Handbook of MRI Technique

HANDBOOK OF MRI TECHNIQUE

FIFTH EDITION

Distinguished educator Catherine Westbrook delivers a comprehensive and intuitive resource for radiologic technologists in this newly revised Fifth Edition of the Handbook of MRI Technique. 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.

The 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.

The book includes:

• A thorough introduction to the concepts of parameters and trade-offs, as well as pulse sequences, flow phenomena, and artefacts
• Comprehensive explorations of cardiac gating and respiratory compensation techniques, patient care and safety, contrast agents, and slice prescription criteria
• Practical 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
• A companion website with self-assessment questions and image flashcards

Perfect for radiography students and newly qualified practitioners, as well as practitioners preparing for MRI-based certification and examination, the Handbook of MRI Technique will also prove to be an invaluable addition to the libraries of students in biomedical engineering technology and radiology residents.

Catherine Westbrook 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.

ii Contributors

iii Preface

iv Acknowledgments

01 How to use this book

Part 1 – Theoretical and Practical Concepts

02 Protocol parameters and trade-offs

03 Pulse sequences

04 Flow phenomena and artefacts

05 Gating and respiratory compensation techniques

06 Patient care and safety

07 Contrast agents

Part 2 – Examination Areas

08 Head and neck

Brain

Temporal lobes

Posterior fossa and internal auditory meatus

Pituitary fossa

Orbits

Paranasal sinuses

Pharynx

Larynx

Thyroid and parathyroid glands

Salivary glands

Temporomandibular joints

Vascular imaging

09 Spine

Cervical spine

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

Whole spine

10 Chest

Lungs and mediastinum

Heart and great vessels

Thymus

Breast

Axilla

Brachial plexus

11 Abdomen

Liver and biliary system

Kidneys and adrenal glands

Pancreas

Bowel

Vascular imaging

12 Pelvis

Prostate

Rectum and testes

Uterus and cervix

13 Upper limb

Shoulder

Humerus

Elbow

Forearm

Wrist and hand

14 Lower limb

Hips

Femur

Knee

Tibia and fibula

Ankle

Foot

Vascular imaging

15 Paediatric Imaging

Index

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