The complex numbers extend the real numbers by including the imaginary unit i (satisfying i2 = - 1). The term 'complex' when used as an adjective means that the field of complex numbers is as the underlying number field considered. In MRI, complex data are used for example in the Fourier transforms.

(CRISP) A specific pulse sequence, wherein the application of strategic gradient pulses can compensate for the objectionable spin phase effects of flow motion.

MRI computer can be divided into central processing unit (CPU), consisting of instruction, interpretation and arithmetic unit plus fast access memory, and peripheral devices such as bulk data storage and input and output devices (including, via the interface, the spectrometer). The computer controls the RF pulses and gradients necessary to acquire data, and process the data to produce spectra or images. (Devices such as the spectrometer may themselves incorporate small computers.)

See also Digital to Analog Converter, Analog to Digital Converter, Transformer, Pulse Programmer, Array Processor, Detector.

See also the related poll result: 'Most outages of your scanning system are caused by failure of'

(CAD) 'Computer aided detection' or 'computer assisted diagnosis' systems are tools to improve the efficiency and workflow in medical imaging procedures. The aim of CAD is to increase the diagnostic accuracy of screening procedures by using a computer system to locate abnormalities, improve image management, correct patient movement and assist the radiologists in the interpretation and analysis of data-intensive studies. Typical applications include the tumor detection in mammography, breast MRI, colonography, and lung imaging. Newer applications like prostate MRI are under investigation.

See also MR Guided Interventions, Breast MRI and Hybrid Imaging.

A measurement parameter, used e.g. for a short TR, to be able to measure more slices, or to prevent cross talk in the case of short slice distance.