Origin of signal: Excitation, Relaxation Flashcards
What is the main field?
B0
Along the Z direction
What is found inside the scanner?
- Precession
2. Bulk/net magnetization
What is Larmor frequency?
Every proton/every spin, every nuclear magnet moment rotates about B0
What is Larmor frequency?
Product of general magnetic ratio and B0
What is bulk magnetization?
Creation of magnetization vector M which is the sum of every nuclear magnetic moment
What is parallel to the Z axis, same axis in the equilibrium state?
The M vector
Where can you not measure any signal?
At equilibrium
How can you rotate M vector?
Using Radiofrequency pulse and B1 field
What is perpendicular to Z?
B1 field
What are the same?
Z and B0
Where does B1 field rotate?
About Z axis at Larmor frequency
What is the flip angle?
Angle just after excitation between M vector and Z axis
What does the amplitude depend on?
Scanner you are using e.g. 1.5T or 3T
What is perpendicular to B0?
Magnetisation vector M
What is used to measure signal?
Coil
What is the coil able to measure?
Transverse component of M vector
What can M vector be decomposed into?
Transverse component and Longitudinal component
What is needed to be able to rotate M towards the transverse plane?
- Radio Frequency (RF) field
- Transmit field
- B1 field
What creates a variation in magnetic transverse component through the coil?
M rotates about B0 all the time
How can you avoid having just only one signal?
Measure one M per voxel
What is each M vector?
The sum of every nuclear magnetic moment, every proton within one voxel
What is the total magnetic field?
No gradient (B0) + GzZ gradient