Question 1
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The precessional frequency of hydrogen at 1.5 telsa is
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42.6MHz
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63.86MHz
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63.86KHz
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21.28KHz
Question 2
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More questions regarding precessional frequency at 1.0T
Question 3
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Even more questions regarding precessional frequency at 0.5T
Question 4
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The coils used to alter the magnetic field during scanning are known as the
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RF receive coils
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RF transmit coils
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Shim coils
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Gradient coils
Question 5
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The precessional frequency of hydrogen nuclei that experience increased magnetic field strength due to gradient coils
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 6
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The precessional frequency of hydrogen nuclei that experience decreased magnetic field strength due to gradient coils
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 7
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There are how many pairs of gradient coils in a standard MRl system
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1 pair
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2 pairs
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3 pairs
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4 pairs
Question 8
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The Z gradient alters the magnetic field strength along which axis
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Horizontal axis
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Vertial axis
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Long axis
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Short axis
Question 9
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The Y gradient alters the magnetic field strength along which axis
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Horizontal axis
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Vertical axis
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Long axis
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Short axis
Question 10
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The X gradient alters the magnetic field strength along which axis
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Horizontal axis
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Vertical axis
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Long axis
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Short axis
Question 11
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The center of the magnet where the magnetic field strength remains unchanged even during the application of gradient magnetic fields is known as the
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Pericenter
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Isocenter
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Monocenter
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None of above
Question 12
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The three primary functions that gradients perform during MR scanning are
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Slice selection, RF application, Frequency encoding
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Phase encoding, Frequency encoding, RF application
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Slice selection, Phase encoding, Frequency encoding
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None of the above
Question 13
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During slice selection, the Z gradient is used to select slices in which plane
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Coronal
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Axial
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Saggital
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None of the above
Question 14
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During slice selection, the X gradient is used to select slices in which plane
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Coronal
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Axial
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Saggital
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None of the above
Question 15
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During slice selection, the Y gradient is used to select slices in which plane
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Coronal
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Axial
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Saggital
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None of the above
Question 16
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During the acquisition of sagittal images with the frequency direction S/I, phase encoding is conducted by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 17
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During the acquisition of coronal images with the frequency direction S/I, phase encoding is conducted by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of above
Question 18
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During the acquisition of axial images of the brain with the frequency direction A/P, phase encoding is performed by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 19
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During the acquisition of axial images of the body with the frequency direction L/R, phase encoding is performed by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 20
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During the acquisition of sagittal images with the phase direction A/P, frequency encoding is performed by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 21
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During the acquisition of coronal images with the phase direction L/R, frequency encoding is conducted by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 22
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During the acquisition of axial images of the body with the phase direction A/P, frequency encoding is performed by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 23
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During the acquisition of axial images of the brain with the phase direction L/R, frequency encoding is performed by which physical gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
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None of the above
Question 24
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In MR imaging, slice thickness is determined by which factor(s)
Question 25
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In MRI, thin slices are achieved by applying a _______ gradient slope or a ______ bandwidth
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Shallow, broad
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Steep, narrow
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Shallow, narrow
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None of the above
Question 26
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In MRI, thick slices are achieved by applying a ________ gradient slope or a
_______ bandwidth
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Shallow, broad
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Steep, narrow
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Shallow, narrow
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None of the above
Question 27
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The range of frequencies that is sampled during frequency encoding is known as the
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Receive bandwidth
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Transmit bandwidth
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Gradient slope
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None the above
Question 28
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The range of frequencies that is transmitted by the RF pulse is known as the
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Receive bandwidth
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Transmit bandwidth
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Gradient slope
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None of the above
Question 29
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In MR imaging, the interslice gap is determined by which factor(s)
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Slice selection gradient slope
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Slice thickness
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External magnetic field strength
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Slice selection gradient slope & Slice thickness
Question 30
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The gradient that is turned on during the application of the 90 degree excitation pulse and the 180 degree RF pulse is known as
Question 31
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The gradient that is turned on during signal sampling is known as the
Question 32
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The gradient that is turned on just before the 180 degree rephasing pulse is known as the
Question 33
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The amplitude ofthe phase and frequency encoding gradients determines the dimension of what parameter
Question 34
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The frequency encoding gradient is also known as the _______ because it is turned on during the sampling of signal
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Refocusing gradient
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Spoiler gradient
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Readout gradient
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Phase encoding gradient
Question 35
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The theorem that states that a frequency must be sampled at least twice in order to reproduce it reliably is known as the
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Pathagarum theorem
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Nyquist theorem
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Larmor theorem
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Fourier theorem
Question 36
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The rate at which signal samples are taken during frequency encoding is known as the
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Readout rate
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Frequency rate
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Sampling rate
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None of the above
Question 37
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During the sampling of signal, the sampling rate is directly proportional to the
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Sampling time
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Receive bandwidth
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Transmit bandwidth
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None of the above
Question 38
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During the sampling of the signal, the sampling time is inversely proportional to
Question 39
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The spacial location of signal according to its precessional phase is known
