MRI: Basic Principles and Applications, 3rd Edition

by Mark A. Brown (Siemens Training and Development Center, Cary, North Carolina, USA ); Richard C. Semelka (University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

• ISBN13: 9780471433101
• ISBN10: 0471433101
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss

Summary

This new edition of the most accessible introduction to MRI principles and applications provides understandable yet comprehensive coverage including the latest developments in this fast paced field. It offers the only such concise overview of magnetic resonance physics, imaging techniques, hardware, and applications available. This Third Edition includes dozens of brand new images to support the text, as well as added discussions on 3D imaging, real time imaging, cardiac imaging, and parallel acquisition techniques. Clinical protocols have been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect current methodologies.

Author Biography

Whether the topic is measurement parameters, image contrast, or pulse sequences, authors Mark Brown and Richard Semelka have remained true to their original mission: to present the basic concepts of MRI in a way that is understandable to a range of readers. Building on that tradition, MRI: Basic Principles and Applications, Third Edition, gives you an up-to-the-minute look at the tools required to assess various imaging techniques–and how to best utilize them in the real world of clinical practice.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION,	IX
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION,	XI
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION,	XIII
1 PRODUCTION OF NET MAGNETIZATION	1	(10)
2 CONCEPTS OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE	11	(10)
3 RELAXATION	21	(12)
3.1 T1 RELAXATION AND SATURATION,	21	(4)
3.2 T2 RELAXATION, T2* RELAXATION AND SPIN ECHOES,	25	(8)
4 PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - PART 1	33	(16)
4.1 SLICE SELECTION,	34	(3)
4.2 READOUT OR FREQUENCY ENCODING,	37	(3)
4.3 PHASE ENCODING,	40	(3)
4.4 SEQUENCE LOOPING,	43	(6)
5 PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - PART 2	49	(18)
5.1 FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE EXCITATION,	49	(4)
5.2 RAW DATA AND IMAGE DATA MATRICES,	53	(2)
5.3 RAw DATA AND K SPACE,	55	(7)
5.4 REDUCED K SPACE ACQUISITIONS,	62	(2)
5.5 PARALLEL ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES,	64	(3)
6 PULSE SEQUENCES	67	(26)
6.1 SPIN ECHO SEQUENCES,	69	(4)
6.2 GRADIENT ECHO SEQUENCES,	73	(7)
6.3 ECHO PLANAR IMAGING SEQUENCES,	80	(2)
6.4 MAGNETIZATION-PREPARED SEQUENCES,	82	(11)
7 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS AND IMAGE CONTRAST	93	(10)
7.1 INTRINSIC PARAMETERS,	94	(3)
7.2 EXTRINSIC PARAMETERS,	97	(3)
7.3 PARAMETER TRADEOFFS,	100	(3)
8 ADDITIONAL SEQUENCE MODIFICATIONS	103	(10)
8.1 SPATIAL PRESATURATION,	103	(2)
8.2 FAT SATURATION,	105	(2)
8.3 MAGNETIZATION-TRANSFER SUPPRESSION,	107	(3)
8.4 COMPOSITE PULSES,	110	(3)
9 ARTIFACTS	113	(28)
9.1 MOTION ARTIFACTS,	113	(4)
9.2 SEQUENCE/PROTOCOL-RELATED ARTIFACTS,	117	(12)
9.3 EXTERNAL ARTIFACTS,	129	(12)
10 MOTION ARTIFACT REDUCTION TECHNIQUES	141	(10)
10.1 ACQUISITION PARAMETER MODIFICATION,	142	(2)
10.2 TRIGGERING/GATING,	144	(5)
10.3 FLOW COMPENSATION,	149	(2)
11 MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY	151	(14)
11.1 TIME-OF-FLIGHT MRA,	153	(4)
11.2 PHASE CONTRAST MRA,	157	(5)
11.3 MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION,	162	(3)
12 ADVANCED IMAGING APPLICATIONS	165	(16)
12.1 DIFFUSION,	165	(4)
12.2 PERFUSION,	169	(4)
12.3 FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING,	173	(3)
12.4 ULTRA-HIGH FIELD IMAGING,	176	(2)
12.5 NOBLE GAS IMAGING,	178	(3)
13 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY	181	(16)
13.1 ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS,	181	(5)
13.2 LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUES,	186	(3)
13.3 SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND POSTPROCESSING,	189	(5)
13.4 ULTRAHIGH FIELD SPECTROSCOPY,	194	(3)
14 INSTRUMENTATION	197	(16)
14.1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS,	197	(4)
14.2 MAGNET SYSTEM,	201	(3)
14.3 GRADIENT SYSTEM,	204	(2)
14.4 RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEM,	206	(2)
14.5 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM,	208	(2)
14.6 SUMMARY OF SYSTEM COMPONENTS,	210	(3)
15 CONTRAST AGENTS	213	(10)
15.1 INTRAVENOUS AGENTS,	214	(7)
15.2 ORAL AGENTS,	221	(2)
16 CLINICAL APPLICATIONS	223	(24)
16.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL MR IMAGING,	224	(1)
16.2 EXAMINATION DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS,	225	(1)
16.3 PROTOCOL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANATOMICAL REGIONS,	226	(17)
16.4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFIC SEQUENCES AND CLINICAL SITUATIONS,	243	(4)
17 REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS	247	(4)
INDEX	251