Includes a list of thesis related publications, reviews and thesis related abstracts, awards, book chapters and invited presentations (leaves vii-xii). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-234). / xvii, 234 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A systematic evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging and its use in the ex vivo and in vivo setting, in the aorta and coronary arteries in rabbit and porcine models, leading to the potential for human coronary atherosclerotic imaging. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Adelaide University, Dept. of Medicine, 2001