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What is the TR range for T1 images?

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400-750 ms (1.5T)
600 - 850 ms (3T)

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Describe Faradays Law

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Moving magnetic field passing through a coil of wire will induce current to flow in that wire.

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What does TR control?

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T1

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What does TE control?

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T2

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⬇️ TR and ⬇️ TE =

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T1 weighted image

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⬆️ TR and ⬇️ TE =

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PD weighted image

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⬆️ TR and ⬆️ TE =

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T2 weighted image

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Describe TE (time of echo) Also known as 2 Tau

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Time of echo - from 90 degree RF to center of echo

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Why do small coils have higher signal-to-noise ratio?

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Smaller coils see less NOISE. Signal is NOT increased but SNR goes up with less noise.

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What are the two types of shims?

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  1. Hard/passive shim
  2. Electronic/active shim
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Which shim is permanently placed during install process to shim the magnetic field?

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The hard/passive shim

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What shim uses specialized electromagnets to correct the magnetic field?

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Electronic/active shim (must be checked with each p.m.)

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Describe (FID)
Free Induction Decay
(aka T2*)

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Dephasing of protons in the
x/y plane. This is the first step of tissue relaxing.

Protons are FREE from the INDUCING energy of the RF, so they DECAY.

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The T1 time of a tissue is the time it takes for ____ of the NMV to return to Bo.

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63%

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The T2 time of a tissue is the time it takes for the NMV to decay down to _____ of its original value.

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37%

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What is a Faraday cage?

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RF shielding: Copper sheets that line all MRI rooms to keep RF in and outside RF out.

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What is the Larmor Frequency?

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How fast the Hydrogen atoms wobble (“precess”). Wobble is always 42.57 MHz!

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What is the Larmor Equation?

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Wo = yBo

Wobble/frequency = (gyromagnetic ratio)(magnet)

Ex:
Wo= (42.57) (3T) = 127.71 MHz

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What is the difference between T1 and T2 relaxation?

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T2 is a decay process - protons spread out into X/Y.

T1 is a re-growth process - protons return to Bo.

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What are 2 types of T2 relaxation?

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Spin/Spin (True T2) - recover at the next 90°

T2* - recover at 180° or gradient reversal.

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Name 2 types of resolution.

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  1. Spatial resolution - ability to see Small Structures.
  2. Temporal resolution- imaging quickly over Time
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What is T1 aka?

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T1 Recovery or Spin Lattice

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What is T2 aka?

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Spin Spin Relaxation, True T2, spin spin interaction

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Who created the electromagnet?

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Serbian inventor, Nikola Tesla

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Define gauss
The measurement of the magnetic field strength in the periphery of the magnet scan room.
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What are the primary contributors to noise in an image?
The patient and system electronics
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What is the FDA SAR restriction?
Whole body limit of 4W/kg for 15 min of scanning per sequence.
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Define Magnetophosphenes
Visual light flashes induced by gradient field strength.
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What is the function of the gradient magnetic field?
To create image orientation and spatial resolution (detail)
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What are the 3 gradients used in MRI?
Slice select gradient Frequency encoding gradient Phase encoding gradient
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What is the function of the Slice Select gradient?
Determines: Slice thickness Scan plane Orientation of pulse sequence
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What is the function of the Frequency/Readout Encoding Gradient?
Encodes the long axis of anatomy. Does not contribute to scan time but is on during sampling of echo.
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What is the function of the Phase Encoding Gradient?
Shapes images detail Scan time Switches on/off to fill Kspace
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Formula: Spin Echo Time
TR x Phase x NEX = ms (Convert to minutes: Divide ms by 60,000 then take seconds and multiply by 60)
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Two gradients applied at the same time during slice selection are used to _____.
Encode oblique slice planes
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An isotopic voxel refers to a ____ shaped voxel.
Cubic
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A gradient is defined as:
A small change in the magnetic field along a particular axis.
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Where are the collected echos stored prior to being processed into an image via Fourier Transform?
Raw data file on the computer. Raw Data ➡️ Fourier ➡️ Kspace
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What effect does a narrow receiving bandwidth have on susceptibility (metal) imagine?
Increases susceptibility artifact. Never use narrow bandwidth on metal implants.
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Define Ernst angle
The optimal flip angle that yields the maximum signal for a particular spin in the least amount of time.
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As flip angle increases, what happens to SNR?
SNR increases to a point called the Ernst angle.
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The general public is limited to magnetic field of ____ gauss.
5
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Heart valves are considered acceptable to scan at ____.
1.5T
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Sedated patients must always be monitored with ______
A pulse oximeter
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Normal resting heart rate for adults:
60 to 90 beats per min
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Tachycardia
Heart rate exceeding 100 beats/min
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Bradycardia
Heart rate below 60 beats/min
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Normal pulse rate:
60-100 beats/min
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Pathogen
Any disease producing agent, esp a virus, bacterium or microorganism.
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Etiology
The origin of a disease
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Enteral
Oral, sublingual or rectal delivery
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Parenteral
Any route other than mouth (PO) or rectal
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Nosocomial infection
Infection acquired during hospital stay or receiving medical treatment
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Fomite
Object that carries microorganisms between people via indirect contact
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Vector borne infections
Microorganisms transferred via insect. Ex malaria
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The source of infection where pathogens thrive in numbers sufficient to cause a threat is known as ______.
Reservoir
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What is the TE range for T2?
70-120 ms
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What is TR range for T2?
2000-6000 ms
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What is TR range for PD?
1500-3000 ms
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What is TE range for PD?
10-30 ms (same as T1!)
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FOV % Matrix =
FOV % Matrix = pixel size
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Where is the storage location of MR signal data?
K-space
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Where are high amplitude signals stored in Kspace?
Center
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Describe Half Fourier / Zero Fill
Kspace: Acquiring more than half of PHASE dimension kspace samples, then interpolating the data with 0s for the other half.

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