`Review from previous edition This is one of the very few MRI monographs not focused on biomedical applications, and perhaps the only one with a specific emphasis on materials and engineering applications...the compilation of topics is quite extensive, and the bibliography and indexing are truly excellent, which should make it an attractive reference source, not only for materials scientists, but also for many NMR spectroscopists.' K. Momot, Sektion Kernresonanzspektroskopie, Universitaet Ulm `Bluemich has delivered the first text for this field, an excellent and thorough treatment which will serve to help grow research in materials MRI...For students of NMR imaging of materials, this book is right on-target.' M.S. Conradi, Review of Scientific Instruments `...a valuable new addition to the existing library of books in NMR imaging outside of clinical medicine...' E. Fukushima, ChemPhysChem