As radiologists, we are familiar with the use of magnets to generate images that are now a
mainstay of radiology. MR imaging is still evolving, with ever increasing magnetic field …

Despite our attempts at simplification, a reader might still conclude that MRI is a very
complex process with many interdependent factors. This complexity is both bewildering and …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a new medical tool that may revolutionize the field of
diagnostic radiology. It uses no ionizing radiation and may be suitable for imaging all parts …

A new 750m brain-imaging centre recently opened on the outskirts of Paris. Housed on the
site of the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in Saclay, the Neurospin centre will use a …

Recently, more investigators have been applying higher magnetic field strengths (3–4 Tesla)
in research and clinical settings. Higher magnetic field strength is expected to afford higher …

Magnets and magnetism have played an intriguing and controversial role in human
medicine. Undoubtedly, the most relevant use of magnetic phenomenon in modern clinics …

MR neuroimaging does not interfere with brain function. Because it is safe, it can be used to
study the brains of both patients and healthy volunteers. The tasks performed by neurons …

The harnessing of the nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) property of hydrogen nuclei, a very
weak phenomenon fxst described 50 years ago (1, 2), has had an enormous impact on the …

MRI is now a well established diagnostic technique in medicine. The richness of information
provided by magnetic resonance gives rise to a variety of techniques which in turn leads to a …

This special issue is focused on medical magnetics and some of the recent advances in
medical and imaging devices. For it, a total of 11 manuscripts were received, from which 9 …