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Section I : MR Physics
I-1. Overview of MRI and Basic Principles 2
I-2. RF Excitation and Signal Generation 32
I-3. Tissue Characteristics and Contrast Agents 44
I-4. Echoes 54
I-5. Spatial Localization and Introduction to k-Space 83
I-6. k-Space 108
I-7. More k-Space: The Relationship between k-Space and the Image 127
I-8. Fast Scanning and k-Space Shortcuts 144
I-9. Selectively Saturating, Nulling, and Exciting Protons 167
I-10. Safety and Cardiovascular MRI 184
Section II : Vacular MR Imaging
II-1. Flow 192
II-2. Time of Flight MR angiography 206
II-3. Phase Contrast MRI: Flow Quantification and MRA 214
II-4. Gadolinium-Enhanced MRA 227
Section III : Cardiac MR Imaging
III-1. ECG Gating 268
III-2. Cardiac Imaging Planes 278
III-3. Black-Blood Imaging 286
III-4. Cine Gradient Echo Imaging 296
III-5. Tissue Characterization in the Heart 321
III-6. Phase Contrast Flow Quantification in the Heart 339
III-7. Ischemic Cardiac Disease 350
III-8. Coronary Artery Imaging 364
Answers to Review Questions
SECTION I: MR PHYSICS 376
SECTION II: VASCULAR MR IMAGING 389
SECTION III: CARDIAC MR IMAGING 395
Glossary of Terms