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What is Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle?

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we cannot know the exact direction of a particle’s spin at any point in time

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What two factors determine the Larmor frequency?

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Gyromagnetic ratio and magnetic field strength (B0)

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Why is protium used in MRI?

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protium is an isotope of hydrogen. Hydrogen is very abundant in the human body, and because its solitary proton gives it a relatively large magnetic moment.

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What is the gyromagnetic ratio of hydrogen?

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42.58 Mhz/T

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What are the results of resonance?

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all magnetic moments move to the same position, with the same precessional path around B0.

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What is gradient rise time, and what is it measured in?

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The time it takes for the gradient to reach its full amplitude. Measure in microseconds or milliseconds

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What is slew rate and how is it measured?

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Acceleration of the gradient magnetic field to its maximum amplitude. Measure in in Tesla/meter/second or millitesla/meter/millisecond

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What is duty cycle?

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The time the gradients are on during one TR period

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How is SAR measured?

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Watts per kilogram

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What is the primary biological effects of radiofrequency fields?

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Tissue heating and thermal heating

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FDA limits for main magnetic field

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4 Tesla for entire population

8 Tesla for those over 1 month old

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What temperature are the cryogens cooled to?

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4 kelvin

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define ferromagnetic

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iron and iron-like substances that can generate a relatively strong magnetic field

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define paramagnetic

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Have a very weak magnetic field.

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define diamagnetic

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Have no magnetic field.

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T1 relaxation time

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the recovery of 63% longitudinal magnetization of a specific tissue’s original magnetization.

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T2 relaxation time

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the time it takes for 63% of the transverse magnetization to decay, or the time it takes the spins to de-phase to 37% of their original value

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Spin-spin relaxation

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The return of the transverse magnetization to its

equilibrium value, zero (T2 decay)

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spin-lattice relaxation

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The return of the longitudinal magnetization to its

equilibrium value along the Z axis (T1 recovery)

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Fat has a ____ t1 relaxation time and a ____ t2 relaxation time

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Short & short

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Water has a ____ t1 relaxation time and a _____ t2 relaxation time

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Long & long

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Hydrogen in fat recovers _____ along the longitudinal axis than water and loses transvers magnetization _____ than water

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Faster & faster

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T1 weighted imaging uses a ____ TR and a _____ TE

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Short & short

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T2 weighted imaging uses a _____ TR and a _____ TE

