Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Mathematical Foundations and Applications (Hardcover)

by Walter Johannes Schempp (Author) "Bloch and Purcell opened the road to new insight into the micro-world of nuclear physics..." (more)
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Mathematical Foundations and Applications

By Walter J. Schempp

As magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) continues to transform medical diagnostics and the study of the brain, the necessity for a more precise description of this important clinical tool is increasingly evident. A mathematical understanding of MRI and the related imaging modalities of functional MRI and NMR spectroscopy can greatly improve many scientific and medical endeavors, from the quality of scans in the tomographic slices and their semantic interpretations to minimally invasive neurosurgery and research in cognitive neuroscience.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging advances a coherent mathematical theory of MRI and presents for the first time a real-world application of non-commutative Fourier analysis. Emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of clinical MRI, this book offers an intriguing look at the geometric principles underlying the quantum phenomena of biomedical research. Author Walter J. Schempp, widely respected among mathematicians and neuro-network scientists alike, includes in this lucid, readable text:
* The historical and phenomenological aspects of NMR spectroscopy and clinical MRI
* A mathematical approach to the structure-function problem in clinical MRI
* Detailed descriptions of applications to medical diagnostics
* Photographs illustrating the superior contrast and spatial resolution achieved by MRI
* An extensive list of references.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging introduces clinical and mathematical concepts gradually and deliberately, making the complex procedure of MRI accessible to professionals in all areas of neuroscience and neurology, as well as those in mathematics, engineering, radiology, and physics.

From the Publisher
With the advent of routine ultra-fast (second and subsecond) imaging anticipated with the next generation of MRI scanners, functional MRI (fMRI) modalities of cortical activation will have a major impact on cognitive neuroscience and interventional medicine. The maturation of fMRI will support MRI assisted neuronavigation as a tool of minimally invasive neurosurgery and help provide a better understanding of the neurobiology of devastating mental disorders.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 1 edition (September 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471167363
• ISBN-13: 978-0471167365
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,615,874 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is the worst book I have read about MRI., February 8, 1999

By A Customer

This book was written by a mathematician, who made every simple concept in MRI hard to understand and complicated. Too many irrelevent or unnecessary mathematical concepts and terminologies were introduced to MRI, without any explanation. The worst, the author is short of the basic knowledges of MRI. For instance, there is only one technical drawing about the one of the most important concepts in MRI, the pulse sequence, in the whole book (Fig.17 of page 99). Unfortunately, this pulse sequence is completely wrong. This is the first time in my career of 15 years as MRI physicist to have a chance to see that phase-encoding gradient is placed after 180 degree pulse in a practical spin-echo sequence. Obviously, this mistake was not caused by negligence or misprint. The worst student in my class will not make such a mistake. This book is useless to MRI physicist, chemist, engineer or any one who wants to learn or deepen his/her knowledge of MRI. I am curious about the fact that an experienced author, who is short of the basic understanding of his topic, has enough courages to publish a book. Is this a glory or a pity to him?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars haven't read book but other reviewer is wrong, January 14, 2000

By A Customer

I have no idea whether or not this book is any good or not, but the comment by the previous reviewer about the position of the phase encoding gradient relative to the 180 degree pulse is wrong (it can be either before or after and there are advantages to having it placed after) so please do not let his opinion sway your decision. I have no affiliation with the author, and have been active in MRI research for about 10 years.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars okay book, March 11, 2004

By A Customer

I am giving 5 starts to counter-balance the unfair rating of 1 star given by the first reviewer.
It is not a bad book at all. Not for chemists wanting to learn MRI. However for a mathematical perspective of MRI, this book is quite refreshing. Its main drawback is the lack of practical applications, however, this was not the intent of the book. Therefore it deserves a better rating.