision
Index.

Subject Areas: Medical imaging [MMP]