Front Cover -- Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Forewords -- Preface -- PART I: Background -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Tools -- 1.1 Fourier Transforms -- 1.2 Rotating Reference Frame -- PART II: Radiofrequency Pulses -- Introduction -- Chapter 2. Radiofrequency Pulse Shapes -- 2.1 Rectangular Pulses -- 2.2 SINC Pulses -- 2.3 SLR Pulses -- 2.4 Variable-Rate Pulses -- Chapter 3. Basic Radiofrequency Pulse Functions -- 3.1 Excitation Pulses -- 3.2 Inversion Pulses -- 3.3 Refocusing Pulses -- Chapter 4. Spectral Radiofrequency Pulses -- 4.1 Composite Radiofrequency Pulses -- 4.2 Magnetization Transfer Pulses -- 4.3 Spectrally Selective Pulses -- Chapter 5. Spatical Radiofrequency Pulses -- 5.1 Multidimensional Pulses -- 5.2 Ramp (TONE) Pulses -- 5.3 Spatial Saturation Pulses -- 5.4 Spatial-Spectral Pulses -- 5.5 Tagging Pulses -- Chapter 6. Adiabatic Radiofrequency Pulses -- 6.1 Adiabatic Excitation Pulses -- 6.2 Adiabatic Inversion Pulses -- 6.3 Adiabatic Refocusing Pulses -- PART III: Gradients -- Introduction -- Chapter 7. Gradient Lobe Shapes -- 7.1 Simple Gradient Lobes -- 7.2 Bridged Gradient Lobes -- 7.3 Gradients for Oblique Acquisitions -- Chapter 8. Imaging Gradients -- 8.1 Frequency-Encoding Gradients -- 8.2 Phase-Encoding Gradients -- 8.3 Slice Selection Gradients -- Chapter 9. Motion-Sensitizing Gradients -- 9.1 Diffusion-Weighting Gradients -- 9.2 Flow-Encoding Gradients -- Chapter 10. Correction Gradients -- 10.1 Concomitant-Field Correction Gradients -- 10.2 Crusher Gradients -- 10.3 Eddy-Current Compensation -- 10.4 Gradient Moment Nulling -- 10.5 Spoiler Gradients -- 10.6 Twister (Projection Dephaser) Gradients -- PART IV: Data Acquisition k-space Sampling,and Image Reconstruction -- Introduction -- Chapter ll. Signal Acquisition and k-Space Sampling -- 11.1 Bandwidth and Sampling -- 11.2 k-Space.

11.3 Keyhole, BRISK, and TRICKS -- 11.4 Real-Time Imaging -- 11.5 Two-Dimensional Acquisition -- 11.6 Three-Dimensional Acquisition -- Chapter 12. Basic of Physiologic Gating Triggering,and Monitoring -- 12.1 Cardiac Triggering -- 12.2 Navigators -- 12.3 Respiratory Gating and Compensation -- Chapter 13. Common Image Reconstruction Techiques -- 13.1 Fourier Reconstruction -- 13.2 Gridding Reconstruction -- 13.3 Parallel-Imaging Reconstruction -- 13.4 Partial Fourier Reconstruction -- 13.5 Phase Difference Reconstruction -- 13.6 View Sharing -- PART V: Pulse Sequences -- Introduction -- Chapter 14. Basic Pulse Sequences -- 14.1 Gradient Echo -- 14.2 Inversion Recovery -- 14.3 Radiofrequency Spin Echo -- Chapter 15. Angiographic Pulse Sequences -- 15.1 Black Blood Angiography -- 15.2 Phase Contrast -- 15.3 TOF and CEMRA -- Chapter 16. Echo Train Pulse Sequences -- 16.1 Echo Planar Imaging -- 16.2 GRASE -- 16.3 PRESTO -- 16.4 RARE -- Chapter 17. Advanced Pulse Sequence Techniques -- 17.1 Arterial Spin Tagging -- 17.2 Diffusion Imaging -- 17.3 Dixon's Method -- 17.4 Driven Equilibrium -- 17.5 Projection Acquisition -- 17.6 Spiral -- Appendix I: Table of Symbols -- Appendix II: Table of Constants and Conversion Factors -- Appendix III: Common Abbreviations -- Index.