exam 2 Flashcards
Phase is measured in____________
Radians or Degrees
The 90 degree RF pulse is also called the ______________
flip angle
Using a long TE enhances T2 and T2* contrast.
true/false
true
A long TE gives spins more time to dephase therefor increasing T2 contrast
true/false
true
The definition of weighting is the parameters are selected to make one contrast mechanism dominate or the others.
true/false
true
What is meant by the tumbling rate?
The rate at which a molecule moves. This has a direct effect on T1 and T2 relaxation times of tissues.
Fat has a fast tumbling rate motion due to Lipids tightly packed together.
true/false
false
The T1 time of fat is short
true/false
true
T1 time of water is long
true/false
true
Select all the Extrinsic factors.
TR
TE
Flip Angle
Select all that apply to Intrinsic factors
T2 recovery
T1 recovery
Proton Density
This parameter determines the—Time between the excitation pulse and the middle of the Spin Echo,Measures in ms and determines amount of Transverse or T2 decay
TE
Time between Excitation Pulses determines the amount of Longitudinal or T1Recovery is…..
TR
Select all that apply to T1 weighting.
Bright Fat, Dark Water
Short TR and TE times
TR must be short so that fat and water have time to recover to Bo
Gradients serve many functions in MRI. Select all that apply to them.
Clice selectoin
phase encoding
frequency encoding
The two points along a gradient contain a range of frequencies. This band of frequencies are called?
bandwidth
The range of frequencies the RF pulse sends in to match the band of frequencies along our slope is termed?
transmit bandwidth
When increasing your slice thickness from 3mm to 10mm select the two items needed to achieve this.
Shallow slope of the gradient.
broad transmit bandwidth
Which gradient is turned on during the echo (signal)?
frequency encoding
Frequency encoding typically is along the long axis of the anatomy.
true/false
true
The frequency encoding gradient is also called the?
readout gradient
The steepness of the slope of the read out gradient will determine the Frequency Field of View
true/false
true
A steep phase encoding gradient results in large phase shifts
true/false
true
The amount of time the read out gradient is left on is known as the acquisition window.
true/false
true