Week 1 - Day 2: Introduction to Brain MR Imaging | Basic MRI Physics II
Self-paced: Please go through the materials in your own time. Each day should take about 2 hours of your time. Day 2: Basic MRI Physics continued (2 hrs) Topics include the origin of MRI signals (spins, precession, and relaxation), contrast mechanisms, and how signals are spatially encoded. 1. T1, T2 and Proton Density Weighting (19 min) | Video 2. Basic Pulse Sequences, TR, TE, T1 and T2 weighting (15 min) | Video 3. Signal Localisation: MRI Slice Selection (22 min) | Video 4. Signal Localisation: Frequency Encoding Gradient (25 min) | Video 5. Signal Localisation: Phase Encoding Gradient (38 min) | Video Recap (optional) : Test your knowledge of the concepts of MRI Physics (24 min) | Video Additional reading: 1. ESR Modern radiology eBook | Book
