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ISMRM 21st
Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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20-26 April 2013
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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WEEKEND
EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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MR Physics for Physicists |
| SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate to Advanced |
| ORGANIZERS: Xiaoping P. Hu,
Ph.D., Jürgen R. Reichenbach, Ph.D. & Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D. |
| Saturday, 20 April 2013 |
| 08:30-18:15 |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This one-day course
systematically describes basic theories of NMR physics and
electromagnetism and their connections with major aspects of MR. It
will provide a systematic and in-depth understanding of major topics
of MR from the basic physics principles, laying the foundation that
underlies research and development for MR imaging and spectroscopy,
and prepare the audience with the physics and mathematical
foundations of MRI and MRS needed to advance to advance both basic
science and applied clinical research projects. Lectures cover basic
principles of NMR and its implication for relaxation, contrast, RF
excitation and diffusion weighted imaging, and Maxwell’s equations
and their implication in static fields, gradients and RF coil design
and pulse design. Each 25-minute didactic lecture will be given by
an accomplished PhD scientist-teacher and is followed by a 5-minute
discussion. As in all weekend courses, informal “Meet the Teachers”
breaks are provided throughout the program. |
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| TARGET AUDIENCE |
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The course is designed for Ph.D.
candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates in natural sciences, applied
mathematics or engineering, as well as established physicians and
PhD scientists. Individuals who will likely benefit most from the
course are those who have recently completed or will complete a
graduate educational program in MR physics, chemistry, applied
mathematics or engineering and those practitioners of MR with
extensive practical experience but seek to obtain a more systematic
physics foundation. |
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course,
participants should be able to: |
- Gain an unified view of
the fundamental physical bases of MR;
- Explain models to
understand the quantum mechanical nature of NMR;
- Understand the importance
of the Bloch equations and classical description of NMR;
- Identify the interaction
between spin-bearing particles and electromagnetic fields;
- Understand the relevance
of electromagnetic fields and their description by Maxwell’s
equation in MRI; and
- Explain models of
relaxation.
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PROGRAM |
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Moderators: Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D., Jürgen R. Reichenbach, Ph.D. & Jianhui
Zhong, Ph.D. |
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NMR
Physics: Firming Up the Foundations |
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08:30 |
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Quantum Mechanical Description of NMR - From Wave Function
to Bloch Equation |
Michael H. Buonocore, M.D., Ph.D. |
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09:00 |
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Application of Quantum Mechanics & Statistical Mechanics:
Equilibrium Magnetization, Relaxation & Density Matrix |
Adam W. Anderson, Ph.D. |
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09:30 |
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Practical Use of Multiple Quantum Coherences in Spectral
Editing & 2D NMR |
Robin A. de Graaf, Ph.D. |
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10:00 |
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Break - Meet the Teachers |
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10:30 |
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From Bloch Equation to MR
contrasts: Relaxation & Physical bases of Tissue Contrast |
John C. Gore, Ph.D. |
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11:00 |
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Other Contrast: Polarization Transfer, Chemical Exchange &
Magnetization Transfer |
Penny Anne Gowland, Ph.D. |
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11:30 |
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Bloch Equation in the Rotating Frame, Multidimensional
Excitation |
V. Andrew Stenger, Ph.D. |
| 12:00 |
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Bloch-Torrey Equation & Diffusion Imaging (DWI, DTI,
q-Space Imaging) |
Jennifer A. McNab, Ph.D. |
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12:30 |
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Break |
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12:30-12:45 Meet the Teachers |
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Electromagnetic Fields in MRI: From Theory to Practice |
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14:00 |
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Maxwell Equations & EM Modeling |
Frank Engelke, Ph.D. |
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14:30 |
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Static Magnetic Field: Magnetic Field (in)Homogeneity,
Effects of Susceptibility, Demagnetizing Field & Lorentz
Sphere |
José P. Marques, Ph.D. |
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15:00 |
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Understanding Gradients from an EM Perspective:
(Gradient Linearity, Eddy Currents, Maxwell Terms &
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation) |
Peter Dietz |
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15:30 |
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Break - Meet the Teachers |
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16:00 |
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RF Field Generation, Coupling, Standing Wave
Transmission |
David O. Brunner, Ph.D. |
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16:30 |
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RF Field
Transmission: B1-Field Non-Uniformity & SAR |
Brian K. Rutt, Ph.D. |
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17:00 |
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B1-Shimming & Parallel Transmission |
Peter Börnert, Ph.D. |
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17:30 |
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The Reciprocity Principle in NMR Reception |
James Tropp, Ph.D. |
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18:00 |
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Adjournment |
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18:00-18:15 Meet the Teachers |
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