Training Essentials
Basic Principles of NMR
- The NMR phenomenon
- quantum and classical description
- the vector model
- Relaxation times T1 and T2
- Basic pulse sequences
- NMR characteristics of tissues
Principles of MRI
- Basic imaging protocol
- slice selection process
- frequency and phase encoding
- contrast in MR images and its manipulation
- Advanced imaging techniques
- gradient echoes
- fast protocols
- volume acquisition
- spatial and chemical saturation
- basic MRA techniques: TOF and PC
- Clinical MRI protocols
Image Processing
- Image Recontruction
- basic 2DFT
- sampling, resolution, aliasing
- Signal and Noise
- Simple image processing
- Image access - image extraction, basic formats
Quality Control and Performance Evaluation
- Basic QC tools
- Methods of performance tracking
- Acceptance testing
- Documentation