Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract

This comprehensive volume provides coverage of the entire gamut of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As such, it is similar in scope to the excellent earlier book by David Stark and William Bradley (<i>Magnetic Resonance Imaging</i>. St Louis, Mo: CV Mosby Co; 1988). However, there is certainly room for two inclusive texts on this diverse and important new field in medical imaging; the present volume is a welcome addition. Magnetic resonance imaging is the newest major tool for producing diagnostic images of the human body. The technology was first introduced in the early 1970s; over the course of the next decade it matured to the point of clinical utility. The "heart" of a magnetic resonance scanner is a large high-field magnet, able to encompass the human body. By the early 1980s, advances in magnetic resonance technology and magnet design resulted in the commercial introduction of practical whole-body scanners. The technique proved