Open Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A Basic Principles.- 1 Basic Physics.- 2 Field Strength in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Its Theoretical Basis.- 3 Open-Magnet Technology for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 4 Contrast Agents in Magnetic Resonance Interventions.- B Systems and Environment.- 1 The Technology and Potential of Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 2 Instruments and Equipment for Open-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 3 Graphics Workstations for Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 4 Interventional Operation Theaters.- C Technical Procedures for Diagnosis and Intervention.- 1 Temperature-Sensitive Magnetic Resonance Sequences.- 2 Wavelet Encoding for Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 3 Fast "Real-Time" Imaging with Various k-Space Update Strategies for Interventional Procedures.- 4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Microtherapy and Surgery.- 5 Magnetic Resonance: Safety, Bioeffects, and Patient Monitoring.- D Diagnostic Procedures and Protocols.- 1 Open-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Diagnostic Procedures and Protocols in the Brain.- 2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck.- 3 Low-Field Dedicated Extremity Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 4 General Pediatric Applications for Open-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- E Interventional Procedures.- 1 Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain.- 2 Microtherapeutic MR and Endoscopy for Low Back Pain Therapy.- 3 Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Head and Neck.- 4 Interventional Magnetic Resonance for Biopsy and Drug Instillation in Cancer Therapy.- 5 Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Abdomen.- 6 Magnetic Resonance Guided Therapy of Breast Tumors.- 7 Interventional Magnetic Resonance of the Thorax.