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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Editors | |
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Contributors | |
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Components of an MR Scanner | |
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MR Safety: Static Magnetic Field | |
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MR Safety: Gradient Magnetic and Radiofrequency Fields | |
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Radiofrequency (RF) Coils | |
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Multichannel Coil Technology: Introduction | |
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Multichannel Coil Technology: Body Imaging | |
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Imaging Basics: k Space, Raw Data, Image Data | |
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Motion Reduction: Triggering, Gating, Navigator Echoes | |
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Image Resolution: Pixel and Voxel Size | |
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Imaging Basics: Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) | |
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Imaging Basics: Contrast-to-Noise Ratio (CNR) | |
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SNR Versus CNR | |
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T1, T2, and Proton Density | |
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Spin Echo Imaging | |
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Fast Spin Echo Imaging | |
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Fast Spin Echo: Reduced Refocusing Angle | |
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Driven-Equilibrium Fourier Transformation (DEFT) | |
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Reordering: Phase Encoding | |
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Half Acquisition Single-Shot Turbo Spin Echo (HASTE) | |
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Inversion Recovery: Part 1 | |
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Inversion Recovery: Part 2 | |
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Fluid-Attenuated IR with Fat Saturation (FLAIR FS) | |
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Spoiled Gradient Echo | |
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Refocused (Steady State) Gradient Echo | |
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Dual-Echo Steady State (DESS) | |
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Balanced Gradient Echo | |
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Balanced Steady-State Free Precession (b-SSFP) | |
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PSIF: The Backward-Running FISP | |
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Constructive Interference in a Steady State (CISS) | |
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TurboFLASH, FSPGR, TFE | |
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BLADE (PROPELLER) | |
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Faster and Stronger Gradients: Part 1 | |
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Faster and Stronger Gradients: Part 2 | |
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Multislice Imaging and Concatenations | |
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3D Imaging: Basic Principles | |
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3D Imaging: MP-RAGE | |
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3D Imaging: SPACE | |
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Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging | |
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Echo Planar Imaging | |
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Flow Effects: Fast and Slow Flow | |
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Phase Imaging: Flow | |
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2D Time-of-Flight MRA | |
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3D Time-of-Flight MRA | |
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Flip Angle, TR, MT, and Field Strength (in 3D TOF MRA) | |
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Phase-Contrast MRA | |
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Contrast-Enhanced MRA: Basics; Renal, Abdomen | |
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Contrast-Enhanced MRA: Carotid Arteries | |
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Contrast-Enhanced MRA: Peripheral Circulation | |
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Dynamic MRA (TWIST/TREAT) | |
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Image Composing | |
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Continuous Moving-Table Imaging | |
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Abdomen: Motion Correction | |
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Volume-Interpolated Breath-Hold Examination (VIBE) | |
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) | |
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Fat Suppression: Spectral Saturation | |
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Water Excitation, Fat Excitation | |
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Fat Suppression: Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) | |
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Fat Suppression: Phase Cycling | |
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Magnetization Transfer | |
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Calculating T1 and T2 Relaxation Times (Calculated Images) | |
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Perfusion Imaging | |
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Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) | |
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Diffusion-Weighted Imaging | |
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging | |
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Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent (BOLD) Imaging: Theory | |
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Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent (BOLD) Imaging: Applications | |
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Proton Spectroscopy (Theory) | |
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Proton Spectroscopy (Chemical-Shift Imaging) | |
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Number of Averages | |
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Slice Thickness | |
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Slice Profile | |
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Slice Excitation Order (in Fast Spin Echo Imaging) | |
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Slice Orientation | |
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Field of View (FOV) | |
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Field of View: Rectangular | |
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Matrix Size: Readout | |
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Matrix Size: Phase Encoding | |
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Partial Fourier | |
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Image Interpolation (Zero Filling) | |
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Parallel Imaging: Part 1 | |
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Parallel Imaging: Part 2 | |
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Filtering Images (to Reduce Artifacts) | |
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Filtering Images (to Improve SNR) | |
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Geometric Distortion | |
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3D Evaluation: Image Postprocessing | |
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Contrast Media: Gd Chelates with Extracellular Distribution | |
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Contrast Media: Gd Chelates with Protein Binding | |
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Contrast Media: Other Agents (Non-gadolinium) | |
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Cardiac Morphology | |
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Cardiac Function | |
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Cardiac Imaging: Myocardial Perfusion | |
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Cardiac Imaging: Myocardial Viability | |
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MR Mammography: Dynamic Imaging | |
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MR Mammography: Silicone | |
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Artifacts: Magnetic Susceptibility | |
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Maximizing Magnetic Susceptibility | |
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Artifacts: Metal | |
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Chemical Shift: Sampling Bandwidth | |
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Motion: Ghosting and Smearing | |
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Gradient Moment Nulling | |
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Spatial Saturation | |
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Flow Artifacts | |
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Aliasing | |
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Truncation Artifacts | |
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New Open MR Systems | |
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Magnetic Field Effects at 3 T | |
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SNR at 3 T | |
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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) | |
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Advanced Receiver Coil Design | |
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Acronyms | |
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Index | |