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***Chapter 12 - Magnetic Resonance Basics Flashcards

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The spectroscopic study of the magnetic properties of the nucleus of the atom

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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

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An energy coupling that causes the individual nuclei , when placed in a strong external magnetic field, to selectively absorb, and later release, energy unique to those nuclei and their surrounding environment

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Resonance

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A fundamental property of matter ; it is generated by moving charges, usually electrons

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Magnetism

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Smallest entities of magnetism

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Domains

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Number of magnetic lines of force per unit area; decreases roughly as the inverse square of the distance from the source

SI Unit: Tesla (T)
1 T = 10,000 G (gauss)

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Magnetic field strength,B (also called the magnetic flux density)

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Earth’s magnetic field strength in mT

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0.05 mT

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____ of the current in the coil determines the overall magnitude of the magnetic field strength

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Amplitude

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Magnetic field lines extending beyond the concentrated field

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Fringe fields

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Heart of the MR system

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Magnet

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Performance criteria for magnets(3)

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  1. Field strength
  2. Temporal stability
  3. Field homogeneity
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Magnets which have a HORIZONTAL main field produced in the bore of the electrical windings, with the Z axis (B0) along the bore axis

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Air core magnets

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Magnet with a vertical field, produced between the metal poles of a permanent or wire-wrapped electromagnet; Fringe fields are confined with this design

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Solid core magnet

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Interact with main magnetic field to improve homogeneity over the volume used for patient imaging

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Shim coils

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Exists within the main bore of the magnet to transmit energy to the patient as well as to receive returning signals

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Radiofrequency (RF) coils

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Contains within the main bore to produce a linear variation of magnetic field strength across the useful magnet volume

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Gradient coils

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Obtained by superimposing the magnetic fields of two or more coils carrying a direct current of specific amplitude and direction with a precisely defined geometry

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Magnetic field gradient

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Describes the extent to which a material becomes magnetized when place in a magnetic field

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Magnetic susceptibility

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3 categories of magnetic susceptibility

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Diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic

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  • slightly negative susceptibility

- oppose the applied magnetic field, due to PAIRED electrons in the surrounding orbital electrons

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Diamagnetic elements

*calcium, water and most organic materials (Carbon, Hydrogen)

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  • UNPAIRED electrons
  • slightly positive susceptibility
  • enhance the local magnetic field
  • no measurable self-magnetism
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Paramagnetic materials

*molecular oxygen, deoxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin and gadolinium-based contrast agents

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  • “superparamagnetic”
  • augment the external magnetic field substantially
  • exhibit “self-magnetism”
  • can significantly distort the acquired signals
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Ferromagnetic materials

  • materials containing iron, cobalt, nickel
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For a given nucleus , it is determined thru the pairing of the constituent protons and neutrons

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Nuclear magnetic moment

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23
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The principal focus for generating MR signals

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Nucleus of the hydrogen atom, the proton

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Describes the dependence between the magnetic field and the angular precessional frequency

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Larmor equation

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25
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A stationary reference frame from the observer’s point of view

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Laboratory frame

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A spinning axis system whereby the x’-y’ axes rotate at an angular frequency equal to the lateral frequency

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Rotating frame

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27
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Along the z direction, is the component of the magnetic moment parallel to the applied magnetic field, B0

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Longitudinal magnetization

*at equilibrium, the longitudinal magnetization is maximal and is denoted as M0, EQUILIBRIUM MAGNETIZATION

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The component of the magnetic moment perpendicular to B0, Mxy, in the x-y plane

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Transverse magnetization

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Magnetic component of the RF excitation pulse

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B1 field

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Corresponds to the energy separation between the protons in the parallel and antiparallel directions

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Resonance frequency

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Considers the RF energy as PHOTONS (quanta) instead of waves

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Quantum mechanics model

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32
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Represent the degree of Mz rotation by the B1 field as it is applied along the x’-axis (or the y’-axis) perpendicular to Mz

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Flip angles

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33
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A damped sinusoidal electrical signal

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Free induction decay (FID)

34
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Caused by loss of Mxy phase coherence due to intrinsic micro magnetic inhomogeneities in the sample’s structures

  • individual protons in the bulk water and hydration layer coupled to macromolecules process at incrementally different frequencies arising from the slight changes in local magnetic field strength
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FID amplitude decay

35
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Elapsed time between the peak transverse signal (e.g. Directly after a 90-degree RF pulse) and 37% of the peak level (1/e)

  • decay time resulting from INTRINSIC magnetic properties of the sample
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T2 relaxation time

36
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Contain mobile molecules with fast and rapid molecular motion

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Amorphous structures (e.g. CSF , highly edematous tissues)

37
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Decay time resulting from both INTRINSIC and EXTRINSIC magnetic field variations

38
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Term describing the release of energy back to the lattice (the molecular arrangement and structure of the hydration layer), and the regrowth of Mz

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Spin-lattice relaxation

39
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Time needed for the recovery of 63% of Mz after a 90-degree pulse

40
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FREE INDUCTION DECAY

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T2 relaxation

41
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RETURN TO EQUILIBRIUM

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T1 relaxation

42
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Effective in decreasing T1 relaxation time of local tissues

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Gadolinium chelated with complex macromolecules

43
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The period between B1 excitation pulses

  • T2 decay and T1 recovery occur in the tissues
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Time of repetition (TR)

