Course Overview

1. MR signal source 2. Spatial encoding and image contrast 3. Hardware 4. K-space 5. Fast scan* 6. Image quality 7. Artifacts in MRI 8. MR angiography 9. Diffusion MRI* 10. Perfusion MRI* 11. MR spectroscopy* 12. Clinical applications 13. Bio-effects and safety 14. Lab tour The instructor will give advanced courses on the asterisked topics and functional magnetic resonance imaging next semester.

Learning Achievement

After finishing this course, the students will (hopefully) have basic understanding of MRI and its applications in clinical medicine.

Competence

Course prerequisites

1. Graduate standing or consent of instructor 2. Basic knowledge of calculus and matrix operation

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Wen-Chau Wu

Other information

(College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine,
(College of Medicine Graduatte Institute of Oncology,
Non-degree Program: Program of Neurobiology and Cognitive Science,
(College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine,
(College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics

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