Module 2: Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Module Convenor: David Lurie
Aims and objectives
To provide the student with a basic understanding of the fundamental physics and methodology of magnetic resonance imaging.
Syllabus
The face-to-face lectures (4 hours) and tutorials (2 hours) will be given at the Kick-Off Training Workshop. These will be followed by lectures (2 hours) and a tutorial (1 hour) given over the Access Grid. The outline syllabus is as follows:
Magnetic field gradients, selective excitation, frequency encoding, introduction to phase encoding, 2DFT image acquisition + data processing, basic MRI pulse sequences and introduction to contrast mechanisms in MRI
Assessment
The assessment for the module can be down loaded from here.
The deadline for submission is Monday 12th March 2012
Credit
Successful completion of the module contributes 3 credits (30 hours student effort)