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WEEKEND
EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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RF Engineering |
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ORGANIZER: Tamer S.
Ibrahim, Ph.D. |
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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate |
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Sunday, 6 May 2012 |
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OVERVIEW |
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In this one-day
course, the principles of RF coils used to detect and excite the MR
signals will be discussed, beginning with the transmission lines
that interconnect the coils to the MR system, and extending to
single surface and volume coils and finally RF coil arrays for both
transmit and receive. A discussion of the RF modeling tools used to
analyze these coils and coil arrays, and their interaction with the
patient and the environment will lead into the interaction of RF
fields with other devices that may be found in the MR environment,
including such devices as implantable devices and EEG leads. The
course will conclude with a live demonstration (or by video and live
commentary) of the construction and tuning of RF coils for humans
and animals. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
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Upon completion
of this course participants should be able to: |
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Describe the basic theory, design and construction
of single and multi-tuned RF coils and their feed
networks; |
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Explain the principles of operation and basic
applications of receive and transmit RF coil arrays; |
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Describe the major methods of RF modeling commonly
in use and the relative advantages and disadvantages
of each; and |
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Discuss the interaction of the RF signals used for
MRI with other devices that may be used in the MR
environment, such as implantable devices, EEG and
EEG devices, PET detectors and NIR sensors. |
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AUDIENCE
DESCRIPTION |
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This
course is designed for MR technicians, scientists and
engineers with an interest in understanding physical
principles behind MR safety issues related to RF fields,
and/or the construction, design or use of RF coils and RF
coil arrays. |
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PROGRAM |
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Click on
 to view
the abstract pdf. Click on 
to view the recorded presentation. |
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Moderators:
Tamer S. Ibrahim, Ph.D. & Dennis W. J. Klomp, Ph.D. |
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RF
Basics |
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08:30
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Circuit &
Transmission Lines
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Scott B.
King, Ph.D. |
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09:00
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Volume &
Surface Coils
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Gregor
Adriany, Ph.D. |
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09:30
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Multi-Tuned Coils
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Dennis W.
J. Klomp, Ph.D. |
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10:00
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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RF
Arrays |
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10:30
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Receive
Arrays
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Graham C.
Wiggins, D.Phil. |
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11:00
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Transmit
Arrays
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Tamer S.
Ibrahim, Ph.D. |
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11:30
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RF
Modeling
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Christopher M. Collins, Ph.D. |
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12:00
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Break
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12:00 -
12:15 - Meet the Teachers |
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RF
Interference with Other Devices |
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13:30
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Implantable Devices
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Ross D.
Venook, Ph.D. |
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14:00
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EEG NIR
PET
permission withheld |
Louis
Lemieux, Ph.D. |
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14:30
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ECG
permission withheld |
Thoralf
Niendorf, Ph.D. |
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15:00
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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Live
Construction of Coils |
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15:30
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Constructing of an MRI Coil
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Hiroyuki
Fujita, Ph.D. |
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16:30
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Adjournment |
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16:30-16:45 Meet the Teachers |
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