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Nuclear Magnetic Imaging of the Nervous System

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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a property exhibited by paramagnetic nuclei, i.e., those with an odd number of nucleons, in a strong magnetic field. It is induced by the application of bursts of radiofrequency waves, the frequency necessary for excitation depending on the nuclei in question (usually hydrogen in clinical imaging) and the strength of the magnetic field. Use of this property for imaging purposes (MRI) entails detection and spatial coding of the NMR signal, which is itself of radiofrequency. Encoding is achieved by introducing transient gradients across the magnetic field, via passage of electrical currents through coils adjacent to the patient (Pykett et al. 1982).

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  1. I. Moseley
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School and Intensive Care Unit, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Wolfgang Kox MD (Senior Lecturer/Head of Department, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist (Director Intensive Care Unit) (Senior Lecturer/Head of Department, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist (Director Intensive Care Unit)

  2. Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Joseph Boultbee FRCP

  3. Department of Cardiology, The National Heart Hospital, Westmoreland Street, London, W1M 8BA, UK

    Robert Donaldson MD, MRCP (Consultant Cardiologist) (Consultant Cardiologist)

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Moseley, I., Loh, L. (1988). Nuclear Magnetic Imaging of the Nervous System. In: Kox, W., Boultbee, J., Donaldson, R. (eds) Imaging and Labelling Techniques in the Critically I11. Current Concepts in Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1440-6_2

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