MRI in Practice (3^rd Ed.)

This book is an essential text for all student and practising radiographers, technologists and radiologists involved in MRI. It provides a comprehensive introduction to MRI, describing the essential concepts in a clear and accessible style. The physics of MR is explained in detail and set out in an uncomplicated manner. Thoroughly revised and updated with many new illustrations and images, key topics including K Space and Echo Planar Imaging have also been fully expanded to take account of current practice.

Basic Principles. Image Weighting and Contrast. Encoding and Image Formation. Parameters and Trade-offs. Pulse Sequences. Flow Phenomena. Artefacts and their compensation. Vascular and Cardiac Imaging. Instrumentation and Equipment. MRI safety. Contrast Agents in MRI. Functional Imaging Techniques.

Rad techs/ radiographers and radiologists, other professionals related to imaging, such as medical physicists and nurses.