MRI Board Exam Questions and
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What is the main function of shimming in MRI?
✔✔ To improve magnetic field uniformity
Which MRI sequence is best for visualizing fat suppression?
✔✔ STIR (Short-TI Inversion Recovery)
What type of scan orientation is used for imaging the spine in MRI?
✔✔ Sagittal
What is the term for rapid switching of gradient fields in MRI?
✔✔ Echo planar imaging (EPI)
Which MRI sequence is best for evaluating cartilage and soft tissue contrast?
✔✔ Proton density (PD)
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,What happens to image resolution when the MRI field strength increases?
✔✔ Resolution improves
Which MRI technique is used to evaluate brain metabolites?
✔✔ MR Spectroscopy
Which organ is commonly evaluated with MRCP?
✔✔ Biliary system
Which artifact appears as parallel lines in fast spin echo sequences?
✔✔ Gibbs artifact
Which condition can occur due to rapid RF energy deposition in MRI?
✔✔ Tissue heating
What is the primary risk of gadolinium contrast in patients with kidney disease?
✔✔ Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)
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,What is the primary component of the human body that generates an MRI signal?
✔✔ Hydrogen
What does the term "Tesla" measure in MRI?
✔✔ Magnetic field strength
Which type of magnet is most commonly used in clinical MRI scanners?
✔✔ Superconducting magnet
What is the purpose of gradient coils in MRI?
✔✔ To spatially localize the MRI signal
Which MRI sequence is most sensitive to fluid detection?
✔✔ T2-weighted sequence
What is the term for the time between successive RF pulses in an MRI sequence?
✔✔ Repetition time (TR)
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, What is the term for the time between the RF pulse and signal detection?
✔✔ Echo time (TE)
Which imaging artifact appears as ghosting in the phase-encoding direction?
✔✔ Motion artifact
What safety screening is required before an MRI scan?
✔✔ Metal and implant screening
Which imaging technique is used to visualize blood vessels in MRI?
✔✔ Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Which condition is a contraindication for MRI?
✔✔ Implanted pacemaker
What is the function of the RF coil in MRI?
✔✔ To transmit and receive radiofrequency signals
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Answers Latest Update Already Passed
What is the main function of shimming in MRI?
✔✔ To improve magnetic field uniformity
Which MRI sequence is best for visualizing fat suppression?
✔✔ STIR (Short-TI Inversion Recovery)
What type of scan orientation is used for imaging the spine in MRI?
✔✔ Sagittal
What is the term for rapid switching of gradient fields in MRI?
✔✔ Echo planar imaging (EPI)
Which MRI sequence is best for evaluating cartilage and soft tissue contrast?
✔✔ Proton density (PD)
1
,What happens to image resolution when the MRI field strength increases?
✔✔ Resolution improves
Which MRI technique is used to evaluate brain metabolites?
✔✔ MR Spectroscopy
Which organ is commonly evaluated with MRCP?
✔✔ Biliary system
Which artifact appears as parallel lines in fast spin echo sequences?
✔✔ Gibbs artifact
Which condition can occur due to rapid RF energy deposition in MRI?
✔✔ Tissue heating
What is the primary risk of gadolinium contrast in patients with kidney disease?
✔✔ Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)
2
,What is the primary component of the human body that generates an MRI signal?
✔✔ Hydrogen
What does the term "Tesla" measure in MRI?
✔✔ Magnetic field strength
Which type of magnet is most commonly used in clinical MRI scanners?
✔✔ Superconducting magnet
What is the purpose of gradient coils in MRI?
✔✔ To spatially localize the MRI signal
Which MRI sequence is most sensitive to fluid detection?
✔✔ T2-weighted sequence
What is the term for the time between successive RF pulses in an MRI sequence?
✔✔ Repetition time (TR)
3
, What is the term for the time between the RF pulse and signal detection?
✔✔ Echo time (TE)
Which imaging artifact appears as ghosting in the phase-encoding direction?
✔✔ Motion artifact
What safety screening is required before an MRI scan?
✔✔ Metal and implant screening
Which imaging technique is used to visualize blood vessels in MRI?
✔✔ Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Which condition is a contraindication for MRI?
✔✔ Implanted pacemaker
What is the function of the RF coil in MRI?
✔✔ To transmit and receive radiofrequency signals
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