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