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MRI in Practice continues to be the number one reference book and
study guide for the registry review examination for MRI offered by
the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). This
latest edition offers in-depth chapters covering all core areas,
including: basic principles, image weighting and contrast, spin and
gradient echo pulse sequences, spatial encoding, k-space, protocol
optimization, artefacts, instrumentation, and MRI safety. The
leading MRI reference book and study guide. Now with a greater
focus on the physics behind MRI. Offers, for the first time,
equations and their explanations and scan tips. Brand new chapters
on MRI equipment, vascular imaging and safety. Presented in full
color, with additional illustrations and high-quality MRI images to
aid understanding. Includes refined, updated and expanded content
throughout, along with more learning tips and practical
applications. Features a new glossary. MRI in Practice is an
important text for radiographers, technologists, radiology
residents, radiologists, and other students and professionals
working within imaging, including medical physicists and nurses.
HANDBOOK OF MRI TECHNIQUE FIFTH EDITION Distinguished educator
Catherine Westbrook delivers a comprehensive and intuitive resource
for radiologic technologists in this newly revised Fifth Edition of
the Handbook of MRI Technique. With a heavy emphasis on protocol
optimisation and patient care, the book guides the uninitiated
through scanning techniques and assists more experienced
technologists with image quality improvement. The new edition
includes up-to-date scanning techniques and an additional chapter
on paediatric imaging. The latest regulations on MRI safety are
referenced and there are expanded sections on slice prescription
criteria. The book also includes the contributions of several
clinical experts, walking readers through key theoretical concepts,
discussing practical tips on cardiac gating, equipment use, patient
care, MRI safety, and contrast media. Step-by-step instruction is
provided on scanning each anatomical area, complete with patient
positioning and image quality optimisation techniques. The book
includes: A thorough introduction to the concepts of parameters and
trade-offs, as well as pulse sequences, flow phenomena, and
artefacts Comprehensive explorations of cardiac gating and
respiratory compensation techniques, patient care and safety,
contrast agents, and slice prescription criteria Practical
discussions of a wide variety of examination areas, including the
head and neck, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, the upper and lower
limbs, and paediatric imaging A companion website with
self-assessment questions and image flashcards Perfect for
radiography students and newly qualified practitioners, as well as
practitioners preparing for MRI-based certification and
examination, the Handbook of MRI Technique will also prove to be an
invaluable addition to the libraries of students in biomedical
engineering technology and radiology residents.
Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards
2016 MRI at a Glance encapsulates essential MRI physics knowledge.
Illustrated in full colour throughout, its concise text explains
complex information, to provide the perfect revision aid. It
includes topics ranging from magnetism to safety, K space to pulse
sequences, and image contrast to artefacts. This third edition has
been fully updated, with revised diagrams and new pedagogy,
including 55 key points, tables, scan tips, equations, and learning
points. There is also an expanded glossary and new appendices on
optimizing image quality, parameters and trade-offs. A companion
website is also available at www.ataglanceseries.com/mri featuring
animations, interactive multiple choice questions, and scan tips to
improve your own MRI technique. MRI at a Glance is ideal for
student radiographers and MRI technologists, especially those
undertaking the American Registry of Radiation Technologist (ARRT)
MRI examination, as well as other health professionals involved in
MRI.
Progress in atomic physics has been so vigorous during the past
decade that one is hard pressed to follow all the new developments.
In the early 1990s the first atom interferometers opened a new
field in which we have been able to use the wave nature of atoms to
probe fundamental quantum me chanics questions as well as to make
precision measurements. Coming fast on the heels of this
development was the demonstration of Bose Einstein condensation in
dilute atomic vapors which intensified research interest in
studying the wave nature of matter, especially in a domain in which
"macro scopic" quantum effects (vortices, stimulated scattering of
atomic beams) are visible. At the same time there has been much
progress in our understanding of the behavior of waves (notably
electromagnetic) in complex media, both periodic and disordered. An
obvious topic of speculation and probably of future research is
whether any new insight or applications will develop if one
examines the behavior of de Broglie waves in analogous situations.
Finally, our ability to manipulate atoms has allowed us not only to
create macroscopically occupied quantum states but also to exercise
fine control over the quantum states of a small number of atoms.
This has advanced to the study of quantum entanglement and its
relation to the theory of measurement and the theory of
information. The 1990s have also seen an explosion of interest in
an exciting potential application of this fine control: quantum
computation and quantum cryptography.
This book, devoted to the study of quantum effects in atomic systems, reviews the state of the art in the fields of Bose--Einstein condensation, quantum information processing, and the problems of propagation of matter waves in complex media. The specific topics include: theory and experiments in Bose--Einstein condensation, theory and experiments on decoherence phenomena in simple quantum systems and the connection to quantum measurement, atom interferometry, quantum computing, multiple scattering problems in atomic physics, quantum and nonlinear optics in a photonic band gap and quantum chaos and atomic physics. Pedagogical in style, the articles address PhD students as well as researchers.
This volume continues the ongoing discussion on higher education
funding in the United States. Critical issues addressed include:
sources and levels of funding; performance-based accountability
standards; the decentralization of control; diminished resources;
retirement and benefits; increased use of business and private
sectors in underwriting development; and alternate revenue sources.
Facial recognition technology will create the capability to provide
positive identification of persons in a battlefield environment in
the year 2035. This paper examines the state-of-the-art in facial
recognition technology in the areas of access control and law
enforcement. The technologies are then projected forward to examine
a notional facial recognition system in the year 2035 and examine
its components. In discussions with biometric experts from both the
United States and United Kingdom, the viability of such a system is
examined. Challenges, both in the technology and
political/bureaucratic realms, are examined and possible solutions
are posited. The paper poses three scenarios in which a facial
recognition system could be of use to Coalition forces operating in
a counterinsurgency environment. These three scenarios--passive
identification in a crowd, intelligence source verification, and
sector control--show the range of applications for facial
recognition on the battlefield. The paper concludes with a roadmap
to assist in the focusing of research and allocation of resources
as facial recognition technology evolves. With appropriate levels
of effort, a technology that is currently capable only in very
controlled conditions will evolve into a viable system for positive
identification on the battlefield by the year 2035.
This volume focuses on the power of technology to improve education
and to create global educational environments. The contributors
present exciting new programs for training administrators and
teachers, and makes clear the possibilities that technology brings
to the lives of researchers and policymakers.
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