Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This contemporary introductory MRI textbook uses graphic illustrations and simplified calculations to explain fundamental concepts of MRI technology and applications, including the following: Physical processes: * Larmor precession, RF excitation, and detection * Spin relaxation and saturation * Tissue magnetism (susceptibility and chemical shift) * Tissue motion: diffusion (+anisotropy), perfusion (tracer kinetics and spin labeling), blood flow, and tissue deformation Engineering algorithms: * Fourier encoding matrix and phase encoding * K-space sampling * Pulse sequences: SPGR, SSFP, SE, FSE * Magnetization preparations: CHESS, STIR, FLAIR Clinical and scientific applications: * Stroke * Heart disease * Tumors * Brain, heart, and liver imaging protocols * Neural function MRI (fMRI) This book also uses fundamental concepts to demonstrate and expose students to the latest technological innovations in MRI, including: * B1+ B1- mapping and electric property tomography (EPT) * Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) * Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) * Contrast agents and molecular MRI * Hyperpolarized MRI * Phase unwrapping and background removal * MR thermometry * Spin tagging (SPAMM and DENSE) and MR elastography * Parallel imaging, SENSE, and GRAPPA * Parallel transmit * Compressed sensing and Bayesian approach