Parallel Imaging in Clinical MR Applications

Basic Principles of Parallel-Imaging Techniques.- MRI from k-Space to Parallel Imaging.- Basic Reconstruction Algorithms for Parallel Imaging.- The g-Factor and Coil Design.- Measurement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Parallel Imaging.- Special Applications of Parallel Imaging.- Parallel-Imaging Reconstruction of Arbitrary-k-Space-Sampling Data.- Complementary Techniques for Accelerated Imaging.- Sequence Design for (Auto-Calibrated) Parallel Imaging.- Measurement of Coil Sensitivity Profiles.- Conventional Spin-Echo and Gradient-Echo Pulse Sequences.- Single-Shot Pulse Sequences.- Fast Sequences for Dynamic and Time-Resolved Imaging.- The Development of TSENSE.- Technical Implementation in Clinical MRI.- Design of Dedicated MRI Systems for Parallel Imaging.- Dedicated Coil Systems from Head to Toe.- Design of Parallel-Imaging Protocols.- General Advantages of Parallel Imaging.- Limitations of Parallel Imaging.- Clinical Applications: Imaging of Morphology.- High-Resolution Imaging of the Brain.- High-Resolution Imaging of the Skull Base and Larynx.- Lung Imaging.- Liver Imaging.- High-Resolution Imaging of the Biliary Tree and the Pancreas.- Parallel Imaging in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Musculoskeletal Imaging: Knee and Shoulder.- Advanced Methods of Fat Suppression and Parallel Imaging.- Clinical Applications: Angiography.- MRA of Brain Vessels.- MRA of the Carotid Arteries.- MRA of the Pulmonary Circulation.- MRA of the Renal Arteries.- Peripheral MR Angiography.- Pediatric Congenital Cardiovascular Disease.- High-Resolution Whole-Body MRA.- Clinical Applications: Function.- Imaging of CNS Diffusion and Perfusion.- Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Brain.- Imaging of Cardiac Function.- Imaging of Cardiac Perfusion.- Imaging of Pulmonary Perfusion.- Oxygen-Enhanced Imaging of the Lung.- Imaging of Renal Perfusion.- Comprehensive Protocols.- Cardiovascular Screening.- Tumor Staging.- Imaging of Bronchial Carcinoma.- Imaging of Pulmonary Hypertension.- Future