ECE 780

Medical Imaging Systems II

Graduate

Fall 2025 · C01

Topics

Classical response of a single nucleus to a magnetic field, rotating and lab frames of reference; magnetization, NMR Bloch equations. RF pulses and signal detection. (MDN)
Introductory signal acquisition methods: free induction decay, spin echoes, inversion recovery. Relaxation theory (T1, T2, T2*, T1rho) (MDN)
One and multidimensional Fourier imaging. Slice excitation and k-space. RF coils (surface coil, T/R switches, birdcage, phased array), B1- and B1+ fields, B1+ mapping. (MDN)
Diagnostic transducers, 2-D image formation, 3-D image formation, Doppler/colour flow imaging, performance testing/QA. (KD)
Background, acoustical properties of tissues, propagation of sound waves, endogenous contrast, sources. (KD)
Sampling (uniform and non-uniform), image reconstruction, signal, contrast and noise. (MDN)

Dr. Noseworthy's and Dr. Diamond's Notes
Required
Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences
Matt A. Bernstein · 2004 · 1st · Recommended / optional
Elsevier
In vivo NMR Spectroscopy: Principles and Techniques
Robin A de Graaf · 2018 · 3rd · Recommended / optional
Wiley
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design
RObert W. Brown, You-CHung N Cheng, E. Mark Haacke, Michael R. Thompson, Ramesh Venkatesan · 2014 · 2nd · Recommended / optional
Wiley Blackwell
Medical Imaging: Signals and Systems
Jerry Prince, Jonathan Links · 2014 · 2nd · Recommended / optional
Pearson
DO NOT BUY! The 2nd edition comes out in December 2025
See source

Fall

. Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences (2004) Matt A. Bernstein et al. (note: do not buy this as the 2nd edition is coming out in December 2025)
2nd edition · unspecified
. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design, 2nd edition. (2014) Robert W. Brown, et al.
2nd edition · unspecified
. Medical Imaging Signals and Systems 2nd ed. (2014). Jerry L. Prince, Jonathan M. Links.
2nd ed · unspecified

Sources