Final Flashcards
Where do you place a spatial saturation band when scanning a 2D TOF MRA of the carotid arteries?
a. Superior to FOV to null venous flow
b. Over the throat to null swallowing/breathing motion
c. Inferior to FOV to null venous flow
d. Both inferior and superior to FOV to null venous flow.
A
What parameter is used in phase contrast MRA to image flow?
a. B-value
b. VENC
c. ETL/turbo factor
d. TOF
B
If you notice chemical shift affecting your image quality, how can you compensate?
a. Increase TE
b. Decrease receive bandwidth
c. Increase receive bandwidth
d. Change from a 1.5T machine to a 3T machine
C
What cools the coils of the solenoid electromagnet to make them superconductive?
a. Ice
b. Cryogen
c. Air
d. Water
B
What happens during a quench?
a. The gradient coil is ejected
b. The MRI machine is ramped up
c. Isocenter becomes more homogenous
d. The liquid helium is released from the cryostat
D
The fringe field must be contained to what limit?
a. 50T
b. 50G
c. 5G
d. 5 T
C
What is the purpose of the static field?
a. Spatial encoding
b. Excite hydrogen atoms
c. Detect signal
d. Nuclear alignment
D
What function(s) does (do) the gradient coils perform in the MRI system?
I. Spatial encoding II. Rephase echoes in GRE III. Transmit RF
a. I and III
b. I, II, and III
c. II and III
d. I and II
D
When using a receive only coil, what transmits the RF?
a.The transmit only coil
b.The solenoid
c.The body coil
d. The hydrogen atoms
C
Using an electromagnet to create a more homogenous field is ______.
a. Active shimming
b. Passive shimming
c. Passive shielding
d. Active shielding
A
Dotarem is a 0.5M agent. That means every 1ml of contrast contains 0.5mmols of gadolinium.
How much Dotarem contrast do you inject for a 100kg patient?
a. 10 ml
b. 15 ml
c. 5 ml
d. 20 ml
D
What is the recommended dose of Gadolinium contrast?
a. 10 milliliters per pound
b. 0.1 milliliters per kg
c. 0.1 millimoles per pound
d. 0.1 millimoles per kg
D
How do Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) work?
a. Shortening T1 times of nearby molecules
b. Absorb more RF compared to other molecules
c.Increasing the T2 times of nearby molecules
d. Increasing the SNR
A
What is the term used to describe how bright a GBCA will appear on an image?
a. Hypointensity
b. Hyperintensity
c. RF absorbivity
d Relaxivity
D
Compared to other medications GBCA have a high reaction rate.
True
False
F