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Slice selection
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Phase encoding
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Frequency encoding
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Readout
Question 40
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The spacial location of signal according to its precessional frequency is known as
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Slice selection
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Phase encoding
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Frequency encoding
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Spoiling
Question 41
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The area within the array processor where spatially located information is stored is known as
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Interspace
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Array space
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Fourier space
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K space
Question 42
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The magnitude of the phase shifts between two points within a patient is determined by which factor
Question 43
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The process that uses mathematical conversions to calculate the amplitude of individual frequencies is known as
Question 44
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The number of times each signal is sampled with the same value of the phase encoding gradient is known as
Question 45
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The higher the number of excitations that are acquired the more K space that is filled
Question 46
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In conventional spin echo sequences, how many phase encoding steps must be selected to fill 128 lines of K space
Question 47
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In conventional spin echo sequences, how many phase encoding steps must be selected to fill 256 lines of K space
Question 48
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Which parameter(s) effect total scan time
Question 49
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During a conventional spin echo pulse sequence, each slice is selected, phase encoded, and frequency encoded once per TR
Question 50
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The horizontal axis of K space represents which axis of the image (with corrected answer)
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Phase encoding
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Frequency encoding
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Slice selection
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None of the above
Question 51
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The vertical axis of K space represents which axis of the image (with corrected answer)
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Phase encoding
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Frequency encoding
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Slice selection
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None of the above
Question 52
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The area of K space filled with the shallowest phase encoding slopes is known as
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Central lines
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Outer lines
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Negative lines only
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None of the above
Question 53
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The area of K space that is filled with the steepest phase encoding gradient slopes is known as
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Central lines
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Outer lines
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Positive lines only
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None of the above
Question 54
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Image data along both the phase and frequency axis with the highest signal amplitude is stored in which area of K space
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Central lines
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Outer lines
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Positive lines only
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None of the above
Question 55
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Image data along both the phase and frequency axis with the lowest signal amplitude is stored in which area of the K space
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Central lines
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Outer lines
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Positive lines only
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None of the above
Question 56
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When the phase encoding gradient is activated, steep slopes produce what type of signal amplitude
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High
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Low
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Medium
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None of the above
Question 57
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When the phase encoding gradient is activated, shallow slopes produce what type of signal amplitude
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High
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Low
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Medium
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None of the above
Question 58
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When the phase encoding gradient is activated, medium slopes produce what type of signal amplitudes
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High
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Low
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Medium
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None of the above
Question 59
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When the amplitude of the phase encoding gradient increases, the amount of phase shift along the gradient
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
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None of the above
Question 60
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When the phase encoding gradient is activated, steep slopes produce data with what type of spatial resolution
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High
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Low
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Medium
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None of the above
Question 61
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Image data with high spatial resolution is stored in which area of K space
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Outer lines
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Central lines
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Negative lines only
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Positive lines only
Question 62
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Image data with low spatial resolution is stored in which area of K space
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Outer lines
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Central lines
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Negative lines only
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Positive lines only
Question 63
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The process of filling K space by sampling only half of the echo and interpolating the rest is known as
Question 64
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The process of filling only a percentage of K space with acquired data and filling the rest with zeros is known as
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Partial saturation
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Partial averaging
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Partial voluming
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Partial echo
Question 65
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Which method of image acquisition acquires all of the data from one slice before acquiring data from the next slice
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Sequential
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2D volumetric
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3D volumetric
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None of the above
Question 66
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Which method of image acquisition fills one line of K space for each slice in the sequence before it moves to the second line of K space
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Sequential
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2D volumetric
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3D volumetric
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None of the above
Question 67
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Which method ofimage acquisition acquires data from an entire volume of tissue, then uses a method called slice encoding to separate the images
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Sequential
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2D volumetric
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3D volumetric
Question 68
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The thickness of an MRI image can be changed by which of the following methods
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Altering the gradient slope
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Changing the number of excitations
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Altering the RF bandwidth
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Altering the gradient slope & Altering the RF bandwidth
Question 69
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The term used to describe a volume element is known as
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Pixel
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Pixie
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Voxel
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Picture element
Question 70
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The number of picture elements used to make up an image is known as
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Contrast
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Matrix
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Signal to noise
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None of the above
Question 71
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The ability to distinguish one structure from another on an image is known as
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Spatial resolution
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Contrast to noise
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Signal to noise
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None of the above
Question 72
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The term used to describe a picture element is known as a
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Image element
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Pixel
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Voxel
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Volume element
Question 73
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The size of the area being displayed on an MR image is known as
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Field of view
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Voxel size
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Pixel size
