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EEN200 Magnetic resonance imaging lp3 VT24 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Electrical Engineering

Contact details

Examiner
Eva Forssell-Aronsson, eva.forssell_aronsson@radfys.gu.se 

Lecturers
Oscar Jalnefjord (MR physics, Hardware, Chemical shift), oscar.jalnefjord@gu.se
Stefanie Eriksson (Safety aspects, Susceptibility), stefanie.eriksson@vgregion.se 
Jonathan Arvidsson (MR imaging, Fast MR imaging), jonathan.arvidsson@vgregion.se 
Stefan Kuczera (Motion), stefan.kuczera@gu.se

Guest lecturers
Isabella Björkman-Burtscher at Professor in Radiology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Sahlgrenska Academy
Hampus Olsson MR Clinical Scientist at Philips Healthcare
Nicolas Geades Imaging Director at Antaros Medical, nicolas.geades@antarosmedical.com 
Maria Ljungberg MR physicist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital 
Linnéa Andersson MR physicist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Schedule

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Schedule (content and teacher for each lecture and exercise session)

Course representatives and meeting notes

Course representatives and meeting notes

Course literature

The main course book is "The Physics and Mathematics of MRI" by Richard Ansorge and Martin Graves (available as an eBook via the Chalmers Library)

Additional reading for specific lectures:

Useful reasources:

Course design

The course is divided into multiple learning blocks, where each block has its own module in Canvas. Each block includes a number of lectures, and typically suggested reading and exercises. Some blocks also include mandatory assignments or laboration (see below).

Course introduction

Introduction to the course
General overview of MRI
Recap on relevant mathematics etc.

Module 1: MR physics

The physics relevant for MRI

Module 2: Hardware & Safety Aspects

Hardware used for MRI and related safety aspects

Module 3: MR imaging

Basic and fast MR imaging

Module 4: Effects of physical aspects

The effects of motion, susceptibility and chemical shift on the MR signal

Module 5: MR in healthcare and medical science

Guest lectures on:

  • The radiologist´s view on MRI
  • Example career paths within MRI

 

Course purpose

The aim of this course is to provide the student with knowledge in the physics, signal processing and other technical aspects of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), necessary to understand how it provides a unique view into the living organism, and how it can be used as a diagnostic tool in the clinical setting. 

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

- describe the full MR imaging chain from nuclear spin to reconstructed image
- describe basic MR contrast mechanisms and how they are used to produce clinically relevant image contrast
- use the Bloch equations to predict the behavior of the MR signal for basic pulse sequences
- interpret MR pulse sequence diagrams
- apply electromagnetic field theory for assessment of safety risks related to MRI
- describe and quantify how various physical aspects can be sources of image contrast and of image artefact in MRI

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

Examination form

To pass the course, the following mandatory components must be passed:

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