Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

Magnetic resonance instrumentation

Creators

  • 1. Science Applications Int'l Corp., Sunnyvale, CA

Description

Magnetic resonance (MR), while opening new vistas to diagnostic medicine, utilizes equipment that is unfamiliar to most clinicians. Beyond learning to cope with new terms, such as spin-echo, T1, T2, and spin density, health care professionals are faced with the inclusion of magnetic and radiofrequency effects in their facilities produced by a complex array of devices. It is the purpose of this chapter to outline the components of an MR imaging system, to discuss their functions, and to note the variations in equipment commercially available

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Raven Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
ISBN
0-88167-240-8
Imprint Title
Magnetic resonance imaging of the central nervous system
Journal Page Range
p. 400.