Course Description
This eight-hour course will be a basic but comprehensive review of magnetic resonance
imaging physics and techniques. The presentations will be non-mathematical and will
be suitable for clinicians and physicists new to the field. The course will cover
the basic principles of MR physics, signal encoding, pulse sequence timing diagrams,
hardware, spin-echo and gradient-echo imaging, and a variety of techniques including
diffusion, cardiac, and functional MR imaging and spectroscopy.
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Audience Description:
This course is primarily designed for the clinician who will benefit
from an understanding of the "how's and why's" of MR imaging, It
requires no prior experience with MR. However, those with some
familiarity and experience will also benefit. Those interested may
include:
Radiologists and clinicians relatively new to MR imaging,
including residents and fellows;
Experienced radiologists and
clinicians wanting a refresher course in MR physics;
Physicists and engineers wanting an
introduction to the field.
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Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
Define and
describe the fundamental principles of MR imaging, including the definition of spin
magnetization, the Larmor relationship, relaxation phenomena, and the process of using the
spin magnetization to produce an image;
Explain imaging pulse sequences
based upon spin and gradient echoes, including fast spin echo and echo planar techniques;
Design MR imaging protocols for
diagnostic applications considering image contrast, spatial resolution, acquisition time,
signal-to-noise ratio, and artifacts;
Describe the principles and
capabilities of various advanced MR techniques including perfusion, diffusion, cardiac and
functional MRI and spectroscopy.
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