| Weekend Educational Course:
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| MR Physics for Physicists |
| Organizers: Michael H. Buonocore, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Markl,
Ph.D., and Oliver Speck, Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level:
Intermediate - Advanced |
| Saturday, 1 May
2010 |
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OVERVIEW |
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This one-day course will explore the
physical methods and mathematical models that underlie nearly all
research and development in MRI and MR spectroscopy. Each lecture
will be given by a Ph.D. scientist or engineer who has made
significant contributions in their topic area. We will cover the
general topics of spin physics, magnetization generation, signal
detection, generation of contrast, and imaging physics. Discussions
will follow each talk.
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion of this course
participants should be able to:
- Derive equations used to
describe spin and magnetization dynamics;
- Describe physical models for
spin polarization and relaxation;
- Describe physical mechanisms
responsible for magnetization relaxation;
- Compare physical models used to
understand image contrast generation; and
- Explain physical models used for
MRI risk assessment.
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Spin Physics |
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| 08:30 |
Origins of the Equations
Describing Magnetization Dynamics |
Michael H.
Buonocore, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 09:00 |
The Spin Density Matrix to Describe Spin Populations & Coherence Transfers
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Gerald B.
Matson, Ph.D. |
| 09:30 |
Prediction of MR Spectra
Using the Spin Density Formalism |
Thomas Ernst,
Ph.D. |
| 10:00 |
Break |
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10:00 - 10:15 Meet the Teachers
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Magnetization
Creation & Signal Detection |
| 10:30 |
Physics of Hyperpolarization
Methods |
Jim M. Wild,
Ph.D. |
| 11:00 |
Signal Detection: Virtual
Photons & Coherent Spontaneous Emission |
Stanislav
Sykora, Ph.D., Dr. Ing. |
| 11:30 |
Theory of RF Reciprocity
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Tamer S. Ibrahim,
Ph.D. |
| 12:00 |
Break |
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12:00 - 12:15 Meet the
Teachers |
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Generation of Contrast |
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| 13:30 |
Mechanisms of Spin
Relaxation at the Atomic & Molecular Level |
Huiming Zhang,
Ph.D. |
| 14:00 |
Cellular & Tissue
Structures that Influence Image Contrast |
Dmitry A.
Yablonskiy, Ph.D. |
| 14:30 |
Physics & Mathematics
Challenges of Susceptibility Weighted Imaging |
Jürgen R.
Reichenbach, Ph.D. |
| 15:00 |
Break |
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15:00 - 15:15 Meet the Teachers
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Imaging Physics |
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| 15:30 |
Spin Phase Graphs & the
Analysis of Echo Formation |
Matthias Weigel,
Ph.D. |
| 16:00 |
Derviation of Dynamic
Equilibrium Equations for Fast Imaging |
Oliver Bieri,
Ph.D. |
| 16:30 |
Limits of SNR, Spatial
Resolution & Imaging Speed |
Sebastian
Kozerke, Ph.D. |
| 17:00 |
Physical Models Revealing
the Risks of MRI for Human Subjects |
John A. Nyenhuis,
Ph.D. |
| 17:30 |
Physics of Magnetic Particle
Imaging |
Jürgen Rahmer,
Ph.D. |
| 18:00 |
Adjournment |
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18:00 - 18:15 Meet the
Teachers |
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