Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Time & Place:
TBD

Instructor:
Jun Ni, Ph.D.
Tel: (319) 335-9490
E-mail: jun-ni@uiowa.edu

Place:

Reference:
Chris Guy and Dominic ffytche, "Introduction to An Introduction to the Principles of Medical Imaging," second Edition, Imperial College Press, 2005.

Lecture Notes:
Additional notes or handouts may be available.

Training Course Description:

Goals and Objectives:
The training course is designed for physicist and/or other non-scientist professionals.

Training Course Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    1. RF Excitation
    2. free Induction Decay
    3. Spin Relaxation, T1 and T2
    4. Microscopic Picture of Relaxation Mechanisms
  3. Pulsed Sequences
    1. t1 Measurement
    2. Saturation Recovery
    3. Inversion Recovery
    4. T2 Measurement
    5. Spin Echo
    6. NMR Spectroscopy
  4. Spatial Localized NMR: MRI
    1. Slice Selection
    2. RF Pulse Shape
    3. Frequency and Phase Encoding within a Slice
    4. Frequency Encoding
    5. Phase Encoding
    6. T1 and T2 Weighting
  5. Fast Imaging Methods
    1. Turbo Spin Echo
    2. Gradient Echoes
    3. Echo Planar Imaging
    4. Steady State Gradient Echo Methods
    5. 3D or Volume Image Acquisition
  6. Imaging Movement and Flow
    1. Time of Flight Methods
    2. Phase Contrast Methods
  7. Image Artefacts in MRI
    1. Static Field Distortions
    2. Time Varying Fields
    3. Water Fat Resonance Offset
  8. Main Components of Modern MRI Machine
    1. Main Static Field
    2. Open Magnet Systems
    3. Gradient Coils
    4. radio frequency Circuit
    5. Receiver
    6. Signal to Noise Ratio

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