Release Date: 29 November, 1994
Paperback
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A concise but complete description of the physical fundamentals of MRI in terms that can be understood by anyone with a working knowledge of elementary algebra. The author has expanded the material of the first edition (titled MRI physics for physicians) of 1989 to include various peripheral but significant MR topics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
MRI Physics for Radiologsits: A Visual Approach, Third Edition delineates the principles of magnetic resonance imaging in a format that can be understood by readers who do not have a sophisticated physics or mathematics background. It is organized in three sections: sections one and two present the contrast and spatial characteristics of the image; section three deals with topics such as Half Fourier imaging, motion, aliasing, artifacts, and coils. The third edition has sections on new techniques now in common use, such as rectangular field of view and fast spin-echo (or echo-planar) sequences, a chapter on the effect of MR equipment parameters on image resolution, a chapter with a simplified mathematical discussion of the Fourier transform and an enhanced section on magnetic resonance angiography.
Book Info
Resurrection Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Third edition of a manual on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging, written in ordinary English, requiring only a working knowledge of algebra. Previous edition 1992. Illustrated. DNLM: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Rating 3.0
High Brow Physics Meets Horrible Stick FiguresOK, maybe it's not exactly "high brow physics," but the promise made by the book is that it is easily understood by someone with a basic knowledge of high school algebra. Granted, I'm no math or physics genius, but I did make it through calculus in high school, and while this stuff ain't that, it sure ain't no walk in the park, either. The illustrations are terrible and the book isn't really well written. I'm sure if I took the time to sit down and write the stuff out I could understand it, but this is a book, not a math class. I'm also not sure how much time the average curious radiologist has on his hands for this kind of math excercise. Also, to further complicate things, the author deviates from the standard x-y-z axis assignments and uses y as the depth plane, with z as the vertical plane. Combine this with TERRIBLE drawings that look as if an 8 year old got ahold of Windows Paint for the first time, and you have the makings of a high school physics quiz, administered by my high school physics teacher - the person who argued that sin 90 (degrees) was equal to zero (it should be 1, for those of you not in the know). And so, I give the book 1 star and leave my review at this, while I go off to try to unlock its mysteries with trust pencil and paper.An excellent primer, and not just for radiologistsWritten in a straightforward style, this little book effectively demystifies MRI and provides the best single introduction to the principles of MRI for non-physicists. Should be required reading for anyone interested in neuroimaging. |
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