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Dipoles to Images<br />

Main Field – B0<br />

µ Magnetic Moment<br />

M z<br />

M xy<br />

S (t)<br />

⇥<br />

S k<br />

I ( x)<br />

Bulk Magnetization<br />

Transverse Magnetization<br />

Received Signal<br />

k-space signal<br />

Image<br />

} B 0<br />

} B 1<br />

} Coil<br />

} Gradients<br />

} FFT<br />

Radiology<br />

Main Field (B0) - Principles<br />

Magnetic Dipoles & Larmor<br />

• B0 is a strong magnetic field<br />

– 1.5T, 3.0T, 7.0T, etc.<br />

– Z-oriented<br />

B 0 = B 0 k<br />

• B0 forces M to precess<br />

– Larmor Equation<br />

• B0 generates M<br />

– More B0, more M<br />

⇥ =<br />

M =<br />

B<br />

NX<br />

total<br />

n=1<br />

µ n<br />

Radiology<br />

Radiology<br />

Movie from Don Plewes

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