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MRI: Sequences Flashcards

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What are the T1 and T2 of Grey Matter?

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T1 - 1000ms

T2 - 100ms

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What are the T1 and T2 of White Matter?

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T1 - 600ms

T2 - 90ms

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What are the T1 and T2 of CSF?

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T1 - 3000ms

T2 - 600ms

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What are the T1 and T2 of Liver?

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T1 - 600ms

T2 - 30ms

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What are the T1 and T2 of Muscle?

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T1 - 1100ms

T2 - 50ms

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What are the T1 and T2 of Kidney?

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T1 - 800ms

T2 -50ms

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What causes the changes in T1 and T2 between tissues?

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Different chemical compositions and physical properties.

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How is the echo time (TE) measured?

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Time elapsed between pulse and centre of Acquisition

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How is the repetition time measured?

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Time between the same RF pulse on two adjacent sequences.

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What type of contrast comes from changing the echo time?

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T2

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What type of contrast comes from changing the repetition time?

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T1

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Describe briefly how a gradient echo sequence produces a signal.

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RF pulse knocks M into the x-y plane (might not be complete, could be at any angle).
Negative readout gradient causes the signal to dephase due to inhomogeneities in B field.
Gradient reversed, and signals recombine after the same amount of time, causing an increase in the signal strength which is recorded.

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How does altering the TE affect the signal from a gradient echo image?

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Longer TE gives less signal due to dephasing of magnetisation in the x-y plane.

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What causes the dephasing that leads to T2 relaxation?

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Spatial variations in magnetic field - caused by differences in the magnetic properties of the tissue.
Temporal variation in the magnetic field - caused by molecular motion and influenced by tissue composition.

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Describe briefly how a spin echo sequence produces a signal.

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Rf pulse knocks M into the x-y plane (full 90deg)
Phase encoding gradient applied, dephasing of signal begins.
Second RF pulse (twice as long) applied half way between initial rf pulse and acquisition time (TE/2), flips signal by 180deg.
Signals recombine after the same amount of time (TE/2), causing an increase in the signal strength which is recorded.

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16
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What are the advantages of spin-echo imaging over gradient echo imaging?

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More signal

Some dephasing reversed

17
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What is the spin-spin relaxation mechanism for a spin-echo imaging sequence?

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T2

18
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What is the spin-spin relaxation mechanism for a gradient-echo imaging sequence?

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T2*

19
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Why does a gradient echo sequence have less signal than a spin echo sequence?

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T2* is shorter than T2 so signal decays quicker.

20
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What is the disadvantage of a spin-echo sequence over a gradient-echo sequence?

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Minimum echo time is longer so sequences take longer to complete.

21
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What sort of TRs and TEs do we want for a T1-weighted scan?

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Short TR, Short TE

TR < 750ms, TE < 40ms

22
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What sort of TRs and TEs do we want for a T2-weighted scan?

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Long TR, Long TE

TR > 1500ms, TE > 75ms

23
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What sort of TRs and TEs do we want for a PD-weighted scan?

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Long TR, Short TE

TR > 1500ms, TE < 40ms

24
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What sort of flip angle and TE do we want for a T1-weighted scan?

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Large flip angle, Short TE

a > 50, TE < 15ms

25
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What sort of flip angle and TE do we want for a T2-weighted scan?

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Small flip angle, Long TE

a < 40, TE > 30ms

26
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What sort of flip angle and TE do we want for a PD-weighted scan?

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Small flip angle, Short TE

a < 40, TE < 15ms

27
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Name three types of imaging that use pre-pulses to alter contrast.

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Fat Saturation - removes fat from the signal with fat-specific rf pulse.
Inversion recovery - measures T1, or removes some component if inversion delay corresponds to the time required for the signal to reach the x-y plane.
Perfusion imaging - sensitive to blood flow.

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How does echo-planar imaging reduce scan times?

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Maps all of k-space in one acquisition, instead of line by line.

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