Magnetic Resonance Imaging : Physical and Biological Principles

Part I Fundamentals 1(111) An Overview of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 3(15) Electricity and Magnetism 18(23) Nuclear Magnetism 41(10) Equilibrium-Saturation 51(8) Radiofrequency Pulse Sequences 59(5) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters 64(9) How to Measure Relaxation Times 73(10) Fourier Transforms in Magnetic Resonance Imaging 83(14) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 97(14) Part II The Imaging System 111(60) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hardware 113(10) Primary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnets 123(16) Secondary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnets 139(17) The Purchase Decision and Site Selection 156(15) Part III Image Formation 171(84) Digital Imaging 173(19) A Walk Through the Spatial Frequency Domain 192(13) The Musical Score 205(20) Magnetic Resonance Images 225(30) Part IV Pulse Sequences 255(62) Spin Echo Imaging 257(21) Chemical Shift and Magnetization Transfer 278(9) Gradient Echo Imaging 287(16) Faster Imaging Techniques 303(8) Echo Planar Imaging 311(6) Part V Applications 317(46) Magnetic Resonance Angiography 319(14) Perfusion Imaging 333(9) Diffusion Imaging 342(6) Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 348(15) Part VI Safety 363(67) Contrast Agents and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 365(9) Magnetic Resonance Artifacts 374(19) Biological Effects of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 393(17) Managing a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System 410(20) Appendix A The Bloch Equations 430(4) Appendix B Additional Resources 434(3) Practice Examinations 437(26) Answers to Challenge Questions 463(14) Answers to Practice Examinations 477(3) Glossary of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Terms 480