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Which of the following is the largest aperture connection the 4th ventricle to the basal cisterns and central canal of the spinal cord?
foramen of magendie
The most superior bone of the pelvic bone is the
Ilium
What fissure separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe
Lateral Fissure
Which of the following terms refers to the most lateral appendages of a typical vertebra
Transverse process
what describe imaging characteristics of pancreatitis?
Reactive fluid
Pancreas inflammation
Pancreatic pseudocysts
Ascites
what describes the appearance of a brain abscess in sectional imaging
Often rim-enhancing
May shows areas of necrosis
May be associated with edema
what is a malignant bone tumor that affects children and young adults? The tumor may start anywhere in the body, usually in the long bones of the arms and legs, the pelvis, or the chest.
ewing sarcoma
Calculate the pixel size …
FOV= 320 Matrix = 320x320
1
*pixel size = FOV/matrix
Which of the following sequence(s)/techniques(s) can be used to produce images where vessels appear dark
Spin Echo Acquisitions The Application of Pre-Sat Pulses Gradient Echo Sequences Contrast Enhancement GMN
spin echo
application of pre sat pulse
What controls the polarity of a gradient
The direction of the current through the gradient coil
flow related enhancement
TOF
intra-voxel dephasing
phase difference b/t flowing and stationary nuclei within a voxel. Out of phase. Reduction of signal amplitude.
The homogeneity of a magnetic field is expressed in units of
ppm
What is the approximate T1 relaxation time of fat at 1T
200 ms
increasing the receiver bandwidth
decreased TE
decreased chemical shift
decreased SNR
long echo train, causes what
increase blurring
increased T2 info
scan time reduced
shallow phase encoding gradients first. signal and contrast maximized. used in fast GRE is what
centric filling
used in CE angiography. Shot acq times
key hole filling
What does the slope of the frequency encoding gradient determine
FOV
size of anatomy covered along frequency encoding axis
Central lines fill first, then outer. Signal and contrast are maximized. Used with fast gradient echo.
centric k space filling
Used with contrast enhancement. Before gadolinium, outer lines are filled. After gad, center lines are filled.
keyhole filling
SSFP sequences usually produce images that are ___ weighted
T2