This handy reference will give the practicing and training technologist a solid understanding of basic MRI principles on which further learning can be built. Beginning with a hardware overview and moving through tissue characteristics, image quality and flow imaging, <i>Rad Tech's Guide to MRI: Basic Physics, Instrumenation, and Qaulity Control</i> should be used as both an introduction and an examination preparation tool. <p>Each book in the <b>Rad Tech's Guide Series</b> covers the essential basics for those preparing for their certifying examinations and those already in practice.</p>