A5 Advanced MR Physics 2

Coordinator
Dr.ir. J.C.W. Siero(Jeroen)

Contact
Dr.ir. J.C.W. Siero (Jeroen); (j.c.w.siero@umcutrecht.nl)

Faculty
Dr.ir. Jeroen Siero

Date
February – mid April; for the schedule please check the website of the Master’s programme Medical Imaging
Register by sending an e-mail to r.allebrandi@umcutrecht.nl

Location
University Medical Center Utrecht

Course content
This advanced MRI course builds on the course Advanced MR Physics 1.
The mathematical and physical framework laid down in AMRP 1 is used to focus on MR imaging methods and applications, e.g. fast spin echo and gradient echo scanning methods, MR angiography, perfusion quantification, diffusion imaging, etc..

Credit
You will be awarded 5 EC on passing the exam. The exam is “open book” which means you are allowed to bring all course material (books, notes, handouts) to the exam. E-readers and/or tablets or other electronic devices are not allowed.

Prerequisite knowledge
A4 Advanced MR Physics

Literature/study material used
Please note:
Bring your laptop (with matlab installed) to all practical sessions
Hand-outs  and additional reading material provided by the lecturers
Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences; Bernstein, Matt A.; Elsevier Academic Press
Please not that the book is available as an e-book (download) on the website of Utrecht University Library.
Magnetic resonance imaging: Physical principles and sequence design; Robert W. Brown, et al.; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2nd Edition
Please note that the book is available as an e-book (download) on the website of Utrecht University Library.
In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy: Principles and Techniques, de Graaf et al, 3rd Edition.
Please note that the book is available as an e-book (download) on the website of Utrecht University Library
MRI from Picture to Proton – 3rd Edition; Donald W. McRobbie et al.