This text equips radiologists with a firm working knowledge of the physical principles underlying cardiovascular MR image generation. Emphasis is on practical applications of MR physics in customizing and optimizing imaging sequences and protocols and minimizing artifacts.

　Section I covers basic principles of MR physics and includes a chapter on safety. Section II applies these principles to vascular imaging, including gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography. Section III examines various techniques and applications of cardiac MR imaging.

　Each chapter includes boxed Key Concepts, Challenging Questions, and Review Questions, and many chapters include sample protocols. More than 400 drawings and scans complement the text.

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MR PHYSICS

Overview of MRI and Basic Principles

RF Excitation and Signal Generation

Tissue Characteristics and Contrast Agents: PD, T1, and T2

Echoes

Spatial Localization and Introduction to k-space

k-space

More k-space: The Relationship between k-space and the Image

Fast Scanning and k-space Shortcuts

Selectively Saturating, NUL>
Safety and Cardiovascular MRI

VASCULAR MR IMAGING

Flow

Time-of-Flight MR Angiography

Phase Contrast MRI: Flow Quantification and MR Angiography

Gadolinium-enhanced MR Angiography

CARDIAC MR IMAGING

ECG Gating

Cardiac Imaging Planes

Black Blood Imaging

Cine Gradient Echo Imaging

Tissue Characterization in the Heart

Phase Contrast Flow Quantification in the Heart

Ischemic Cardiac Disease

Coronary Artery Imaging

Glossary of Terms