Contrast Mechanisms and Quantification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

(Same as Physics and Biology in Medicine M236.) Lecture, four hours. Requisite: Physics and Biology in Medicine M219. Introduction to magnetic resonance contrast mechanisms and quantification techniques in magnetic resonance imaging. Topics include exogenous and endogenous contrast mechanisms, measuring tissue perfusion and permeability, advanced diffusion and q-space analysis, chemical exchange and magnetization transfer imaging, and relaxometry. Letter grading.