Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780898389647)

This book is not intended as a general text on MRI. It is written as an intro- duction to the field, for nonexperts. We present here a simple exposition of certain aspects of MRI that are important to understand to use this valuable diagnostic tool intelligently in a clinical setting. The basic principles are presented nonmathematically, using no equations and a minimum of symbols and abbreviations. For those requiring a deeper understanding of MRI, this book will help facilitate the transition to standard texts. Chapters 1 through 4 provide a general introduction to the phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance and how it is used in imaging. Chapter 1 discus- ses magnetic resonance, using a compass needle as an example. In Chapter 2, the transition to the magnetic resonance of the atomic nucleus is made. Chapter 3 describes the principles of imaging. In Chapter 4, the terms T 1 and T 2 are described and their relationship to tissue characterization; the fun- damental role of thermal magnetic noise in T 1 and T 2 is discussed.

Author: William Oldendorf,William Oldendorf Jr
ISBN-10: 089838964X
ISBN-13: 9780898389647
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/31/1988
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.72h x 6.60w x 0.63d