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PRINCIPLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE

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An overview of five lectures introducing the basic principles of nuclear magnetic resonance, factors affecting relaxation properties and signal, pulse sequences, equipment for magnetic resonance imaging, image acquisition and reconstruction, together with examples of applications, is provided. References to more detailed sources are included.

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  1. Section of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK

    MARTIN O. LEACH

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  1. European Scientific Institute, Site d'Archamps, Archamps, France

    Yves Lemoigne

  2. European Scientific Institute, Site d'Archamps, Archamps, France

    Alessandra Caner

  3. European Scientific Institute, Site d'Archamps, Archamps, France

    Ghita Rahal

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LEACH, M.O. (2007). PRINCIPLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE. In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A., Rahal, G. (eds) Physics for Medical Imaging Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 240. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5653-6_2

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