Textbooks

• Introduction to Principles of MRI eBook by Peder Larson (and inspired by many, many others!)

• Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Edited by Peder Larson

Courses

• UCSF Biomedical Imaging 201: Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Lecture recordings: Principles of MRI - UCSF BI201 - YouTube 
• UCSF Bioengineering 297: Hyperpolarized MR Seminar
  • Several lectures as well as videos of Hyperpolarized MR experiments available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjBt5Iq93BT-cx76JwbQHwY1Y2nCJ30cS

Software for Education

• "MRI education resources" repository: https://github.com/LarsonLab/MRI-education-resources.  (MATLAB based)
  • Bloch simulations
  • Image formation, RF pulse design
  • Sample datasets
  • eBook content

Educational Lectures

• Peder Larson - YouTube
• "Principles of (N)MR Imaging" Experimental NMR Conference, Educational Presentation, March 28, 2017.
  • View: Slides, Video
  • Imaging principles for spectroscopists, assumes knowledge of resonance and relaxation. 
  • Topics: gradients, k-space, spatially-selective RF pulses, spectral-spatial acquisitions, spectral-spatial RF pulses
• "Hyperpolarization - Description, Overview, & Methods" ISMRM Annual Meeting, Educational Presentation, April 26, 2017
  • View: Slides, Video
  • Basic introduction of Hyperpolarization via DNP, as well as PHIP and optical pumping
  • Imaging strategies and analysis methods for Hyperpolarized MRI (emphasis on carbon-13 metabolic imaging)
• "Git Tutorial" UCSF, April 30, 2018
  • View: Slides, Video
  • Basics of how to use git for research projects
• "Lung MRI" ISMRM Annual Meeting, Educational Presentation, May 16, 2019
  • View: Slides, Video
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Pulmonary MRI
  • Overview of 1H MRI methods, oxygen-enhanced MRI, hyperpolarized gas methods, and inert fluorinated gasses
• "Software Development for Scientists" UCSF Practice of Science, February 18, 2020
  • View: Slides
• "Mentoring Trainees in Research" UCSF Radiology Academic Research Series 2020
  • View: Slides

Recommended MRI Educational Resources

1. Educational Materials from Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance.   http://www.drcmr.dk/educations/education-material
   • Introduction to MRI notes, targeted towards physicists and engineers
   • Bloch equation and “compassMR” simulations for teaching (http://drcmr.dk/BlochSimulator/ http://www.drcmr.dk/CompassMR/)
   • Videos explaining simulations
2. MRI Course Lectures from Albert Einstein School of Medicine: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcImQzEnTpz-5TzxyyoYSbiAa9xdd89l
   • Comprehensive series of lectures (56 in total) on MRI
   • Starts from the basics, going into advanced pulse sequences and MR contrast
3. Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging textbook by Dwight Nishimura.   Available from lulu.com: Paperback or Hardcover
   • Complete and coherent description of MRI, targeted towards engineers and physicists
4. MRI From Picture to Proton textbook by McRobbie, Moore, Graves, and Prince,  Cambridge University Press.
   • Comprehensive description of MRI, targeted towards a less technical audience
   • Many useful imaging examples and practical tips
5. Questions and Answers in MRI http://www.mriquestions.com/index.html
   • Answers to common questions about MRI
   • Broad range, from the most basic to very advanced 
6. Bernstein, King, Zhou.  Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences.  Academic Press.  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120928613
   • Detailed descriptions of specialized MRI topics
   • Assumes introductory knowledge of MRI
   • Essential for MRI scientists
7. Schröder, Faber. In Vivo NMR Imaging.  Spinger.  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-1-61779-219-9 
   • Useful chapters on image formation, special contrast in MRI, and applications
   • Very detailed descriptions