title: Nuclear magnetic resonance of the brain.
abstract: Recent developments in MRI of the brain are reviewed. Over the past year there has been a general improvement in image quality, a paramagnetic contrast agent has been used in clinical practice, and surface coils have been used more generally in imaging. A wider range of disease has been studied, and there has been considerable agreement about the advantages and disadvantages of MRI at a basic level. As the technique moves into routine clinical use, questions about the economics of the technique are becoming more pressing.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bydder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis