Imaging diagnostic techniques V

Module magnetic resonance techniques

Lessons (generally for 2 hours) as scheduled in the calendar – available in the following link: http://www.medicina.unict.it/Pagina/It/Didattica_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_di_I_livello.aspx

1. MR magnet types 2. Phased-array cois 3. MR safety procedures; absolute and relative controindications 4. Spatial gradient 5. Technique Spin-echo, gradient-echo; fast imaging with Single-shot, echo-planar imaging, cine-RM sequences 6. k-space, signal to noise ratio 7. MR Techniques for fat suppression; main MR-related artifatcs; contrast media and their imaging sequences for dynamic acquisition 8. Study protocols for: abdomen, liver, biliary tree, pancreas, pelvis; protocol for intestinal evaluation (MR enterography); head and neck protocol; knee and shoulder MR protocols. 9. Diffusion-wieghted imaging and Diffusion-tensor imaging, MR spectroscopy; angio_RM

1) Anatomia Radiologica. Tecniche e Metodologie in Radiodiagnostica - Mazzuccato 2009 2) Principi di Risonanza Magnetica -D. Mitchell 2005 3) MR made easy (Schering) 4) Dall'anatomia all'immagine (Silvia Magnaldi, Luciana Travan). Ed. Poletto ISBN: 8886786948

Oral discussion, (for 5-10 minutes, to verify knowledge about different points of the program)