This handbook offers radiologists and technologists timely guidance on the bioeffects of MR and the safety and patient management issues that arise before and during MR procedures.
Frank G. Shellock, Ph.D. is a physiologist with more than 25 years of experience conducting laboratory and clinical investigations in the field of MRI. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, University of Southern California, and the Founder of the Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research (IMRSER.org). As a commitment to the field of MRI safety, he created and maintains the internationally popular web site, MRIsafety.com.
Dr. Shellock has authored or co-authored more than 220 publications in the peer-reviewed literature. His medical textbooks (Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Implants and Devices; Magnetic Resonance Procedures: Health Effects and Safety; and Kinematic MRI of the Joints: Functional Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Clinical Applications are considered best sellers.
