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The typical range for T1 is… (in ms)

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200-2000ms

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T1 (increases/decreases) with increasing magnetic field strength

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T1 increases with increasing magnetic field strength

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True/False:
For any tissue T1 is always longer than T2

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True. T2 < T1.

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The T2 of any tissue is the time taken (in msec) for the MR signal to decay to (?%) of its full value

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The T2 of any tissue is the time taken (in msec) for the MR signal to decay to 37% of its full value

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True/False:
The T1 relaxation time influences the repetition rate of a spin echo pulse sequence

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False.

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Spin Echo: Protons lose phase coherence after an RF pulse due to…?

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magnetic field inhomogeneities

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Spin Echo: how are the proton spins rephased?

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Using the 180 degree pulse

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Can Spin Echo generate both T1 and T2 weighted images?

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Yes

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How do we create different weighted images with Spin Echo?

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By varying the TR and TE values

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In Fast spin echo sequences, we get faster imaging at the expense of what…?

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Contrast

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What flip angle does Gradient echo use?

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Usually 10-35 degrees

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What 2 differences does gradient echo have compared to spin echo?

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  1. Small flip angles
  2. Gradient field used instead of 180 degree RF pulse
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Can Gradient echo sequences generate T2 images?

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No, only T2*, or T1

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What type of MR pulse sequence is often used in MR Angiography?

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Gradient echo sequences

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Can Gradient echo sequences compensate for any magnetic field inhomogeneities?

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Yes, only the extrinsic field inhomogeneities (not intrinsic)

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What is the resonant frequency of Hydrogen nuclei known as?

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Larmor frequency

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What is the Larmor equation?

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Larmor frequency = Gyromagnetic ratio x Magnetic field strength (Bo)

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In slice selection: How do we define the slice to be imaged?

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Using a magnetic field gradient

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How does Gadolinium contrast affect the T1 and T2 relaxation times of tissues?

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Gadolinium contrast decreases both T1 and T2 relaxation times

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Do hydrogen nuclei in fat and water precess at the same frequency? Why/why not?

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No
There are differences in the magnetic field of their orbital electrons.

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Spatial resolution of MR images is improved by (increasing/ decreasing) slice thickness

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Decreasing slice thickness
This reduces voxel size for finer spatial sampling

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Spatial resolution of MR images is improved by: (increasing/ decreasing) matrix size

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Increasing matrix size
A larger matrix size (eg 128x128 to 256x256) -> more pixels covering the same field -> smaller pixel size -> spatial resolution will improve

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Spatial resolution of MR images is improved by: (increasing/ decreasing) field of view

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Decreasing field of view
A smaller field view means the same number of pixels are used to sample a smaller region of the patient. Which means smaller pixels -> better spatial resolution

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Is Spatial resolution of MR images
improved by changing main magnetic field strength?

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No effect.
Increasing Bo will increase the SNR, but will not have a direct effect on spatial resolution

