MRI Flashcards
TR & TE for T1 weighted MRI
TR short & TE short
TR & TE for T2 weighted MRI
TR long & TE long
Pulse train for T1 and T2 MRI
90-180-180
Water is dark in this MRI
T1
Water is bright in this MRI
T2
This MRI has long TR and short TE
Spin density weighted
This MRI has a 180-90-180 pulse train
Inversion Recovery
This MRI technique is best for bone marrow and spinal cord pathology.
Short TI Inversion Recovery STIR
MRI produces bright signal from brain pathology but CSF signal is suppressed
FLAIR
MRI for ultra thin slices
3D
MRI is better than CT for marrow pathology. True or false.
True
MRI is better than CT for bone pathology. True or false.
False
MRI is better tha CT for chest and body imaging. True or false.
False
Pregnancy is a contraindications for both CT and MRI. True or false
True