Other Modalities Flashcards
MRI bone color
black
MRI T1 blood vessel color
blood vessels black
MRI T2 CSF color
white
MRI GAD blood vessel color
blood vessels white
MRI Pd shows what color
grey everywhere
CT bone color
white
MRI p+ used for imaging because
have highest gyromagnetic ratio of a natural nuclei & are present all over body
MRI T1 nasal mucosa tint
bright
MRI p+ do what
flip and align in correct direction
MRI p+ T1 demonstrate
less flip
MRI p+ T2 demonstrate
more angle
MRI T1 CSF is ?
Black
MRI T1 fat is ?
White
MRI T1 white matter is ? than grey
Brighter
MRI T2 CSF is ?
White
MRI T2 fat is ?
Black
MRI T2 white matter is ? than grey
Darker
CT X coordinate goes how?
L-R
CT Y coordinate goes how
Sup-inf
CT Z coordinate goes how
Ant-post
CT # dense bone
+1000
CT # bone
~ +600
CT # muscle
~ +100
CT # soft tissue/water
0
CT # fat
~ -200 to -300
CT # lung
~ -600 to -700
CT # air
-1000
MRI T1 what kind of relaxation time
- spin lattice
- longitudinal
MRI T2 relaxation time
- spin-spin
- transverse
Gadolinium alters
T1 & T2 relaxation time
fMRI determines what activity
Physiologic & neurologic
fMRI detects changes in
Blood flow with specific activity
PET isotope emits
Positron
PET positron collides with tissue and emits
G rays
SPECT demonstrates
Blood flow to tissues and organs