Exams Flashcards
T/F: The choice of coil for any examination is one of the most important factors that determines the resultant SNR of the image.
True
Which of the following are true when using any type of coil?
Check that the cables are intact (i.e. not damaged)
Check that the coil is plugged in properly
Place the coil as close as possible to the area under examination
Place the coil on bare skin, wires crossed
Check that the cables are intact (i.e. not damaged)
Check that the coil is plugged in properly
Place the coil as close as possible to the area under examination
Image quality is dependent on which of the following factors?
SNR
CNR
Spatial resolution
Scan time
SNR
CNR
Spatial resolution
Scan time
Which of the following best defines CNR?
The ratio of the amplitude of signal received by the coil to the amplitude of the noise
The difference in the SNR between two adjacent areas
The ability to distinguish between two points as separate and distinct
The time required to complete the acquisition of data
The difference in the SNR between two adjacent areas
Spatial resolution may be increased by selecting which of the following?
Thick slices
Coarse matrices
Thin Slices
A large FOV
Thin Slices
Which of the following best represents a coarse matrix?
512 X 512
256 X 128
256 X 256
256 X 128
Which of the following best defines spatial resolution?
The difference in the SNR between two adjacent areas
The ratio of the amplitude of signal received by the coil to the amplitude of the noise
The ability to distinguish two between two points as separate and distinct
The time required to complete the acquisition of data
The ability to distinguish two between two points as separate and distinct
Scan time can be decreased by using which of the following?
The most NEX allowable
A fine matrix
A short TR
A long TR
A short TR
CNR between pathology and other structures can best be demonstrated by which of the following?
Utilizing T1 sequences
Non-contrast studies
Lower field strength magnets
Suppression of normal tissues via sequences that null signal from certain tissues (i.e. FLAIR, STIR)
Suppression of normal tissues via sequences that null signal from certain tissues (i.e. FLAIR, STIR)
SNR may be increased by using which of the following?
A small FOV
A coarse matrix
A fine matrix
Gradient echo sequences
A coarse matrix
T/F: If a technologist increases the matrix on a sequence (assuming the FOV remains the same), the spatial resolution will increase, but the SNR will decrease
True
T/F: Increasing the TR results in increased SNR and increased scan time.
True
T/F: Inversion recovery sequences begin with a 180 degree pulse.
True
Which of the following sequences uses a 90 degree flip angle followed by several 180 degree rephasing pulses?
SE
FSE
IR
GRE
FSE
Which of the following sequences fills all of K space in one repetition by using very long echo trains?
EPI
GRE
STIR
SE
EPI
Which of the following occurs because nuclei that move through the slice may receive only one of the RF pulses applied?
Entry slice phenomenon
Time of flight
Intra-voxel dephasing
MRA
Time of flight
T/F: Intra-voxel dephasing occurs as a result of the phase difference between stationary and flowing nuclei in the same voxel causing dephasing and signal loss.
True
Identify which of the following are remedies of flow-related artifacts:
TOF
Spatial presaturation pulses
Intra-voxel dephasing
Gradient moment nulling
Spatial presaturation pulses
Gradient moment nulling
T/F: Chemical shift artifact occurs when anatomy that lies within the boundaries of the receiver coil exists outside the FOV.
False
T/F: Phase mismapping can be reduced by using spatial presaturation pulses between the origin of the artifact and the FOV.
True
Which of the following is used to trigger each RF excitation pulse with cardiac gating?
P wave
QRS complex
R wave
T wave
R wave
For optimal T1 weighting with ECG/Pe gating, a technologist would use which of the following:
Use 1 R to R interval
Use 2 or 3 R to R intervals
Use the trigger window
Use the PQRS complex X 2
Use 1 R to R interval
T/F: The emotional well being of a patient is just as important as their physical condition.
True
Which of the following is NOT a type of MRA?
Time of Flight (TOF)
Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI)
Phase Contrast (PC)
Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA)
Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI)





























































































