Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a rapidly developing field in basic applied science and clinical practice. Research efforts in this area have already been recognized with five Nobel prizes awarded to seven Nobel laureates in the past 70 years. Based on courses taught at The Johns Hopkins University, Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Basics provid

Christakis Constantinides, PhD joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Cyprus in September 2005. He has also acted as a consultant to his start-up firm, Chi-Biomedical Ltd. ever since. His specific research interest focuses on the study of cardiac mechanical function, computational and tissue structure modeling and characterization, hardware design, and functional and cellular tracking methods using MRI. The goal of his research efforts is the complete characterization of the electromechanical function of the heart in small animals and humans, aiming to promote the understanding of mechanisms of human disease that is predominantly underlined by genetic causes.

Fourier Transformations. Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Molecular Environment and Relaxation. Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance II: Imaging. Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance III: The Formalism of k-Space. Pulse Sequences. Instrumentation. Tour of an MRI Facility. Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging. Imaging Equation and Spectroscopic Imaging. Problem Sets. Multiple Choice Questions. Solutions to Selected Problems. Answers to Multiple Choice Questions. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.