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Spatial resolution of MR Images is improved by changing which 4 factors?
Decreasing Slice thickness Increasing matrix size Decreasing Field of view Increasing phase encoding steps
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MRI Signal: Noise ratio is improved by changing which 2 factors?
Increasing Bo magnetic field strength Decreasing Echo Time
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The STIR sequence minimises signal from what tissue?
Fat. It's a fat suppressed sequence.
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How is Chemical shift artefact affected by a higher field strength?
More artefact produced Higher field heighten the artefact, commonly in fat vs water.
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Why does the chemical shirt artefact occur between fat and water protons?
The artefact occurs because of differences in the intrinsic magnetic properties of protons in water and fat molecules
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MRI Signal: Noise ratio (increases/decreases) when increasing slice thickness?
Increases, as thicker slices contain more proton nuclei giving more signal
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MRI Signal: Noise ratio (increases/decreases) when increasing echo time (TE)?
Decreases, because as TE increases there will be greater decay of the signal prior to readout
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MRI Signal: Noise ratio (increases/decreases) when increasing receiver bandwidth?
Decreases, because this will open the receiver coil to more bandwidths of noise. Signal has a much narrower spectrum than noise.
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MRI Signal: Noise ratio (increases/decreases) when increasing field of view?
Increases, because pixel size will also increase (the same number of pixels are sampling a larger area). Therefore, voxels get bigger and generate larger signals.
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True/False: MRI produces permanent biological effects > 3T
False. there is no evidence of permanent biological effects < 8 T
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Are all metal objects attracted to the scanner magnetic field?
No, only ferromagnetic objects (ie those containing iron, nickel or cobalt) will be strongly attracted towards the scanner
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Biological effects: Which MR Technique can cause peripheral nerve stimulation?
Rapid gradient switching can cause nerve stimulation
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Biological effects: What is specific absorption rate?
a measure of tissue heating due to RF pulses
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What 5 materials are bright on T1 images?
Blood, Fat, Melanin and proteinaceous fluid. Also Contrast agents.
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What materials are bright on T2 sequences?
Fat and fluid
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MRI Safety: what strength of gauss line must be contained within the inner controlled area?
3mT Gauss line
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True/False: Specific Absorption Rate depends on patient weight
True
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MRI: a smaller field of view gives increased or decreased?: 1. Resolution 2. Signal strength 3. Gradient strengths needed?
1. Higher resolution 2. Lower signal strength 3. Higher gradient strengths needed
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What is aliasing?
Wrap around artefact from when body parts being images are bigger than the field of view
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What is Nyquist limit?
Signal being sampled must be over twice the wavelength of the highest frequency
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MRI Rectangular field of view: does this have a higher or lower signal to noise ratio?
Lower SNR
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What are the 2 problems with rectangular field of view (in MRI)
1. Reduced SNR 2. Aliasing can occur
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Gadolinium contrast (for MRI) is diamagnetic, parramagnetic or ferromagnetic?
Paramagnetic
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Mri sequence acquisition times equation?
Acquisition time = No. of excitations x No. of phase encoding steps x TR
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The centre of K space gives what info?
Low frequencies, gross contrast
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The outer K space gives what info?
High spatial frequencies, fine detail
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Fast spin echo description?
90 degree pulse followed by a train of 180 degree pulses
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Fast spin echo advantage?
Saves time, depending on echo train length
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Fast spin echo disadvantage?
Contrast is worse
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Why is an inversion recovery sequence useful?
The signal is flipped and if the 90 degree pulse applied at the right time, you can nullify the signal from a chosen tissue (fat - STIR, fluid - FLAIR)
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Inversion recovery: what is the formula for Inversion time?
TI= 0.693 x T1
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Gradient echo disadvantages? (3)
Lower Signal noise ratio Can’t do T2 Susceptibility artefacts
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Gradient echo advantages? (3)
Fast acquisition Sensitive to blood flow (angiography) Low power/less heating side effecfs
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Magnetic susceptibility artefact: explain
Boundary between two tissues of different magnetic properties leads to signal voids
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Specific absorption rate in MR is proportional to flip angle: true or false?
True
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2 relative contraindications to Gadolinium contrast for MR?
Low eGFR Pregnancy Breastfeeding is SAFE
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With fast spin echo, the longer the echo train the more T1 weighted or T2 weighted?
More T2 weighted
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Movement artefact is much worse in T1 or T2 weighted sequences?
T2 weighted because of the longer time scale
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How do we minimise chemical shift artefact?
Increase receiver bandwidth
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Motion artefact occurs in which type of encoding?
Phase encoding only
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Fat: T1 and T2 times?
260, 80ms
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CSF: T1 and T2 times?
2400, 160ms
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Kidney: T1 and T2 times?
760, 30ms
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Diffusion weighted MRI: - T1 or T2? - restricted water appears bright/dark? - restricted = long/short T2? ADC? b-900 image?
T2 Bright Long T2, low ADC, bright b-900
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A short Tr is less than…
500ms
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A long Tr is more than…
1500ms
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A short Te is…
Less than 30ms
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A long TE is more than
90ms
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MRI image contrast can be improved with (3)
Using contrast agents Increasing SNR Fat suppression
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Hydrogen has a gyro magnetic ratio of…
42MHz per Tesla
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Proton density images had long/short TE and TR?
Long TR Short TE
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Spectroscopy: choline is pathological if high/low
High
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Spectroscopy: NAA is pathological if high/low
Low
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Spectroscopy: peaks correspond to
Shifts of the resonant frequencies
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Rephrasing during a Gradient echo is achieved by…
Frequency encoding Gradient
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When these two things go down, SNR goes up. What 2 thugs.
Bandwidth TE

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