Cardiovascular MR Imaging Physical Principles to Practical Protocols Hardbound

Abbreviations and Symbols

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, Nulling, and Exciting Protons
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