Physics in Medicine: Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (A) - physics776
| Course | Physics in Medicine: Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (A) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics776 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+1 | 6 | WT |
Preparation: Lectures Experimental Physics I-III (physik111-physik311) respectively
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: Understanding the principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
Contents of the Course:
Theory and origin of nuclear magnetic resonance (QM and semiclassical approach)
Spin dynamics, T1 and T2 relaxation, Bloch Equations and the Signal Equation
Gradient echoes and spin echoes and the difference between T2 and T2*
On- and off-resonant excitation and the slice selection process
Spatial encoding by means of gradient fields and the k-space formalism
Basic imaging sequences and their basic contrasts, basic imaging artifacts
Hardware components of an MRI scanner, accelerated imaging with multiple receiver
Computation of signal amplitudes in steady state sequences
The ultra-fast imaging sequence EPI and its application in functional MRI
Basics theory of diffusion MRI and its application in neuroimaging
Advanced topics: quantitative MRI, spectroscopic imaging, X-nuclei MRI
Recommended Literature:
T. Stöcker: Scriptum zur Vorlesung
E.M. Haacke et al, Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design, John Wiley 1999
M.T. Vlaardingerbroek, J.A. den Boer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Theory and Practice, Springer, 20
Z.P. Liang, P.C. Lauterbur, Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Signal Processing Perspective, SPIE 1999