Module ME4412-KP03

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

3

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Auditory Technology 2022, optional subject, Auditory Technology
• Master Auditory Technology 2017, optional subject, Auditory Technology

Classes and lectures:

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 45 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work
• 15 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

• Physical fundamentals of magnetic resonance imaging: nuclear magnetic resonance, relaxation mechanisms, principles of position encodingprinciples of spatial encoding, relaxation)
• Construction of basic imaging sequences, weighting
• Concept of k-space
• Coherence pathways
• Hardware components of a clinical MR system
• Possible sources of hazard for patients
• Influence of measurement parameters on signal-to-noise ratio
• Causes of image artefacts

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The students can explain the physical principles of NMR and MRI.
• They can explain the idea behind important imaging sequences, using a pulse sequence diagram.
• They can recognise the causes of important image artefacts.
• The can list advantages and disadvantages of MRT, compared to other imaging techniques.
• They can list possible sources of hazard for patients, explain their causes and point out strategies for avoiding these.

Grading through:

• Oral examination

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Koch

Teacher:

• Institute of Medical Engineering
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Koch

Literature:

• Liang, Z.-P., Lauterbur, P. C. : Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Signal Processing Perspective IEEE Press, New York 2000

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

05.09.2021