MRI: The Basics

Part I: BASIC CONCEPTS

1: Introductory Math

2: Basic Principles of MRI

3: Radio Frequency Pulse

4: T1, T2, and T2*

5: TR, TE, and Tissue Contrast

6: Tissue Contrast: Some Clinical Applications

7: Pulse Sequences: Part I (Saturation, Partial Saturation, Inversion Recovery)

8: Pulse Sequences: Part II (Spin Echo)

9: Fourier Transform

10: Image Construction: Part I (Slice Selection)

11: Image Construction: Part II (Spatial Encoding)

12: Signal Processing

13: Data Space

14: Pulse Sequence Diagram

15: Field of View

16: k-Space: The Final Frontier!

17: Scan Parameters and Image Optimization

18: Artifacts in MRI

Part II: FAST SCANNING

19: Fast Spin Echo

20: Gradient Echo: Part I (Basic Principles)

21: Gradient Echo: Part II (Fast Scanning Techniques)

22: Echo Planar Imaging

23: New Scanning Features

24: Parallel Imaging

25: Tissue Suppression Techniques

26: Flow Phenomena

27: MR Angiography

28: Cardiac MRI

29: MR Spectroscopy in the Brain

30: High Performance Gradients

31: The Many Combinations of MRI

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