Table of Contents:
  • Why open magnetic resonance imaging?
  • Claustrophobic anxiety and magnetic resonance imaging : a clinician's perspective
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging : a practical perspective
  • Magnetic resonance imaging : bioeffects and safety
  • Sedation for open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging instrumentation
  • Physics of open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Understanding fast scanning : traversing K-space
  • Fast spin-echo imaging
  • Protocol development strategy for open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the spine in outpatient practice
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of cranial and cervical trauma
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the musculoskeletal system
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the elbow
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the hip
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the knee
  • Open magnetic resonance imaging of the ankle
  • Body imaging with open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging of the joints
  • Future directions
  • Interventional magnetic resonance imaging
  • Magnetic resonance angiography of the head and neck in an open scanner
  • Advances in neuroimaging : clinical diffusion imaging in open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Teleradiology in open magnetic resonance imaging
  • Responsibilities of the open magnetic resonance imaging medical director.