Review Questions for MRI

** New revised second edition now available, with errors corrected and content fully updated ** The second edition of the classic text has been revised and extended to meet the needs of today s practising and training MRI technologists who intend to sit for the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) examination. It provides Q&As on topics listed in the content specifications offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (AART) and offers the user with a comprehensive review of the principles and applications of MRI to prepare them for the examination.

** New revised second edition now available, with errorscorrected and content fully updated ** The second edition of the classic text has been revised andextended to meet the needs of today's practising and trainingMRI technologists who intend to sit for the American Registry ofMagnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) examination. Itprovides Q&As on topics listed in the content specificationsoffered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists(AART) and offers the user with a comprehensive review of theprinciples and applications of MRI to prepare them for theexamination.

Preface viiAcknowledgements ixIntroduction xiPart A Patient Care in MRIBioeffects, Safety, and Patient Care 1General patient care1. Legal and ethical principles2. Patient assessment, monitoring, and management3. Interpersonal communications4. Infection controlSpecial contributions to General Patient Care category have been provided by: Joy M. Fox, BS RT (R)(M)(QM)(CT) Faculty, Imaging Education AssociatesMRI screening and safetyIntroduction 1Part A: Questions 7Part A: Answers 44Part B Imaging ProceduresClinical Applications, Enhancement Agents, Cross-Sectional Anatomy 611. MRI of the head and neck2. MRI of the spine3. MRI of the thorax4. MRI of the abdomen and pelvis5. MRI of the musculoskeletal systemIntroduction 61Part B: Questions 64Part B: Answers 209Part C Data Acquisition and ProcessingImage Parameters, Pulse Sequences, Spatial Localization, and Image Quality 2451. Pulse sequences2. Data manipulation3. Special procedures4. Sequence parameters and optionsIntroduction 245Part C: Questions 248Part C: Answers 284Part D Physical Principles of Image FormationMR Physics, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Physics, Tissue Characteristics, Image Quality, and Types of MR Magnets, Coils, and Peripheral Equipment 2991. Instrumentation2. Fundamentals3. Artifacts4. Quality controlIntroduction 299Part D: Questions 302Part D: Answers 330MRI calculations 343Glossary of terms and abbreviations 345