References

These references are not intended to be an exhaustive list but to give a few commonly available texts and articles that cover the subjects. The areas that each reference cover are included in parentheses after the reference.

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Stark and Bradley, second edition (Artifacts, Basics, Contrast Agents, Instrumentation, Pulse Sequences, Spectroscopy).
• Magnetic resonance imaging artifacts: Mechanism and clinical significance by Pusey et al. RadioGraphics, September, 1986 (Artifacts).
• Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy by Andrew et al. (Basics, Spectroscopy).
• The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging by Bushberg et al. (Basics).
• Christensen's Physics of Diagnostic Radiology, fourth edition (Basics).
• Abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Ros and Bidgood (Contrast Agents, Instrumentation and RF Coils).
• Fast-Scan Magnetic Resonance Principles and Applications by Felix Wehrli (Pulse Sequences).
• Safety Considerations in MR Imaging by Kanal et al. Radiology 176:593-606, 1990 (Safety).
• Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of human brain activity during primary sensory stimulation by Kwong et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, June 1992 (Functional Brain Imaging).
• Questions and Answers in Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Elster (Artifacts, Basics, Magnetization Transfer, Safety).