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1
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At what kV does compton scatter predominant?

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70 kVp

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Photon energy of common radiophaemaceuticals

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Tc99m - 140keV
Iodine 131 - 364 gamma keV
Fluorine18 - 511keV gamma
Gallium68 - 511keV gamma

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Half life of common radiopharmaeuticals

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Tc99m - 6 hours
Iodine 131 - 6 days
Fluorine18 - 2 hours
Gallium68 - 1 hour

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What is the equation that relates dose to radius in fluoroscopy

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dose = r^2 (therefore also diameter squared)

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5
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Noise (propotional) equation

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Noise = 1/root(photons)

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SNR equation

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SNR = N/root(N)

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CNR equation

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CNR = (pixel value of lesion - pixel value background)/root(N)

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US: equation relating speed of sound (C) to wavelength and frequency
How does speed of sound related to bulk modulus and density?

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c = wavelength x frequency
c = root (B/p) - the stiffer the medium (higher B), the faster. The lower the density, the faster

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US: how is pressure (wave amplitude) related to power (W)?

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Power (W) is proportional to pressure^2

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US: how do we calculate intensity?

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Intensity is proportional to power(W)/area(cm2)

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US: what is dB?

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Relative intensity
dB = 10log Intensity2/Intensity1
Change in 3 of dB is half/double
Change in 10 of dB is a tenfold change eg. 10dB 1/100, 20dB 1/1000

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US: how do we calculate how much is reflected back?

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R=([Z2-Z1]/[Z2+Z1])^2
Reflection = difference between acoustic impedance / sum of acoustic impendence

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US: what is specular reflection?
what is refraction and how does the angle change with speed of sound changes?

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incidence angle = reflection angle (on smooth surfaces)
refraction occurs when the sound beam penetrates the interface
- slowing of speed = decrease in transmittance angle
- increasing of speed = increase in transmittance angle

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US: what is the soft tissue attenuation coefficient?

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Soft tissue attenuation coefficient ~0.5(dB/cm)/MHz
therefore Soft tissue attenuation = frequency x 0.5(dB/cm)/MHz

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US: what is the formula and SI unit of acoustic impedance (Z)?

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Z = density (p) x speed of sound (c)
SI unit = kg/m2.s or rayls

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US: what is the Q factor? How does it relate to dampening blocks?

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Q factor describes purity/quality of beam
Higher Q - narrow bandwidth, longer spatial pulse frequency (SPF), less dampening
Lower Q - wide bandwidth, shorter SPF, more dampening

17
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US: how does diameter and frequency affect the distance of near field and divergence of far field in the US beam?

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Increased frequency and increased transducer diameter results in:
- increase of near field distance
- decrease of divergence angle

18
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what is the equation linking acoustic impedance (Z), speed of sound (c) and density (p)?

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Z = c x p

19
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How would you define MTF?

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MTF (mean transfer function) is an imaging systems ability to transfer an input signal to an output signal at a given spatial frequency. It is used to measure spatial resolution, with 1 or 100% meaning perfect signal transfer and 0 meaning complete loss of information

20
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What is bright and dark in T1?

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Fat - bright (short T1)
Water, bone - dark (long T1)

21
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What is the definition of T1

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The time at which longitudinal magnetization is 63% of its final value

22
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What is the definition of T2

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12 representing the time at which the signal has decayed to 37% of its original value of transverse magnetization (63% of it has decayed)

23
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How do you define T2*

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T2* = tissue spin interactions + field inhomogeneity
(random interactions + fixed cause)

24
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What is the rough duration of TR, TE for T1w images in SES?

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Medium TR - 400-600ms to catch the middle of the Mz regrow
Short TE - 3-10ms to minimise effects of Mxy

25
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What is the rough duration of TR and TE for T2w images in SES?

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Long TR - 2000-4000ms to minimise effects of Mz regrow
Medium TE - 80-100ms to catch Mxy

26
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What is the flip angle, TR and TE for T1w images in GE?

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Larger flip angle to maximise Mz regrow time
Short TR/TE - not sure why

27
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What is the flip angle, TR and TE for T2w images in GE?

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Small flip angle to minimise T1w effects
Long TR/TE to minimise T1w effects

28
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What is the TR/TE time for PD weighted image?

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Short TE (3-30ms)
Long TR (2000-4000)

29
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What is the limits for MI and TI?

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TI: 0.7 for obs, 1 in general
MI: 0.3 obs, 1.9 in general

30
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What is the speed of sound through tissue?

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1540m/sec

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