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MRI Math
MRI Math Equations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scan time: Spin Echo | TR x Phase Matrix x NSA/NEX = Scan Time |
| ms (milliseconds) into seconds | Divide by 1000 |
| Scan time: Fast Spin Echo | Fast Spin Echo Sequence : TR x Phase Matrix x NEX ÷ ETL |
| Scan time: 3D Gradient Echo | TR x Phase Matrix x NSA/NEX x # Slices = 3D Scan Time |
| Pixel Size | FOV ÷ Matrix = pixel size |
| Pixel Size Dimensions (phase and frequency) | FOV ÷ phase matrix = phase dimension pixel FOV ÷ frequency matrix = frequency pixel |
| Pixel Area | Multiply phase pixel size x frequency pixel size = Pixel area (answer squared^2) |
| Voxel volume | Pixel area x slice thickness = Voxel volume (answer cubic^3) |
| NSA/NEX and SNR | SNR increase calculated by the square root (√) of the increase |
| Bandwidth and SNR | Decreasing BW by factor of 2 increases SNR by √2 |
| FOV and SNR | Reducing the FOV decreases SNR by a factor of the FOV^2 |
| Example of FOV and SNR | Reducing the FOV from 40cm to 20cm results in SNR reduced to ¼ the original SNR, due to the voxel volume being reduced by a factor of 4 |
| Calculate effective TR | 60,000 ÷ heart rate (60 seconds per minute, 1000 milliseconds per second) |
| Calculate available imaging time in a Cardiac MR | Effective TR – (delay and trigger window) |
| Example of imaging time in Cardiac MRI | For example, Heart Rate 80bpm, Trigger delay 50ms, Trigger window 10%, what is the available imaging time? 60000 ÷ 80 = 750ms. 750 – 125 (75{10% of 750} + 50{delay}=125) = 625 ms total available imaging time |
| How to convert lbs to kg | divide by 2.2 |
| Calculating Contrast dose? | dose (mmol/kg) x weight (kg) ÷ concentration (mmol/ml) |