MRI Parameters and Trade-offs

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Quiz on MRI Parameters and Trade-offs, created by meganpm on 04/04/2015.
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Question 1

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The scan time for a 3D acquisition is given by:
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  • TR X NEX X phase encodings X number of slices
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings X slice thickness
  • (TR X NEX X phase encodings)/echo train length
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings

Question 2

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The scan time for a 2D acquisition is determined by:
Answer
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings X FOV
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings X number of slices
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings X slice thickness
  • TR X NEX X phase encodings

Question 3

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During a conventional spin echo exam, one line of k-space is filled each
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  • frequency encoding period
  • TE period
  • TR period
  • TI period

Question 4

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Noise represents
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  • current induced in the phase encoding gradient
  • frequencies that exist randomly in space and time
  • frequencies that exist in a structured environment at a specific location
  • Un-captured voltage potential

Question 5

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Changing the size of a voxel in the frequency direction will
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  • have no effect on the scan time
  • double the scan time
  • increase the scan time by a factor of 0.5

Question 6

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What is the slice thickness for an isotropic voxel with a 20 cm field of view and a 256 X 256 matrix
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  • 13 cm
  • 0.8 mm
  • 3 cm
  • 1.3 mm

Question 7

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Where in a spin echo pulse sequence are pre-saturation pulses usually placed?
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  • after the excitation pulse
  • after the 180 degree RF pulse
  • between the 90 degree and 180 degree RF pulse
  • prior to the excitation pulse

Question 8

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Which of the following TR parameters will provide the highest signal to noise?
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  • 1800 ms
  • 400 ms
  • 2500 ms
  • 800 ms

Question 9

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Which of the following TE parameters will provide the highest signal to noise?
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  • 120 ms
  • 20 ms
  • 40 ms
  • 80 ms

Question 10

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Which of the following flip angles will provide the highest signal to noise?
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  • 45 degrees
  • 115 degrees
  • 90 degrees
  • 5 degrees
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