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Basic MRI Chapter 1 Lecture Introduction MRI uses radio waves and a magnetic field to make images Other methods make images in other ways Radiography – x-ray attenuation CT – x-ray with computer NM – gamma rays from radionuclides US – sound waves MR Images The image is a display of the radiofrequency (RF) signal intensity The source of the RF signal from the patient is the “condition of magnetization produced when the patient is placed in the magnetic field.” Magnetization occurs when magnetic nuclei (like H nuclei or protons) are present Magnetization is changed during imaging, and the rate of change depends on tissue characteristics Tissue Characteristics PD T1 T2 Flow Diffusion Spectroscopy/chemical shift Major Tissue Characteristics PD– proton density T1– longitudinal relaxation time; spin-lattice relaxation time T2– transverse relaxation time; spin-spin relaxation time Minor Tissue Characteristics Flow Diffusion Spectroscopy/chemical shift What do you see on an MR image? RF signal intensity, influenced by Tissue magnetization, including saturation pulses Proton (hydrogen nuclei) density Relaxation effects from T1 and T2 Spatial Characteristics Slices Voxels Pixels Image Quality Detail/Resolution Noise/Signal-to-Noise ratio Artifacts In-Plane Resolution This is a photo that has been taken at 165x256 resolution In-Plane Resolution This is a photo that has been taken with 329x512 resolution In-Plane Resolution Original Resolution 720x1150 Signal-to-Noise Signal-to-Noise Signal-to-Noise Signal-to-Noise Aliasing: Example Wraparound Artfacts in 3D Chemical Shift Effect Chemical Shift Chemical Shift - Example Chemical Shift Artifacts Signal Truncation Truncation Artifacts Partial Volume Effect Motion Artifacts - Periodic Motion Artifacts - Periodic Motion Artifacts - Random Flow Motion Artifacts - CSF Magic Angle Artifacts FT of Realistic RF Signal RF Zipper Artefact RF Feed through Zipper Artifact RF Noise Magnetic Inhomogeneity Artifacts Diamagnetic Susceptibility Artifact Paramagnetic Effect of Deoxyhemoglobin Ferromagnetic Susceptibility Artifacts Susceptibility Artifacts Gradient Non-linearity Geometric Distortion: Gradient Non-Linearity