Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles [Hardcover]

Stewart C. Bushong ScD FACR FACMP (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0815113420 | ISBN-13: 978-0815113423 | Edition: 2

This second edition examines state-of-the-art technology in MRI, presenting the fundamentals and principles of MRI, its capabilities and its applications. Nine chapters new to this edition discuss topics including: RF pulse sequences; gradient echo imaging; MR angiography; and MR contrast agents.

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Stewart C Bushong, ScD, FACR, FACMP, Professor, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 497 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (January 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815113420
• ISBN-13: 978-0815113423
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,103,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Magnetic Resonance Imaging, March 31, 2000

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dAVE (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles (Hardcover)

This edition is far superior to the first. Descriptions of pulse sequences are easily understood and the diagrams are very useful. Folks that like Peggy Woodwards' book will find this one very similar.

It's worth the price for technologists studying for the national registry or just looking for a better understanding of MRI

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bushong's book excellent for a whole range of people who want to understand the fundamentals of MRI, September 29, 2008

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Hardave S. Kharbanda (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles

This book is remarkable in the way that it explains the fundamentals of MRI so clearly while using very, very few equations. Prof. Bushong uses a huge number of tremendously creative -- and often funny -- illustrations to achieve this accomplishment. Although this book is naturally insufficient for those desiring a fully mathematical understanding of MRI, it is ideal (except for its lack of discussion of Functional MRI) for those who want a firm visual understanding of MRI physics, and it is also one of those rare books that explains so many practical details of *actually using* MRI machines -- their possible dimensions, strength, weight, associated costs, associated building requirements, etc. It could also be a great first read for those who will eventually delve into the subject mathematically, and finally, could be an excellent book for a physician, nurse, businessperson, or layperson who won't have to directly deal with MRI but who wants to have a solid grasp of how it works. I strongly recommend this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book makes the complex understandable!!!!, July 17, 2005

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P. Borngraeber (Anchorage, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles (Hardcover)

This text is the third MRI book I have approached. I spent a week on the first chapters of others, esp the supposed "Bible" of MRI, written by the two women. I wish I had not wasted my money on their new book. I was wondering if applying to MRI school was a mistake. Bushong's book is put together so that

anyone can understand the complex physics involved. You "get it" on the first read. That is wonderful by me.

Phil July 05