Chrysikopoulos H.S. Clinical MR imaging and physics: A tutorial

Springer. 2009. - 183 p.
This text was written for all health care professionals who would like a concise introduction to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The author’s intention is to provide a tutorial-like presentation with emphasis on the underlying physics. Practical considerations, which are useful for routine clinical work, are distilled in the last chapter. The phenomena of MR are varied, complex, and interrelated. The number of MR techniques, methods, and clinical applications is ever increasing. Thus, any presentation of sufficient detail runs the risk of overwhelming the reader. To overcome this danger, I sought a minimalistic approach, both in content and in form. Where applicable, concepts have been simplified and several topics have been omitted or underrepresented (such as artifacts, contrast agents, etc.). Most of the cases presented have been proven by surgery/histopathology or are based on compelling clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data. A few cases, without solid proof, have been labeled with the most likely (presumptive) diagnosis. Most of the illustrations were obtained using a 1.0 T system.