39357 - Magnetic Resonance Equipment

Learning outcomes

the student, at the end of lessons, acquire good competence about RM tecniques and equipment.

Course contents

MAGNETIC PROPERTY OF PROTON

Protonic spin

 magnetization 

excitation

Magnetic resonance phenomenon

INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MATTER
Signal parameters
1. proton Density
2. 2. T1 or spin-lattice relaxation time
3. T2 relaxation time or spin-spin
4. Chemical Shift
5. Flow and flow dynamics
6. Magnetization Trasfert MT
7. Magnetic Susceptibility: substances
diamagnetic
paramagnetic
superparamagnetic
ferromagnetic
APPLICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

Part 1 Introduction to physics MR

• Magnets
• Magnetization
• Excitement
• Rilassamneto
• Gradients COILS shimming
volume
surface
Phased Array
• Introduction to the k-Space
• Sequences and pulses MR

Part 2 MR Applied

SEQUENCE AND PULSES IN MR
- Sequence Spin Echo
- Multi Slicing
- Sequence Spin Echo: T2
- Fast (Turbo) Spin Echo
- Fast Advanced Spin Echo (STEP)
- Sequence Gradient Echo or Field Echo (GE or FE)
- Sequence Inversion Recovery (IR)
STIR SPIR and FLAIR

PARAMETERS OF SEQUENCE

TR repetition time
TE Time Echo
FA Flip Angle
TI InversionTime NA Number of acquisitions NSA, NEX
MX Matrix
FOV Field Of View
ST Slice Thickness
SG Slice Gap
PE Phase Encoding
BW Bandwidth

SAR -how it could be dangerous for patient

Readings/Bibliography

- M. Coriasco, O. Rampado, G.B. Bradac (Eds.) Elementi di risonanza magnetica - Ed Springer
- Ray H. Hashemi, William G. Bradley- MRI: The Basics - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - third edition

Other bibliographic contents will be supplied during the lessons.

Teaching methods

interactive lessons

Assessment methods

Written exam whose modalities will be explained during the first lesson. Exceeding the score of 18/30 is possible to go into the oral exam.

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Paganelli