OUTLINES

1. Basic magnetism and nuclear magnetic resonance

    

2. Brief review of Fourier transform used in MRI

    

3. MR imaging formation
   
   
   • Magnetic field gradients
   • Image formation

    

4. MRI contrast and imaging parameters

    

5. MRI instruments and image artifacts

    

6. Beyond anatomy: MRI of physio/pathological functions

    

References:

1. Principles of NMR Microscopy, P.T. Callaghan, Chap. 1-3.
   
   
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging:Physical Principles and Sequence Design. EM Haacke et al. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999
   
   
3. The Physics of MRI, Proceeding of the 1992 AAPM Summer School at the Banff Center
    
   
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, M. T. Vlaardingerbroek and J.A. den Boer, Chap 1-3