8. A Watery Mirror: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Preface XI
5. 1. From the Watching of Shadows 1
6. 2. Shadows on X-Ray Film: Radiography / Mammography 27
7. 3. Shadows on Television, Live: Fluoroscopy 53
8. 4. Shadows in Computers: Going Digital 71
9. 5. Slices of Life: Computed Tomography (CT) 93
10. 6. Like Embers in the Dark: Nuclear Medicine 111
11. 7. Shadows from Echoes: Ultrasound 129
12. 8. A Watery Mirror: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 143
13. 9. Epilogue: Looking Forward 169
14. Appendix A. Protons, Photons, and All That: A Brief Review of Atoms and Radiation 177
15. Appendix B. More about MRI: T1 and Proton Spin Relaxation 183
16. Notes 197
17. Suggestions for Further Reading 199
18. Index 201
19. About the Author 207