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In this introductory chapter to MRI the main concepts useful to obtain a diagnostic image are summarized. This short overview does not pretend to be rigorous nor exhaustive. It is primarily intended to be a guideline to understand the physics that is developed in the subsequent chapters (see M.O Leach chapter1). Only the essential is presented. For instance, the concept of echo is not a prerequisite to understand the MRI, though essential to make MRI practical. It will be briefly outlined at the end.
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HILTBRAND, E.M. (2007). NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR). In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A., Rahal, G. (eds) Physics for Medical Imaging Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 240. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5653-6_3
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