Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics II

Catalog description

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Physics II builds on the concepts introduced in MRI 105 and explores advanced topics in magnetic resonance image formation. Physical and mathematical principles for slice selection, phase encoding, and frequency encoding are applied to signal formation. Students learn how Fourier transformation is used to convert MRI signals between time and frequency domains. The characteristics of data space and k-space are discussed, and differences in signal storage between the two spaces are explained. Students apply mathematical calculations to determine scan parameters for a given pulse sequence, including slice thickness, maximum number of slices, field of view, pixel size, and sampling interval.