MRI Physics Tech to Tech Explanation

• Main Author: Powers, Stephen J. (Senior MRI technologist) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwell 2021
• Subjects: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Physics
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"There are 3 types of magnets used in MRI: Permanent: These are rare to almost nonexistent today. They are made up of Brick sized magnets that, when placed in the right pattern, they combine to make a magnetic field strength large enough to image with. These magnets are large, heavy and have a...

Table of Contents:

• Hardware : Magnet Types and Coils
• The Basics : Hydrogen, Protons, NMV, FID, Relaxation Contrast, SNR, Free and Bound Protons
• Image Weighting : TR, TE, and the "Contrast (Weighting) Triangle"
• Introduction to Basic Pulse Sequences : Spin Echo, Gradient Echo and Ernst Angle
• Image Weighting : Multi Echo SE Seq., Intro to k-Space M.A.R.S., DRIVE, 3D FSE, and Single Shot FSE
• Tissue suppression techniques : IR, ASPIR, SPAIR, SPIR, Fat Sat, Dixon Tech., Water Excitation, Sat. Pulses, Subs
• The Gradient Echo Sequence : Image Weighting
• Gradient Echo MRA
• k-Space Review : Filling schemes, Contrast MRA
• EPI : DWI, DTI, SWAN/SWI, Perfusion, ASL, Spectroscopy
• Geometric Parameters : Tradeoffs and Effects on I.Q.
• Artifacts
• Gradients : Physical, Logical, Cartesian Coordinate and Spatial Encoding
• MR Math : Equations, Pixel/Voxel Scan time formula
• Parallel Imaging
• IV Gadolinium.