Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Body MR imaging at 3T: basic considerations about artifacts and safety
- Chapter 2 Novel acquisition techniques that are facilitated by 3T
- Chapter 3 Breast MR imaging
- Chapter 4 Cardiac MR imaging
- Chapter 5 Abdominal and pelvic MR angiography
- Chapter 6 Liver MR imaging at 3T: challenges and opportunities
- Chapter 7 MR imaging of the pancreas
- Chapter 8 MR imaging of the adrenal glands
- Chapter 9 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- Chapter 10 MR imaging of small and large bowel
- Chapter 11 MR imaging of the rectum, 3T vs. 1.5T
- Chapter 12 Imaging of the kidneys and MR urography at 3T
- Chapter 13 MR imaging and MR-guided biopsy of the prostate at 3T
- Chapter 14 Female pelvic imaging at 3T
- Index
- Plate section
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Body MR imaging at 3T: basic considerations about artifacts and safety
- Chapter 2 Novel acquisition techniques that are facilitated by 3T
- Chapter 3 Breast MR imaging
- Chapter 4 Cardiac MR imaging
- Chapter 5 Abdominal and pelvic MR angiography
- Chapter 6 Liver MR imaging at 3T: challenges and opportunities
- Chapter 7 MR imaging of the pancreas
- Chapter 8 MR imaging of the adrenal glands
- Chapter 9 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- Chapter 10 MR imaging of small and large bowel
- Chapter 11 MR imaging of the rectum, 3T vs. 1.5T
- Chapter 12 Imaging of the kidneys and MR urography at 3T
- Chapter 13 MR imaging and MR-guided biopsy of the prostate at 3T
- Chapter 14 Female pelvic imaging at 3T
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
Preface
The intent of Body MR Imaging at 3 Tesla is to provide a closer look at various MR applications within the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with specific emphasis on the effects of a higher 3T magnetic field strength.
Since the inception of MR imaging in the 1970s, radiologists have intensively searched for the optimal magnetic field strength, and this quest continues. In the early 1980s, a magnetic field strength of 0.3T was considered optimal. During the 1990s, we saw a shift toward 1T and 1.5T; and over the last ten years, we have seen a substantial trend toward 3T MR imaging. The search for higher field strength has been driven by the desire for an increase in signal-to-noise ratio, which can be kept to improve image quality, or traded for increased spatial resolution, improved temporal resolution, or both. Besides a gain in signal-to-noise ratio, other factors such as safety issues, image artifacts, and efficiency of contrast agents, to name a few, also have to be considered.
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- Body MR Imaging at 3 Tesla , pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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