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Clinical MR Imaging and Physics: A Tutorial

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This author is to be commended on selecting a novel treatment of a dreaded subject, but not on the results. This relatively new textbook starts with a promise to cover only the bare essentials of the physical principles of MRI, but in doing so, cuts each topic so short that they are nearly useless except as a review for someone who has already learned most of MRI physics. The second half of the book consists of numerous images showing comparative effects of different pulse sequences, which are intended to illustrate diagnostic techniques. Again, a lack of a clear theoretical framework and thorough discussions of the images risks confusing many students. If you buy this book for self study, make sure you also have a more complete text (like Westbrook or McRobbie) available to fill in the blanks. On the other hand, because of the many unique images, this text would make a useful addition to a standard second level MRI physics course for technologists.