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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging - 4PMBNMR6

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Number of hours
- Lectures : 18.0
- Tutorials : 0
- Laboratory works : 0
- Projects : 0
- Internship : 0
ECTS : 2.0

Goals

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance allows on one hand to study the structure and the dynamics of molecules (NMR spectroscopy) and, on the other hand, to image in 3D the nuclear magnetization (Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI). MRI is a diagnostic tool of utmost importance in medicine. Its application in neurosciences allows to study how the human brain works. The scope of applications and their rapid development make MRI one of the most used medical imaging techniques. The objective of this course is to understand its physical basis, to discover its technical implementation with examples of applications in medicine.

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Content

Physical basis of NMR
- Principles : nuclear magnetism, resonance, relaxation
- Signal processing and instrumentation
- Main NMR sequences
- Interactions of nuclear magnetic moments with their environment, analysis of NMR spectra of simple molecules
- Relaxation phenomena
Magnetic resonance imaging.
- Principle of spatial encoding
- Setting of geometric parameters
- A few MRI sequences
- Main contrasts
- Example of applications and artefacts

Applications in medicine

Practical work : Simulations of MRI signals, multi-dimensional Fourier transform, spatial frequencies

Prerequisites

Fourier transform

Tests

Semester 8 - The exam is given in english only

No document with the exception of one sheet of paper containing a summary of the main results.
No pocket calculator
The examination consists of two independent parts”physical basis” and “imaging”. Each part contributes to half of the total mark

DS 100%

Additional Information

Semester 8 - This course is given in english only

Course list

Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 8

Bibliography

M.H. Levitt Spin Dynamics : Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Wiley 2001)

D. W. McRobbie et al MRI From picture to Proton (Cambridge University Press, 2007)

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Date of update June 11, 2015