MRI

1. Hardware

1.1. system electronics

1.2. operating console

1.3. gantry

1.4. shim coils

1.5. gradient coils

1.6. RF coils

1.7. Primary magnets

1.8. Secondary magnets

1.9. couch

1.10. Localizing laser

2. Imaging process

2.1. Acquisition

2.1.1. K-space

2.2. Reconstruction

2.3. Display

3. Radiofrequency pulse sequences

3.1. partial saturation

3.2. spin echo

3.2.1. Time to echo (TE)

3.2.2. Recovery time (TR)

3.3. Inversion recovery

3.4. stimulated echo

4. Imaging parameters

4.1. Proton Density

4.2. T1 relaxation time

4.3. T2 relaxation time

4.3.1. T2*

5. Determining signal

5.1. Nuclide (H+)

5.2. Molecular structure

5.3. field strength