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Chapter 3: Nuclear Magnetism
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Classical mechanical description (Larmor equation) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Net magnetization |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Vector diagrams |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Control of net magnetization (lab and rotating frames of reference) |
Chapter 4: Radiofrequency Pulse Sequences
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Net magnetization |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Equilibium |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Flip Angle |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | RF pulses (Hard/soft pulses) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | XY magnetization |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Mxy precession |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Return to equilibrium |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Free induction decay |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Radiofrequency pulse diagram |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Design of RF pulses (Handout) |
Chapter 5: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signals
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Radiofrequency pulse sequences |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Saturation recovery |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Spin echo |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Inversion recovery |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Gradient refocused echo |
Chapter 6: MRI Parameters
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Spin density |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | T1 relaxation time |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | T2 relaxation time |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Phase coherence |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | T2* relaxation |
Chapter 7: How to Measure Relaxation Times
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | How to measure T2 |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | How to measure T1 |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | T1 versus T2 measurement |
Chapter 9: NMR Spectroscopy
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Definition of spectroscopy |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | The PPM scale |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Magnetically important nuclei: Hydrogen |
Chapter 10: MRI Hardware
Whole chapter is for your own information (not included in exam)
Chapter 11: Primary MRI Magnets
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Permanent magnets (summarized in Table 11-1) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Resistive electromagnets (summarized in Table 11-2) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Superconducting electromagnets (summarized in Table 11-3) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Shielding (passive and active on page 139, Fig. 11-14) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Superconductor operating (quench + ramping up on Fig. 11-17) |
Chapter 12: Secondary MRI Magnets
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Shim coils (including ppm scale and shimming the magnet) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Gradient coils (X, Y, Z, and combined) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | The radiofrequency probe (quadrature coil and surface coils - array coils) |
Chapter 13: The Purchase Decision and Site Selection
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Selecting the imager ( Tables 13-1 and 13-2) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Considerations for location (Table 13-3) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Effect of magnet on the environment (Table 13-4, Fig. 13-5) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Methods to reduce fringe magnetic field (page 168) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Effect of the environment on the MR imager (Fig. 13-11) |
Chapter 14: Digital Imaging
Whole chapter is for your own information (not included in exam)
Chapter 15: A Walk through the Spatial Frequency Domain
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Spatial frequency patterns and order |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | k-space definition and trajectory computation (Handout) |
Chapter 16: The Musical Score
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | The function of gradient coils |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Slice selection |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Frequency and phase encoding |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Pulse sequence diagrams (partial saturation, spin echo and inversion
recovery) |
Chapter 17: Magnetic Resonance Images
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Magnetic resonance imaging parameters |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Pure magnetic resonance images |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Weighted images |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Partial saturation |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Inversion recovery |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Spin echo |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Contrast determination (Table 17-2 for spin echo as an example) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Volumetric Acquisition: multislice vs. 3D Fourier imaging (Handout) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | SNR (Handout) |
Chapter 22: Motion, Flow and MR Angiography
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Time of flight MRA |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Three dimensional MRA (MIP method) |
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Chapter 14: Linear and Computed Tompgraphy
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Introduction |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Linear tomography (concept in Fig. 14.1 only) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Computed axial tomography (CAT) configurations |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Spiral / helical CT |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | CT numbers |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | CT image reconstruction |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Block diagram of Fig. 14.20 |
Chapter 16: Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging Equipment
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Tomography: single photon emission tomography (SPECT)
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Principle of operation (including Fig. 16.11 (a)) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Attenuation correction |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Tomography: positron emission tomography (PET)
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Imaging equipment |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Comparison of other tomographic techniques (especially Table 16.19) |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Hemodialysis (Sec. 13.4 + Handout)
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Hemodialysis1.pdf: Definitions (Sec. 3), Monitors and alarms for
dialysate systems and blood circuits (Sec. 4.2.4 and its subsections
except 4.2.4.9), Chart of Alarms (Table 1). |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Hemodialysis2.pdf: Symbols for hemodialysis system components. |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Hemodialysis3.pdf: Not Required. |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Measurement of Blood Flow/Volume (Chapter 8)
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Indicator-dilution methods using continuous injection |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Indicator-dilution methods using rapid injection |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Thermodilution. |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Ultrasonic flowmeters (Section 8.4)
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Transit-time flowmeter (pages 346-347) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Continuous-wave Doppler flowmeter (pages 347-349 - only equation and
Example 8.3) |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Chamber plethysmography (Section 8.6) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Therapeutic and Prosthetic Devices (Chapter 13)
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Cardiac pacemakers (Section 13.1 - mainly block diagrams) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Defibrillators (Section 13.2 - only capacitive discharge type) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Infant incubators (Section 13.7) |
![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul2.gif) | Surgical instruments (Section 13.9 - only electrosurgical unit) |
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![bullet](_themes/canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Physiological effects of electricity (section 14.1 - especially Fig.
14.1) |
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