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Principles of nuclear magnetic resonance in one and two dimensions
l Book Reviews PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN ONE AND TWO DIMENSIONS ERNST, G. BODENHAUSENAND W. WOKAUN by: Oxford University Press, New York. Price: $98.00
R. R.
Published
Reviewed bv T. W. Redpath University of Aberdeen, Scotland
This is an excellent review of the principles of modern NMR spectroscopy written by Ernst and his colleagues in Zurich. The text concentrates on the physical principles underlying the techniques so that the purely practical aspects and hardware requirements are not discussed in detail. After a comprehensive discussion of the physical basis of NMR, using a quantum mechanical approach rather than a simple vector model, the book leads into chapters on various aspects of one and two dimensional pulsed Fourier spectroscopy. The book concludes with a chapter on NMR imaging, giving a useful classification of the various image forming methods as well as clear insights into the historical development of MRI. Each
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chapter has a comprehensive reference list. Throughout the book the authors demonstrate a thorough understanding of their subject matter, which includes valuable analyses of the sensitivities and strengths and weaknesses of the various NMR techniques discussed. I found the section on stochastic NMR techniques particularly interesting. It is not an introductory text for MRI physicists. For physicists involved in straightforward proton NMR imaging, much of the text will appear daunting. For them, despite this, it will be an occasionally useful reference book. For physical scientists working in spectroscopy this book offers a wealth of concentrated information and I strongly recommend it.
NUCLEAR
BY MERLE
MEDICINE
K. LOKEN,
and Lange,
Norwalk,
M.D.
CT. Price: $89.95
Alexander Gottschalk, M.D. Yale University, New Haven, CT
Reviewed
by
summarizes the potential in these areas, and each also fairly concludes that practical applications to date have been limited. In general, I enjoyed reading this text and was amazed to find that in an area of nuclear medicine where controversy abounds, 1 violently disagreed with what the author was saying on relatively few occasions. Although there is something in this text for every level of previous experience from beginning student to long-time professional in either the clinical or research aspects of pulmonary nuclear medicine, I think the book is more likely to appeal to those who have already baked a pulmonary nuclear medicine cake and are trying to put frosting on it.
Dr. Merle K. Loken, the editor of this volume, is to be congratulated for bringing together a group of well-known authorities to write the 19 chapters which comprise this text. He also seems to have been able to create a highly commendable writing and publication environment. Consequently, the text is sprinkled with 1985 and 1986 references indicating a relatively rapid publication process, that is, the book is not yet outdated. About a third of the book deals with the day-to-day practice of nuclear medicine, and the remaining twothirds are more research oriented, often at the leading edge of the field. For example, the final three chapters are about the nuclear aspects of metabolic function, lung PET, and lung MRI. Each chapter fairly 349
R. R.
Published
Reviewed bv T. W. Redpath University of Aberdeen, Scotland
This is an excellent review of the principles of modern NMR spectroscopy written by Ernst and his colleagues in Zurich. The text concentrates on the physical principles underlying the techniques so that the purely practical aspects and hardware requirements are not discussed in detail. After a comprehensive discussion of the physical basis of NMR, using a quantum mechanical approach rather than a simple vector model, the book leads into chapters on various aspects of one and two dimensional pulsed Fourier spectroscopy. The book concludes with a chapter on NMR imaging, giving a useful classification of the various image forming methods as well as clear insights into the historical development of MRI. Each
PULMONARY EDITED
Published
by Appleton
chapter has a comprehensive reference list. Throughout the book the authors demonstrate a thorough understanding of their subject matter, which includes valuable analyses of the sensitivities and strengths and weaknesses of the various NMR techniques discussed. I found the section on stochastic NMR techniques particularly interesting. It is not an introductory text for MRI physicists. For physicists involved in straightforward proton NMR imaging, much of the text will appear daunting. For them, despite this, it will be an occasionally useful reference book. For physical scientists working in spectroscopy this book offers a wealth of concentrated information and I strongly recommend it.
NUCLEAR
BY MERLE
MEDICINE
K. LOKEN,
and Lange,
Norwalk,
M.D.
CT. Price: $89.95
Alexander Gottschalk, M.D. Yale University, New Haven, CT
Reviewed
by
summarizes the potential in these areas, and each also fairly concludes that practical applications to date have been limited. In general, I enjoyed reading this text and was amazed to find that in an area of nuclear medicine where controversy abounds, 1 violently disagreed with what the author was saying on relatively few occasions. Although there is something in this text for every level of previous experience from beginning student to long-time professional in either the clinical or research aspects of pulmonary nuclear medicine, I think the book is more likely to appeal to those who have already baked a pulmonary nuclear medicine cake and are trying to put frosting on it.
Dr. Merle K. Loken, the editor of this volume, is to be congratulated for bringing together a group of well-known authorities to write the 19 chapters which comprise this text. He also seems to have been able to create a highly commendable writing and publication environment. Consequently, the text is sprinkled with 1985 and 1986 references indicating a relatively rapid publication process, that is, the book is not yet outdated. About a third of the book deals with the day-to-day practice of nuclear medicine, and the remaining twothirds are more research oriented, often at the leading edge of the field. For example, the final three chapters are about the nuclear aspects of metabolic function, lung PET, and lung MRI. Each chapter fairly 349