Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles, Methods, and Techniques - Hardcover

Sprawls, Perry

 
9780944838976: Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles, Methods, and Techniques

Synopsis

For physicians who request them and interpret the results, technologists who perform them, and medical physicists who provide support in respect to image quality and procedure optimization, Sprawls (radiology, Emory U.) develops the concepts of the physical principles on which the imaging technology is based, then discusses the various methods and techniques for each procedure. He emphasizes image quality and optimizing protocols, but also addresses safety. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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From the Publisher

Designed to meet the needs of all who play a role in the magnetic resonance imaging process, this book first develops the very important concepts of the physical principles on which MR imaging is based and then builds an understanding of the various methods and techniques that are at the heart of each imaging procedure.

Review

"...a good introductory text to MRI, and is accessible to readers without much of a background in physics." -- The British Journal of Radiology, May 2001

"...an innovative teaching text: the writing is simple and clear, and issues are well illustrated in many drawings. . ." -- The Physicist, March/April 2001

"...both the presentation and the content of the text with its frequent use of excellent explanatory diagrams, are excellent." -- Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Vol. 24, Number 1, 2001

"Dr. Sprawls is to be congratulated on a fine piece of work. Both thumbs up!" -- Interactions, January 2001

"This is a concise, uninterrupted, nonmathematical, textual explanation with lots of 'ah ha! I get it now' illustrations. . ." --Radiology, November 2001

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