Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Stewart C. Bushong is Professor of Radiologic Science at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

• Part I: Fundamentals1. An Overview of Magnetic Resonance Imaging2. Electricity and Magnetism3. Nuclear Magnetism4. Equilibrium-SaturationPart II: The Magnetic Resonance Image5. Radiofrequency Pulse Sequences6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tissue Parameters7. Manipulating Magnetic Resonance Image Contrast8. Fourier Transforms in Magnetic Resonance ImagingPart III: The Imaging System9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hardware10. Primary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnets11. Secondary Magnetic Resonance Imaging MagnetsPart IV: Image Formation12. Digital Imaging13. A Walk Through the Spatial Frequency Domain14. The Musical Score15. Magnetic Resonance ImagesPart V: Pulse Sequences16. Spin Echo Imaging17. Chemical Shift and Magnetization Transfer18. Steady State Gradient Echo Imaging19. Hybrid Fast Imaging Techniques20. Echo Planar ImagingPart VI: Applications21. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy22. Partially Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23. Magnetic Resonance Angiography24. Perfusion Imaging25. Diffusion Imaging26. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingPart VII: Safety 27. Contrast Agents and Magnetic Resonance Imaging28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artifacts 29. Biological Effects of Magnetic Resonance Imaging30. Managing a Magnetic Resonance Imaging SystemAppendix A: The Bloch EquationsAppendix B: Additional ResourcesPractice ExaminationsAnswers to Challenge QuestionsAnswers to Practice ExaminationsGlossary of Magnetic Resonance Imaging TermsIndex

"In summary, this is the best explanation of what lies behind MRI that I have read, taking what can be a dry subject and making it readily understandable and really interesting. I would recommend it to anyone starting their MRI training and anyone trying to teach MRI to others." Reviewed by RAD Magazine, June 2015