Bydder G.M., Fullerton G.D., Young I.R. (Eds.) MRI of Tissues with Short T2s or T2*s

Chichester, United Kingdom, Wiley, 2013. — 485 p. — ISBN: 0470688351,9780470688359.Up to now MRI could not be used clinically for imaging fine structures of bones or muscles. Since the late 1990s however, the scene has changed dramatically. In particular, Graeme Bydder and his many collaborators have demonstrated the possibility – and importance – of imaging structures in the body that were previously regarded as being “MR Invisible”. The images obtained with a variety of these newly developed methods exhibit complex contrast, resulting in a new quality of images for a wide range of new applications.This Handbook is designed to enable the radiology community to begin their assessment of how best to exploit these new capabilities. It is organised in four major sections – the first of which, after an Introduction, deals with the basic science underlying the rest of the contents of the Handbook. The second, larger, section describes the techniques which are used in recovering the short T2 and T2* data from which the images are reconstructed. The third and fourth sections present a range of applications of the methods described earlier. The third section deals with pre-clinical uses and studies, while the final section describes a range of clinical applications. It is this last section that will surely have the biggest impact on the development in the next few years as the huge promise of Short T2 and T2* Imaging will be exploited to the benefit of patients.In many instances, the authors of an article are the only research group who have published on the topic they describe. This demonstrates that this Handbook presents a range of methods and applications with a huge potential for future developments.Basic Science
An Introduction to Short and Ultrashort T2/T∗2 Echo Time (UTE) Imaging
The Physics of Relaxation
Mechanisms for Short T2 and T∗2 in Collagen-Containing Tissue
Physical Chemistry of Collagen: The Molecular Basis of Magic Angle ContrastTechniques
Centric SPRITE MRI of Biomaterials with Short T∗2 s
Selective Excitation for Ultrashort Echo Time Imaging
Practical Implementation of UTE Imaging
MRI with Zero Echo Time
AWSOS Pulse Sequence and High-Resolution UTE Imaging
Capturing Signals from Fast-Relaxing Spins with Frequency-Swept MRI: SWIFT
Imaging in the Presence of Prostheses
MR Imaging near Metal with UTE–MAVRIC Sequences
Effects of Hip Prostheses In Situ Exposed to 64 and 128 MHz RF Fields
Absorption Methods for ESR and NMR Imaging of Solid MaterialsPreclinical
Contrast Manipulation in MR Imaging of Short T2 and T∗2 Tissues
Magnetization Transfer – Ultrashort Echo Time (MT-UTE) Imaging
Ultrashort TE Phase and Spectroscopic Imaging of Short T2 Tissues in the Musculoskeletal System
Quantitative Ultrashort TE (UTE) Imaging of Short T2 Tissues
MRI-Based Attenuation Correction for Emission Tomography Using Ultrashort Echo Time Sequences
Imaging of Very Fast Flows with PC-UTE
Double-Quantum Filtered MRI of Connective Tissues
Positive-Contrast Visualization of Iron-Oxide-Labeled CellsClinical
Imaging of Short and Ultrashort T2 and T∗2 Components of Tissues, Fluids and Materials in the Body Using Clinical Magnetic Resonance Systems
Image-Based Assessment of Cortical Bone
Ultrashort Echo Time Imaging of Phosphorus in Man
Knee
Short and Ultrashort TE Imaging of Cartilage and Fibrocartilage
Myelin Water Imaging
Quantitative Metabolic MR Imaging of Human Brain Using 17O and 23Na
Sodium MRI in Man: Technique and Findings
Short T2/T∗2 Imaging of Calcification and Atherosclerosis
Ultrashort TE in Cancer Imaging
Ultrashort TE Imaging of Cryotherapy
Imaging around Orthopedic Hardware: Clinical Applications