MRI: Basic Principles and Applications

By Brian M. Dale, Mark A. Brown and Richard C. Semelka

This fifth edition of the most accessible introduction to MRI principles and applications from renowned teachers in the field provides an understandable yet comprehensive update.

• Accessible introductory guide from renowned teachers in the field
• Provides a concise yet thorough introduction for MRI focusing on fundamental physics, pulse sequences, and clinical applications without presenting advanced math
• Takes a practical approach, including up-to-date protocols, and supports technical concepts with thorough explanations and illustrations
• Highlights sections that are directly relevant to radiology board exams
• Presents new information on the latest scan techniques and applications including 3 Tesla whole body scanners, safety issues, and the nephrotoxic effects of gadolinium-based contrast media

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Aug 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781119013037

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Reviews for MRI

[neurodrew · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The physics and engineering of MRI is incredibly complex. This text was aimed at technicians and residents, and it was hard going. The techniques for image formation from the tiny radiofrequency signals generated by spinning protons are stunningly clever. I have been looking at MRI images for several years, and never before looked into the details of T1 and T2 relaxations, and the methods of tuning the machines for different purposes. I can finally vaguely understand FLAIR and diffusion weighted scans, how T2 signals are generated, and how the signals have the spatial encoding. This is truly impressive technology, and it is amazing that the pictures obtained actually correlate with anatomy. The book was short, but took several weeks of intermittent reading at work.