Ballroom A
16:00 – 18:00

Chairs: Frank R. Korosec and Joseph C. McGowan

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the fundamental principles of MR imaging including the Larmor relationship, relaxation phenomena, and the role of magnetic field gradients in the signal encoding process;

• Name the components of the imaging system and describe their function in the imaging process;

• Explain imaging pulse sequences including those based on spin echoes and gradient echoes;

• 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 MR techniques including perfusion and diffusion imaging, functional imaging, and cardiac imaging.