terminologies Flashcards
AC
Alternating Current
f
frequency
ADC
analog-to-digital-converter
RF
radio frequency
BW
bandwidth
CNR
contrast-to-noise-ratio
DC
direct current
EPI
Echo Planar Imaging
ETL
Echo Train Length
ESR
Electron Spin Resonance
FAT-SAT
Fat Saturation
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FID
Free Induction Decay
FOV
Field of View
FFT
Fast Fourier Transform
FE
Field Echo
FLAIR
Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery
FLARE
Fast Low-Angle Recalled Echoes
FA
Flip Angle
CRISP
Complex Rephasing Integrated w/ Surface Probes
FT
Fourier Transform
Gd
Gadolinium
GE
Gradient Echo
g
Gyromagnetic Ratio
H+
Hydrogen Density
IR
Inversion Recovery
TI
Inversion Time
TR
Repetition Time
TE
echo time
MRA
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
MRS
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mz
Magnetization Vector
MIP
Maximum Intensity Projection
MR
Magnetic Resonance
NEX
Number of Excitations
PRE-SAT
Pre-saturation
ROI
Region of Interest
SMART
Slice-specific, Multi-Angle, Multi-Resolution, Multi-thickness scanning
SAR
Specific Absorption Rate
SE
Spin Echo
STIR
Short TI Inversion Recovery
T1
Longitudinal Relaxation Time
T2
Spin-spin / Transverse relaxation time
T2*
T-two-star
3DFT
3 Dimensional Imaging
TOF
Time of Flight
2DFT
2 dimensional Imaging
VENC
Velocity Encoding
VOXEL
Volume element