MRI from Picture to Proton

'Finally there is a book that deals with all aspects of MR practice and theory in a format that will encourage those who are new to this area that they are not out of their depth. All in all I feel this is one of the best written and comprehensive MR texts available for those new to MRI as well as those with years of MR experience under their belts. Authors who are clearly passionate about MR have written this book and they wish to share this passion with the rest of us ... the result is a book that I see being an essential piece of reference material to all MR practitioners.' The British Journal of Radiology

'We can find here replies to questions asked often by staff of MRI devices and by physician-referred patients to MR examinations. I am sure that especially radiologists - teachers and other experts lecturing in radiology will be enthusiastic about this outstanding book.' Physician and Technology

'... this is a well-written book with a casual syle that includes many excellent graphics and would be a useful addition to any MRI library.' Review in Health Physics

'This is an excellent and practical book. I thoroughly recommend it.' Times Higher Educational Supplement

'At last, a book that sensibly explains the new MR techniques of the past few years. ... I can say that I found this book well worthwhile, and believe many others will as well.' Doodies

'... I felt that this single volume book was very easy to read and gave the necessary information required to have a fairly firm grasp of MRI 'from theory to practice'.' Clinical Radiology

(Cambridge)

Donald McRobbie is Head of Radiological & MR Physics and Senior Lecturer in the Radiological Sciences Unit at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Elizabeth Moore is Principal MR Physicist in the Lysholm Radiological Department of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, in London. Martin Graves is Principal Clinical Scientist in MRI at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and his research interests are in cardiovascular and abdominal MR imaging. Martin Prince is Chief of MRI at New York Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also Associate Editor of Radiology for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

(Cambridge)

1. MR: what's the attraction?; 2. Early daze: your first week in MR; 3. Seeing is believing: introduction to image contrast; 4. The devil is in the detail: pixels, matrices & slices; 5. What you set is what you get: basic image optimisation; 6. Improving your image: how to avoid artefacts; 7. Spaced out: spatial encoding; 8. Getting in tune: resonance and relaxation; 9. Let's talk technical: MR equipment; 10. But is it safe? Bioeffects; 11. Ghosts in the machine: quality control; 12. Guide to PSJ (pulse sequence jungle); 13. Go with the flow: MR angiography; 14. A heart-to-heart discussion: cardiac MRI; 15. It's not just squiggles: in-vivo spectroscopy; 16. To BOLDly go: new frontiers; 17. The Parallel Universe: parallel imaging and novel acquisition techniques; Appendix. Maths revision; Index.

(Cambridge)