MRI Trade OFFs Flashcards
Increasing the TR will:
Increase SNR,
Increase Scan Time,
Decrease T1 contrast
Decreasing the TR will:
Decrease SNR,
Decrease Scan time,
Increase T1 contrast,
Decrease number of slices available
Increasing TE will:
Decrease SNR,
Increase T2 contrast
Decreasing TE will:
Increase SNR,
Decrease T2 contrast
Increasing slice thickness will:
Increase SNR,
Decrease spatial resolution,
Increase partial volume/crosstalk
Decreasing slice thickness will:
Decrease SNR,
Increase spatial resolution,
Decrease partial volume/crosstalk
Increasing FOV will:
Increase SNR,
Decrease spatial resolution,
Decrease aliasing,
Increase partial volume/crosstalk,
Decreasing FOV will:
Decrease SNR,
Increase spatial resolution,
Increasing Phase Matrix will:
Decrease SNR,
Increase scan time,
Increase spatial resolution,
Decrease partial volume/crosstalk
Decreasing Phase Matrix will:
Increase SNR,
Decrease scan time,
Decrease spatial resolution,
Increase partial volume/crosstalk
Increasing Frequency Matrix will:
Decrease SNR
Decreasing Frequency Matrix will:
Increase SNR
Increasing NEX will:
Increase SNR,
Increase scan time
Decreasing NEX will:
Decrease SNR,
Decrease scan time
Increasing flip angle will:
Increase SNR to Ernst angle,
Increase scan time,
Increase T1 contrast,