"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made oj': Benjamin Franklin This book describes the technical principles and applications of echo-planar imaging (EPI) which, as much as any other technique, has shaped the develop ment of modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The principle of EPI, namely, the acquisition of multiple nuclear magnetic resonance echoes from a single spin excitation, has made it possible to shorten the previously time-con suming ...

Cannabis - A Comprehensive GuideThe use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be traced back to antiquity, but it is only recently that it has garnered attention as one of the most exciting medical-pharmaceutical topics. In hardly any other area of pharmacotherapy has knowledge of late developed with comparable dynamism. Experts from different fields are continuously working on new scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids in order t...

Cannabis – von A wie Anbau bis Z wie ZulassungBereits in der Antike wurde Cannabis als Arzneimittel eingesetzt – doch erst jüngst avancierte es zu einem der spannendsten medizinisch-pharmazeutischen Themen der Gegenwart. In kaum einem Bereich der Pharmakotherapie entwickelte sich der Erkenntnisstand zuletzt mit vergleichbarer Dynamik.Fachleute aus unterschiedlichen Tätigkeitsfeldern arbeiten kontinuierlich daran, neue wissenschaftliche Evidenz für den thera...