Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequence Design and Application

Author: Han Hongbin
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is designed with MRI sequences as the main line, focusing on the acquisition of different image contrasts, improving imaging speed, identification, and reducing artifacts, while explaining the basic principles of MR imaging with numerous clinical examples. The book consists of ten chapters, starting with sequence design, analyzing and explaining the schematic diagrams of MRI sequences, clarifying the physical objects measured by MR imaging and its spatial localization techniques. On this basis, Chapter 2 elaborates on the sequence design of various image contrasts in classic MR imaging sequences. In Chapter 3, the sequence design of fast imaging and its image characteristics and clinical applications are explained. Building on the knowledge of the previous three chapters, Chapter 4 explains the basic principles, sequence design, and clinical applications of functional MRI, including diffusion, perfusion, and BOLD imaging. Chapter 5 introduces the classification of contrast agents and their effects on MRI and the relevant mechanisms. Chapter 6 discusses the sequence design methods of different vascular imaging techniques, including non-contrast and contrast-enhanced MR angiography, and compares the clinical applications of the two imaging methods. Chapter 7 summarizes the artifacts encountered in MR imaging and the related sequence design solutions. In Chapter 8, the basic principles, sequence design, and clinical applications of MRS in the diagnosis of neurological diseases are introduced. Chapter 9 provides an introduction to MRI hardware equipment to meet the needs of engineering technicians for a more detailed understanding of the hardware system. In the final chapter, Chapter 10, combining clinical and research case studies, explains the basic ideas and principles of sequence design, aiming to enable readers to master the fundamental concepts and practical techniques of sequence design.