MR
Physics for Physicists - Day 2
Michael H. Buonocore, M.D., Ph.D., Peter M. Jakob, Ph.D., and John P. Mugler III, Ph.D.,
Organizers
Friday, 11 July 2003, 08:00 - 14:50
Last
updated 05 May 2009
Course Description This sixteen hour technical course is intended for new PhDs entering the field of
MRI, who wish to learn MR physics and engineering on an advanced level. Background
material will be covered, as well as the latest research results. The course will
encompass a broad range of technical topics, including NMR signal properties, basic signal
detection and image reconstruction, mechanisms of spin polarization, spin physics and
dynamic equilibrium in imaging, advanced image reconstruction, parallel imaging physics,
topics in hardware design and applications with special pulse sequence processing.
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course,
participants should be able to Describe the fundamental properties of the NMR signal; Explain the basic physics, signal processing and
instrumentation for signal detection and image reconstruction; Describe the common and exotic mechanisms for spin
polarization; Describe the spin physics and dynamic equilibrium that
are used to create images; Describe advanced image reconstruction methods,
including those used in parallel images; Identify and describe special hardware used in MRI; Describe pulse sequence and processing methods for
special applications.
Advanced
Image Reconstruction
08:00
Image Reconstruction from Limited
Data, General Methods
Xiaoping Hu
08:25
Image Reconstruction from Limited
Data: MRA Techniques
Walter Block
Parallel
Imaging Physics
08:50
Foundations of Parallel Imaging
TBD
09:15
Advanced Methods for Parallel
Imaging (Autocalibration, Adaptive Processing)
Mark A. Griswold
09:40
Parallel Imaging Applications
David J. Larkman
10:05
Break
10:25
Principles of RF Coil Design for
Parallel Imaging
Patrick J. Ledden
Hardware
10:50
Gradient Coil Design
Richard W. Bowtell
11:15
Technical Considerations in
Developing High Field (>3T) Systems
J. Thomas Vaughn
Applications with Special Pulse
Sequences and Processing
Describe the fundamental properties of the NMR signal;