[eBook Code] MRI Physics (eBook Code, 1st)

1: Hardware: Magnet Types and Coils.

2: The Basics: Hydrogen, Protons, NMV, FID, Relaxation Contrast, SNR, Free and Bound Protons.

3: Image Weighting: TR, TE, and the “Contrast (Weighting) Triangle”.

4: Introduction to Basic Pulse Sequences: Spin Echo, Gradient Echo and Ernst Angle.

5: Image Weighting: Multi Echo SE Seq., Intro to k-Space M.A.R.S., DRIVE, 3D FSE, and Single Shot FSE.

6: Tissue suppression techniques: IR, ASPIR, SPAIR, SPIR, Fat Sat, Dixon Tech., Water Excitation, Sat. Pulses, Subs.

7: The Gradient Echo Sequence: Image Weighting,

8: Gradient Echo MRA.

9:  k-Space Review: Filling schemes, Contrast MRA

10: EPI: DWI, DTI, SWAN/SWI, Perfusion, ASL, Spectroscopy.

11: Geometric Parameters: Tradeoffs and Effects on I.Q.

12: Artifacts.

13: Gradients: Physical, Logical, Cartesian Coordinate and Spatial Encoding.

14: MR Math: Equations, Pixel/Voxel + Scan time formula.

15: Parallel Imaging.

16: IV Gadolinium.