Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Nonlinear Gradient Fields: Signal Encoding and Image Reconstruction

By Gerrit Schultz

Within the past few decades magnetic resonance imaging has become one of the most important imaging modalities in medicine. For a reliable diagnosis of pathologies further technological improvements are of primary importance. This text deals with a radically new approach of image encoding: The fundamental principle of gradient linearity is challenged by investigating the possibilities of acquiring anatomical images with the help of nonlinear gradient fields. Besides a thorough theoretical analysis with a focus on signal encoding and image reconstruction, initial hardware implementations are tested using phantom as well as in-vivo measurements. Several applications are presented that give an impression about the implications that this technological advancement may have for future medical diagnostics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658011335
• ISBN13: 9783658011338
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer Spektrum
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.3"