44
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Time between the excitation pulse and the appearance of the peak amplitude of an induced echo, which is determined by applying a 180-degree RF inversion pulse or gradient polarity reversal at a time equal to TE/2

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Time of echo (TE)

45
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Time between an initial inversion/excitation (180 degrees) RF pulse that produces maximum tissue saturation and a 90-degree readout pulse

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Time of inversion (TI)

46
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A state of tissue magnetization from equilibrium conditions

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Saturation

47
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3 major pulse sequences that perform the bulk of data acquisition (DAQ) for imaging:

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  1. Spin echo (SE)
  2. Inversion recovery (IR)
  3. Gradient echo (GE)
48
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Describes the excitation of the magnetized protons in a sample with a 90-degree RF pulse and production of a FID, followed by refocusing 180-degree RF pulse to produce an echo

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Spin echo (SE)

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Pulse which converts Mz into Mxy, and creates the largest phase coherent transverse magnetization that immediately begins to decay at a rate described by T2* relaxation

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90-degree pulse

50
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Applied TE/2, inverts the spin system and induces phase coherence at TE

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180-degree RF pulse

51
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___ is proportional to the difference in signal intensity between adjacent pixels in an image, corresponding to different voxels in the patient

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Designed to produce contrast chiefly based on the T1 characteristics of tissues, with de-emphasis of T2 and proton density contributions to the signal

  • short TR (to maximize the differences in longitudinal magnetization recovery during the return of equilibrium)
  • short TE (to minimize T2 decay during signal acquisition)
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T1 weighted SE sequence

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Preserves the T1 signal differences by not allowing any significant transverse (T2) decay

54
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T1 signal intensity from highest to lowest…

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Fat>White matter>Gray Matter>CSF

55
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Relies mainly on differences in the number of magnetized protons per unit volume of tissue

  • long TR (to reduce T1 effects)
  • short TE (to reduce T2 influence in the acquired signals)
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Proton density contrast weighting

*(CSF>fat>gray matter>white matter)
*typical PDW (TR: between 2,000 and 4,000 ms;
TE: between 3 and 30 ms)

56
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Sequence which achieves the highest overall signal intensity and the largest SNR

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Proton density SE sequence

57
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Generated from the second echo produced by a second 180-degree pulse of a long TR spin echo pulse sequence, where the first echo is proton density weighted, with short TE

  • long TR (reduce T1 differences in tissues)
  • long TE (emphasize T2 differences)
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T2-weighted signal

  • CSF is bright, gray and white matter are reversed in intensity
  • typical T2-weighted sequence uses a TR of approx. 2,000 to 4,000 ms and a TE of 80 to 120
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Emphasizes T1 relaxation times of the tissues by extending the amplitude of the longitudinal recovery by a factor of two

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Inversion recovery (IR)

59
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***page 427

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Inversion recovery spin-echo(IR SE)

60
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The delay between the excitation pulse and conversion to transverse magnetization of the recovered longitudinal magnetization

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Inversion time (TI)

61
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Produces “negative” longitudinal magnetization that results in negative (in phase) or positive (out of phase) transverse magnetization when short T1 is used

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IR sequence

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A pulse sequence that uses a very short TI and magnitude signal processing, where Mz signal amplitude is always positive

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SHORT TAU INVERSION RECOVERY (STIR)

  • reduces distracting fat signals and chemical shift artifacts
  • typical STIR sequence uses: TI of 140 to 180 ms; TR of approx. 2,500 ms
63
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Materials with short T1 have a longer signal intensity (the reverse of a standard T1-weighted image), and all tissues at some point during recovery have Mz=0

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Bounce point or tissue null

64
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Reduces CSF signal and other water-bound anatomy in the MR image by using a T1 selected at or near the bounce point of CSF o permit better evaluation of the surrounding anatomy

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Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR)

65
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Uses a magnetic field gradient applied in one direction and then reversed to induce the formation of an echo, instead of the 180-degree inversion pulse

  • a purposeful dephasing and rephasing of the FID
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Gradient Echo (GE)

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Magnetic field inhomogeneities and tissue susceptibilities caused by paramagnetic or diamagnetic tissues or contrast agents are emphasized in ___ imaging .

67
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Major variable determining tissue contrast in GE sequences

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Flip Angle

68
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GRASS

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Gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state

69
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FISP

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Fast imaging with steady-state precession

70
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FAST

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Fourier Acquired Steady State

71
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SPGR

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Spoiled Transverse magnetization Gradient Recalled echo (SPGR)

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2 TE values in SSFP (Steady-State Free Precession)

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  1. Actual TE

2. Effective TE

73
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The time between the peak stimulated echo amplitude and the next excitation pulse

74
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The time form the echo and the RF pulse that created its FID

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Effective TE

75
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3 major GE sequences

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  1. Coherent GE
  2. Incoherent GE
  3. SSFP
  4. Balanced SSFP
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Uses signals food the FID and the SE to produce the image, typically with contrast dependent on T2/T1 weighting and low contrast

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Coherent GE

77
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Eliminates the detection of the SE, thus, providing a means to generate T1-weighted contrast from the FID signal

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Incoherent GE

78
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uses the SE signal, which provides mainly T2-weighted contrast

79
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Uses both the gradient and stimulated echo to produce a T2/T1 weighting with symmetrically applied gradients in three dimensions

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Balanced SSFP

80
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Typical magnetic field strengths for MR systems range from _____

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0.3 to 4.0 T

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