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None of the above
Question 74
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The depth of a volume element is determined by what parameter
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Matrix
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NEX
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Repetition time
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Slice thickness
Question 75
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The height and width of a picture element is determined by what parameter(s)
Question 76
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A volume element that has the same height, width, and depth is known
as
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Rectangular
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Isotropic
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Triangular
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Anisotropic
Question 77
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A voxel that is unequal in height, width, and depth is known as
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Isotropic
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Triangular
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Squared
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Anisotropic
Question 78
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Three characteristics commonly used to define the quality of an MRl image are
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Contrast, Resolution, Matrix
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Resolution, Contrast, Signal to Noise
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Signal to Noise, Excitations, Contrast
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Resolution, Matrix, Signal to Noise
Question 79
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The difference in brightness between two regions of an image is known
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Signal to noise
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Image contrast
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Spatial resolution
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None of the above
Question 80
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Bright pixels on an MRI image represent what type of signal
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Low
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High
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Weak
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None of the above
Question 81
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The clarity with which different areas of an image are distinguished is known
as
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Image contrast
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Signal to noise
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Spatial resolution
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None of the above
Question 82
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The proportion of signal actually used to construct an image relative to the amount of background noise is known as
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Spatial resolution
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Signal to noise ratio
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Image contrast
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None of the above
Question 83
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An image with a grainy appearance usually represents an image with
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High resolution
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Low signal to noise
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High signal to noise
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Low resolution
Question 84
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Noise that degrades image quality in a specific location within an MRI image is known as
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Inherent noise interference
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Random noise interference
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Discrete noise interference
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None of the above
Question 85
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Noise that generally degrades overall quality of an MRI image is known
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Inherent noise interference
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Random noise interference
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Discrete noise interference
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None of the above
Question 86
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Which of the following is a parameter that directly affects signal to noise ratio
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Voxel size
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Number of excitations
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Repetition time
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All of the above
Question 87
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The term "Trade-off parameters" is used to describe parameters that affect each other inversely
Question 88
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When magnetic field strength increases, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 89
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When voxel size decreases, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 90
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When pixel size increases, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 91
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When bandwidth is increased, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 92
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When repetition time is increased, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 93
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When echo time is increased, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 94
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When field of view decreases, spatial resolution
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 95
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When field of view is increased, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 96
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When the number of excitations is increased, spatial resolution
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 97
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When image matrix is increased, spatial resolution
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 98
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When slice thickness is increased, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 99
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When slice spacing increases, signal to noise ratio
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 100
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When image matrix is decreased, spatial resolution
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 101
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When TE is decreased, the spatial resolution
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 102
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When TR is increased, acquisition time
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 103
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When the number of excitations is decreased, acquisition time
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 104
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When image matrix increases, acquisition time
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 105
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With the parameters given, which protocol gives the highest signal to noise ratio
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Long TR/Short TE/High matrix
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Short TR/Long TE/Low matrix
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Long TR/Long TE/High matrix
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Long TR/Short TE/Low matrix
Question 106
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With the parameters given, which protocol gives the highest spatial resolution
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Thick slice/Large FOV/High matrix
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Thin slice/Large FOV/High matrix
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Thin slice/Small FOV/Low matrix
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Thin slice/Small FOV/High matrix
Question 107
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With the parameters given, which protocol has the longest acquisition time
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Long TR/Low NEX/Low matrix
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Short TR/High NEX/Low matrix
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Short TR/Low NEX/High matrix
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Long TR/High NEX/High matrix
Question 108
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With the parameters given, which protocol gives the highest signal to noise ratio
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Thick slice/Low TE/Large FOV
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Thin slice/High TE/Small FOV
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Thick slicelHigh TE/Small FOV
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Thin slice/Low TE/Small FOV
Question 109
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As bandwidth increases, sampling time
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 110
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As bandwidth decreases, sampling time
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Increases
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Decreases
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Stays the same
Question 111
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Which of the following 'logical' gradients is known as the frequency encoding gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
Question 112
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Which of the following 'logical' gradients is known as the phase encoding gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
Question 113
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Which of the following 'logical' gradients is known as the slice selection gradient
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X gradient
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Y gradient
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Z gradient
Question 114
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In plane pixel size can be determined by which of the following methods
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Dividing the FOY by the number phase and frequency steps
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Dividing the NEX by the FOV
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Dividing the TR by the NEX
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Dividing the TR by the slice thickness
Question 115
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Which of the following is the formula for determining scan time for a 3D FT pulse sequence
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TR x NEX x phase steps x number of slices
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TR x NEX x phase steps
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NEX x TR x number of slices
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TR x phase steps x number of slices