MRI (2) Flashcards
discovered the __ in __in Budapest, Hungary. This was a fundamental discovery in physics
Nikola Tesla; Rotating Magnetic Field ;1882
In 1956, the __ was proclaimed by the International Electro-technical Commission-Committee of Action. All MRI machines are calibrated in __
“Tesla Unit”
THE STRENGTH OF A MAGNETIC FIELD IS MEASURED IN __
TESLA OR GAUSS UNITS.
The stronger the magnetic field, the ___ which can be elicited from the body’s atoms and therefore the higher the quality of MRI images.
stronger the amount of radio signals
1 Tesla = __Gauss
10,000
Low-Field MRI
Under .2 Tesla (2,000 Gauss)
Mid-Field MRI - __
.2 to 0.6 Tesla (2,000 Gauss to 6,000 Gauss)
High-Field MRI - __
1.0 to 1.5 Tesla (10,000 Gauss to 15,000 Gauss)
In 1937,__ observed the quantum phenomenon dubbed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
He recognized that the atomic nuclei show their presence by absorbing or emitting radio waves when exposed to a sufficiently strong magnetic field.
Professor Isidor I. Rabi,
discovered that hydrogen signal in cancerous tissue is different from that of healthy tissue because tumors contain more water.
RAYMOND DAMADIAN
a chemist and an NMR pioneer at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, produced the first NMR image.
PAUL LAUTERBUR
one of the graduate students cobbled a wearable antenna coil to monitor the hydrogen broadcast detected by the coil.
MIKE GOLDSMITH
first mri exam performed on a human being.
Dr. Raymond Damadian, Dr. Larry Minkott & Dr. Michael Goldsmith.
JULY 3, 1977
ORIGINAL NAMED OF THE FIRST MRI MACHINE.
“INDOMITABLE”
- the most visible and probably the most often discussed component of the MRI system
- it provides the powerful static (constant strength ) magnetic field about which the nuclei precess.
MAGNET
TYPES OF MAGNETS
Permanent magnets, Temporary Magnets, Electro-magnets
emit a magnetic field without the need for any external source of magnetism or electrical power.
Permanent magnets
behave as magnets while attached to or close to something that emits a magnetic field, but lose this characteristic when the source of the magnetic field is removed.
Temporary magnets
require electricity in order to behave as a magnet.
Electro-magnets
Materials for Ferromagnetism
Iron, Nikel, Cobalt
Materials for Paramagnetism
Aluminum, Tungsten, Platinum, Manganese
Materials for Diagmagnetism
Copper, Silver, Mercury, Carbon