Treats electromagnetic analysis and design of three critical devices for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system: the magnet, gradient coils, and radiofrequency (RF) coils. After an introduction to MRI, chapters cover basic concepts of electromagnetics, principles for analysis and design of gradient coils, analysis of RF coils, special purpose RF coils, and analytical and numerical methods for the analysis of electromagnetic fields in biological objects. For graduate students, engineers, physicists, and electrical engineers with basic knowledge of vector algebra, circuits, and electromagnetics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.