Ultrafast MRI

The implementation of ultrafast MR acquisitions has dramatically impacted on clinical MR imaging practice, providing improved image quality and new insights into function and morphology of organ systems. Besides the background theory, underlying pulse sequence designs and hardware considerations, the book describes the practical advantages and disadvantages in clinical use, especially for neurologic, cardiac, vascular and abdominal applications. Strategies for implementing these techniques in clinical protocols are discussed. The book bridges the gap separating MR scientists into physicists and clinicians. It has been written to be of benefit to both. TOC:The Physics of Ultrafast MRI; Ultrafast Magnetic Imaging: Neurological Applications; Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart; Fast and Ultrafast Vascular MRI; Ultrafast Abdominal MRI.