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Vocabulary review flashcards covering MRI parameter trade-offs and their effects on SNR, scan time, and spatial resolution.
Increasing TR (Effect on SNR)
Increases SNR.
Increasing TR (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time.
Increasing TR (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing TE (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing FOV (Effect on SNR)
Increases SNR.
Increasing NSA/NEX (Effect on SNR)
Increases SNR.
Increasing ETL (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing TI (Inversion Time) (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing Phase Matrix (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing Flip Angle (Effect on SNR)
Increases SNR.
Increasing rBw (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing P Reduction Factor (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing DWI b-value (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing # SAT Bands (Effect on SNR)
Decreases SNR.
Increasing Slice Thickness (Effect on SNR)
Increases SNR.
Increasing # of Slices (Effect on SNR)
Does nothing to SNR.
Increasing TE (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time.
Increasing FOV (Effect on Scan Time)
Does nothing to scan time.
Increasing NSA/NEX (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time.
Increasing ETL (Effect on Scan Time)
Decreases scan time.
Increasing TI (Inversion Time) (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time due to increased TR requirements.
Increasing Phase Matrix (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time.
Increasing Flip Angle (Effect on Scan Time)
Does nothing to scan time.
Increasing rBw (Effect on Scan Time)
Decreases scan time.
Increasing P Reduction Factor (Effect on Scan Time)
Decreases scan time.
Increasing DWI b-value (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time due to increased TR required.
Increasing # of SAT Bands (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time.
Increasing Slice Thickness (Effect on Scan Time)
Does nothing to scan time.
Increasing # of Slices (Effect on Scan Time)
Increases scan time due to increased TR required.
Increasing TE (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing FOV (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Decreases spatial resolution.
Increasing NSA/NEX (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing ETL (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing TI (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing Phase Matrix (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Increases spatial resolution.
Increasing Flip Angle (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing rBw (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing P Reduction Factor (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing DWI b-value (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.
Increasing Slice Thickness (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Decreases spatial resolution.
Increasing # of Slices (Effect on Spatial Resolution)
Does nothing to spatial resolution.