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In 1996, MRI was the first volume to premiere in The Basics series. Since that time, the series has become a favorite of residents, practitioners, and technologists in radiology. Inside this Second Edition, you'll discover all the features that have made the series a reliable and trusted partner to so many of your colleagues, as well as an array of new and updated features designed to prepare you for the challenges ahead. Book jacket.

Ray Hashman Hashemi, M.D., Ph.D., Director and CEO, Advanced Imaging Center, Inc., Lancaster, California William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R., Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California Christopher J. Lisanti, M.D., Col USAF, MC, SFS, Chairman, Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Dedication

v

(2)

Preface

vii

(2)

Acknowledgments

ix

Part I Basic Concepts

3

(204)

1 Introductory Math

3

(14)

2 Basic Principles of MRI

17

(15)

3 Radio Frequency (RF) Pulse

32

(9)

4 T(1), T(2), and T(2)*

41

(8)

5 TR, TE, and Tissue Contrast

49

(9)

6 Tissue Contrast: Some Clinical Applications

58

(9)

7 Pulse Sequences: Part I (Saturation, Partial Saturation, Inversion Recovery)

67

(9)

8 Pulse Sequences: Part II (Spin Echo)

76

(6)

9 Fourier Transform

82

(6)

10 Image Construction: Part I (Slice Selection)

88

(11)

11 Image Construction: Part II (Spatial Encoding)

99

(15)

12 Signal Processing

114

(23)

13 Data Space

137

(18)

14 Pulse Sequence Diagram

155

(5)

15 Field of View (FOV)

160

(3)

16 K-space

163

(4)

17 Scan Parameters and Image Optimization

167

(8)

18 Artifacts in MRI

175

(32)

Part II Fast Scanning

207

(87)

19 Fast Spin Echo

207

(14)

20 Gradient Echo: Part I (Basic Principles)

221

(11)

21 Gradient Echo: Part II (Fast Scanning Techniques)

232

(10)

22 Echo Planar Imaging (EPI)

242

(7)

23 New Scanning Features

249

(10)

24 Tissue Suppression Techniques

259

(7)

25 Flow Phenomena

266

(14)

26 MR Angiography

280

(10)

27 High Performance Gradients

290

(4)

Answers

294

(5)

Index

299

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