Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

by Dwight Nishimura

This book presents the basic principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), focusing on image formation, image content, and performance considerations. Emphasis is on the signal processing elements of MRI, particularly the Fourier transform relationships. Although developed as a teaching text for an electrical engineering course at Stanford University, the material should be accessible to those from other technical fields. The primary chapters (Chapters 1-7) cover the foundational material while the latter chapters (Chapters 8-11) provide brief overviews of extensions and selected topics.

238 pages, Hardcover

First published February 11, 2010

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a physicist, this book was much more satisfying to me than 90% of imaging/MRI books. One of the few to expect the reader to be able and willing to follow the mathematics necessary to really explain the subject. Still not quite as extensive or rigorous as I would like but packed with a light of insight and elegance in a slim volume.