List of Symbols and Abbreviations

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e             		 Euler Constant (2.71828 ...)

        		 Gyromagnetic Ratio of Hydrogen Nucleus

        		 Imaginary Number Unit ()

        		 Precession frequency

   		 Water-Fat Precession Frequency Difference

           		 Pi Constant (3.141592 ...)

2-D             		 Two-Dimensional

3-D             		 Three-Dimensional

A/D             		 Analog to Digital Converter

CT              		 Computerized Tomography

DSA             		 Digital Subtraction Angiography

EEG             		 Electro-Encephalography

Hz              		 Hertz frequency unit (s)

LED             		 Light Emitting Diode

 		 Image-Guided Neurosurgery

MNI             		 Montreal Neurological Institute

MRA             		 Magnetic Resonance Angiography

MRI             		 Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MS              		 Mean Square

OBT             		 Olivier-Bertrand-Tipal Stereotactic Frame.

OR              		 Operating Room

PC              		 Personal Computer

PET             		 Positron Emission Tomography

RF              		 Radio-Frequency

RMS             		 Root Mean Square

RSDS            		 Root Standard Deviation Square

SVD             		 Singular Value Decomposition

T1              		 Longitudinal Relaxation Time

T2              		 Transverse Relaxation Time

TE              		 Echo Time

TR              		 Repetition Time