COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6011 ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 4 4 0 18

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMEL ADA

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to understand the role and significance basic law of physics in imaging and essential physics of the magnetic resonance imaging system. However, it is to provide information about clinical application, imaging parameters and image quality assessment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to identify magnetic resonance Imaging system.
2   Able to understand the basic physics principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
3   Magnetic resonance image acquisition and interpretation.
4   Able to define the parameters affecting the quality of MR images.
5   Able to identify different imaging methods in MRI.
6   Able to identify image quality and contrast in MRG
7   Able to do acceptance test, calibration and quality control tests in MRG equipments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Principles
2 Intrinsic and extrinsic parameters affecting MR image contrast
3 Relaxation mechanisms (T1, T2, T2*) and effects of common
4 Contrast agents
5 The basic spin-echo sequence and Contrast in spin-echo imaging
6 Image reconstruction in MRI
7 MR equipment (Magnetic strength, gradient coil, radiofrequency coils and technologies)
8 Fast imaging techniques
9 MR angiography (MRA) and flow quantification
10 Fat Suppression Techniques (Inversion recovery (STIR, FLAIR))
11 MR Spectroscopy
12 Functional MR imaging (fMRI) and BOLD contrast
13 Parallel imaging (SENSE, SMASH & GRAPPA)
14 Cardiac MRI Image quality, Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Sprawls, Jr. P. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging Wisconsin.
Bushong, S.C., Radiologic Science for Technologist Texas.
Gray, J.E., Winkler N.T., Stears J. And Frank E.D. Quality Control ın Diagnostic Imaging Maryland.
Hendee WR, Ritenour ER., Medical Imaging Physics USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Work on imaging devices
4. Discussion
5. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ODV * 0.50 + DKL * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

2. Final examination will be evaluated by assay or test type examination technique

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons.
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.yurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Tutorials 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 100 100
Preparing assignments 1 150 150
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 450

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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