Gary Black is a 30 year-old patient who is referred to City…
Gary Black is a 30 year-old patient who is referred to City Hospital for evaluation of a possible orbital tumor. City Hospital has two MR scanners, one operating at 1.5T and one at 0.5T. After correctly following hospital policy for screening patients for an MR Scan, Mr. Black begins his exam on the 1.5 T scanner. When the first sagittal acquisition is reconstructed, all of the images have bizarre appearance. While waiting for service personnel to correct the problem on the 1.5T unit, the MR Technologists are able to fit Mr. Black into the schedule on the 0.5T scanner. There are several factors the MR technologists need to consider when scanning on magnets operating at different field strengths What are the resonant frequencies of hydrogen at the 1.5 T and the 0.5 T, respectively?
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After screening a patient and having her change into examination clothing, the MR technologist notices her wearing a gold neck chain. It is important to have the patient remove her chain because if left on during imaging of the cervical spine it could
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