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Long & long

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Proton Density imaging uses a ____ TR and a _____ TE
Long TR, Short TE
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``` Increasing the TR will _____ SNR _____ scan time _____ t1 weighting _____ available number of slices ```
Increase SNR Increase scan time Reduce t1 weighting Increase slice #
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``` Decreasing the TR will: _____ SNR _____ scan time _____ t1 weighting _____ the available # of slices ```
Lower SNR Reduce scan time Increase t1 weighting Reduce the # of slices
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TR range for a t1 weighted image
350-700 ms
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TR range for a PD weighted image
1500-3000 ms
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Tr range for a t2 weighted image
2000-6000 ms
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TE range for a t1 weighted image
10-30 ms
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TE range for a PD weighted image
10-30 ms
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Define superparamagnetic
Demonstrate positive magnetic susceptibilities stronger than paramagnetic substances and weaker than ferromagnetic substances. Often send as t2 contrast agents
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TE range for a t2 weighted image
70-120 ms
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How can you reduce scan time?
``` Reduce TR Reduce NSA/NE Increase parallel imaging factor Utilize RecFOV (rectangular FOV) Utilize half-Fourier/halfscan Use coarsest matrix possible ```
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When increasing NEX/NSA, SNR increases by what rate?
The square root of the %increase (2 NEX to 6, 300% increase, 3 times, square root of 3, 1.73 times more SNR
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How can you increase SNR?
``` Increase NEX/NSA Increase FOV Decrease phase matrix Increase TR Increase slice thickness Reduce bandwidth Reduce ETL (echo train length) ```
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Spin Echo scan time formula
TR X phase matrix x NEX
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Fast spin echo scan time formula
(TR x phase matrix x NEX)/ETL
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2D gradient echo scan time formula
TR x phase matrix x NEX
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3D gradient echo sequence time formula
TR x phase matrix x NEX x #slices
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How is pixel size determined?
Field of view / matrix
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What is gradient moment nulling?
Flow compensation. Compensated for first order motion (protons moving with constant velocity) and slow moving vessels
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Ernst angle?
Optimal flip angle that yields the maximum signal for a particular spin in e least amount of time
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Diffusion Tensor
Displays the mobility of water molecules in all three coordinates
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At 1 Tesla the difference in precessional frequencies between fat and water is ____ hz
147
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For Inversion Recovery, the null point is _____ the T1
0.69 times
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Does gadolinium pass thru the intact blood-brain barrier?
No, only if the barrier is disrupted
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On gradient echo sequences, what controls T1 weighting?
Flip angle. Larger flip angle produces more T1 weighting
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The strength of the magnetic field is determined by the _________ of the current
Amount
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The strength of the earth’s magnetic field is...
0.5 gauss
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Permanent magnets generally have a field strength of
0.06 to 0.35 Tesla
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Resistive magnets generally have a field strength up to
0.3 Tesla
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When substances have an ______ they are said to be MR active
Uneven mass number | Not atomic number
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A radio wave is a/an _________ electromagnetic field
Oscillating
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If the flip able is doubled the RF power is... it
Increased 4 times
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The FID signal can be changed from a plot of signal over time into a split of signal over frequency known as...
NMR spectrum
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Fourier transform occurs in the ...
Array processor
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The t2 time is about ______ in fat
50 msec
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Water has a t2 time of about...
200 msec
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Fat has a T1 recovery of about
150 msec (short)
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Water has a T1 recovery of about
2000 msec (long)
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The purpose of the gradient coils is to produce a magnetic field that
varies in intensity in a given direction
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In a spin echo sequence the slice selection gradient is applied during...
The 90 degree RF pulse and the 180 degree RF pulse
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With each repitition, the phase encoding gradient will be applied with a different...
Amplitude and/or polarity
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Which operator selectable acquisition parameters affect SNR?
All of them
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RF shielding can be accomplished by lining the scan room with
Copper
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A short TI suppresses ...
Suppresses fat
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A long TI suppresses...
Water
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At an intermediate TE, the differences between _____ will be demonstrated
Gray and white matter
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Echoes encoded with high amplitude phase encoding steps are weighted more for ______ and reside in the ______ of k-space.
Spatial resolution, or edge detail Outer edges
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Does number of frequency encodings affect scan time?
No
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Scan time formula for 2d acquisition SE or GRE
TR x Ny (# of phase encodings) x NSA
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Scan time formula for FSE
TR x Ny (# of phase encodings) x NSA / ETL
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3D scan time formula
TR x Ny (# of phase encodings) x NSA x NSl (# of slices)
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Time of flight MRA sequences use ______ gradient echo acquisitions
T1 (spoiled or incoherent)
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Phase contrast MRA sequences use _______ gradient echo acquisitions
T2 (steady state or coherent)
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2D TOF is optimal for ______ flow in _____ vessels
Slow Large
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3D TOF is optimal for _____ flow in ______ vessels
Fast Small
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_________ flip angles are used with 3d TOF than 2D TOF
Lower
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The lower the field strength the ________ the T1 time
Lower
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Zero fill reduces scan time at the expense of ______
Spatial resolution
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Cost of gradient moment nulling
Increase minimum TE, signal dephasing is increased, vascular signal can be decreased
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In GRE reducing the flip angle has the same effect as...
Increasing the TR
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Vascular signal is increased when slices are acquired _______ the flow
against
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Routine weight-based contrast administration is typically __________
0.2ml/kg

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