Coil Building for Clinicians: Hands-On Session for Non-Physicists
Weekday Course
ORGANIZERS: Shao Huang, Xiaoliang Zhang, Natalia Gudino
Monday, 12 May 2025
320
16:00 -
18:00
Moderators: Jana Vincent & Maxim Zaitsev
Skill Level: Basic
Session Number: M-03
No CME/CE Credit
Session Number: M-03
Overview
This hands-on course reveals the back scene of how an MR image is obtained. It introduces concepts physicists and engineers handel in their every day lives and de-mystify RF coils, FIDs, and k-spaces.
The session will include a short introduction on RF & gradient coil building and a hands-on demo session where attendees will have the opportunity to see how simple coils are built that will be used to acquire live some FIDs and echoes.
Target Audience
The target audience includes clinicians and scientists new to the field of MRI or who wish to deepen their knowledge in MRI fundamentals.
Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Define basic NMR and MRI principles;
• Apply how to build simple RF and gradient coils; and
• Explain how the MR signal is acquired.
| 16:00 | | RF Coil Introduction & Building Ye Li |
| 16:30 | | Gradient Coils Introduction & Building Sebastian Littin |
| 17:00 | | Signal Acquisition Teresa Guallart Naval Keywords: Image acquisition: Sequences In this talk, we will explore the key elements required to acquire a signal from an MRI scanner employing RF and gradient coils. We will begin with a brief review of the reception chain components, essential for capturing and processing the signal. Next, we will examine the control system—the core component responsible for sending instructions and signals to the coils, as well as acquiring the data, and the user interface. Finally, we will delve into the fundamental sequences needed to generate and measure a signal in our MR system. |