Course Description
This eight-hour course will be a basic but comprehensive review of magnetic resonance
imaging physics and techniques. The presentations will be non-mathematical and will
be suitable for clinicians and physicists new to the field. The course will cover
the basic principles of MR physics, signal encoding, pulse sequence timing diagrams,
hardware, spin-echo and gradient-echo imaging, and a variety of techniques including
diffusion, cardiac, and functional MR imaging and spectroscopy. |
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: |
 Define and
describe the fundamental principles of MR imaging, including the definition of spin
magnetization, the Larmor relationship, relaxation phenomena, and the process of using the
spin magnetization to produce an image;
Explain imaging pulse sequences
based upon spin and gradient echoes, including fast spin echo and echo planar techniques;
Design MR imaging protocols for
diagnostic applications considering image contrast, spatial resolution, acquisition time,
signal-to-noise ratio, and artifacts;
Describe the principles and
capabilities of various advanced MR techniques including perfusion, diffusion, cardiac and
functional MRI and spectroscopy. |
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