Introduction to MRI Sequences and Methods
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Course overview
The course will introduce the sequences and methods used in imaging brain, spine, abdomen and MSK.
In the course the following topics are described and discussed:
- Basic pulse sequences as gradient echo (GRE, SPGR), spin echo (SE), fast spin echo (FSE, CUBE) and PROPELLER
- Basic scanning parameters as FOV, phase FOV, NEX, band width, ETL, NPW
- Parallel imaging and compressed sense
- AI based reconstruction - AIR Recon DL
- The differences between 2D multi slices scanning and 3D scanning
- Fat suppression methods (FatSat, SPECIAL) and Dixon based methods (FLEX, IDEAL)
- Sequences used for doing MR angiography with contrast media (CEMRA, TRICKS) and without contrast media (2D/3D TOF, INHANCE)
- Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and calculation of ADC-maps. The selection of scanning parameters as b-values, number of T2 images, NEX, diffusion direction (ALL, 3-in-1, TETRA, TENSOR)
- Target audience
Radiologists, radiographers and medical physicists.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of MRI