Flip angle

The flip angle is an MRI phenomenon by which the axis of the hydrogen proton shifts from its longitudinal plane (static magnetic field B0) Z axis to its transverse plane XY axis by excitation with the help of radiofrequency (RF) pulses. A RF pulse is sent in at the precise Larmor frequency in relation to the gyromagnetic ratio and magnetic field strength.

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    • Compton effect
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  • B0
  • chemical shift
  • dependence of magnetization (proton density, field strength and temperature)
  • echo time
  • eddy currents
  • electromagnetic induction
  • Ernst angle
  • flip angle
  • Larmor frequency
  • magnetic dipole magnetic field gradient
    • magnetic dipole moment
    • effect of gradient strength and bandwidth on slice thickness
  • magnetic susceptibility
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    • diamagnetism
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    • longitudinal and transverse magnetization
    • nuclear magnetization
    • paramagnetism
    • superparamagnetism
  • molecular tumbling rate effects on T1 and T2
  • net magnetization vector (NMV)
    • energy difference between spin up and spin down states
  • relaxation
    • T1 relaxation
      • T1 values (1.5 T)
      • factors affecting T1
    • T2 relaxation
    • T2* relaxation
  • repetition time
  • resonance and radiofrequency (RF)
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      • weber
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      • gauss
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Siehe auch:

• Grundlagen der Magnetresonanz-Tomographie