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what is the limit of the whole body SAR in 1st level mode
4W/kg
what is the reason why a fast spin echo may produce more heating than a gradient echo
the presence of 180 deg RF pulses
what magnetic sysceptibility is defined here 1X10^-3
paramagnetic
what magnetic sysceptibility is defined here -1X10^-3
diamagnetic
what period of time does the B1 plus rms average energy delived to our patient over?
10 seconds
what pulse sequence will most likely promote the most heating
single shot fse
what pulse sequence will most likely promote the most heating spin echo or gradient echo
spin echo
what pulse sequence will promote the most opportunity for stimulation
DWI
what pulse sequence will promote the most stimulation
EPI
what risk is associated with the pressure building up in the MRI room following a malfunctioned release of helium
ear damage
what risk is associated with the temperature of cryogen
frostbite
what will dtermine how well a patient will regulate their core temperature
surface area of patient
what will determine the level of translational force
magnetic spatial gradient
what will increase induced currents in a patient
fast gradient activation and stronger fields
what will increase the amount of stimulation in a patient: decrease slice thickness increase FOV decrease matrix
decrease slice thickness
what will increase the amount of stimulation in a patient: decrease slice thickness increase FOV imcrease matrix
increase matrix
what will increase the amount of stimulation in a patient: increase slice thickness decrease FOV decrease matrix
decrease FOV
what zone is accessible to the general public
Zone 1
What zone is the quench pip in
Zone 3