Unit NMR TECHNIQUES IN PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
- Course
- Physics
- Study-unit Code
- A002576
- Curriculum
- Fisica medica
- Teacher
- Roberto Tarducci
- Teachers
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- Roberto Tarducci
- Hours
- 42 ore - Roberto Tarducci
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Sector
- FIS/07
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- 1. Classical description of NMR; 2. Density matrix description of NMR; 3. Pulsed NMR 4. Applications
- Reference texts
- MH Levitt - Spin Dynamics Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (2nd edition) Wiley (2008); C Costantinides "Magnetic Resonace Imaging - the basic" CRC Press (2014)
- Educational objectives
- To understand theoretical description of NMR phenomenon and its medical applications. The application will concern: 1. NMR spectroscopy in vivo; 2. study of the cerebral activation of the motor areas; 3. measurement of the brain water diffusion tensor.
- Prerequisites
- Statistical physics, quantum mechanics, classical electrodynamics
- Teaching methods
- Interctive lesson
- Learning verification modality
- required to pass an oral examination
- Extended program
- 1) Physical foundations of magnetic resonance imaging a. Treatment of the physical foundations of magnetic resonance imaging; b. Structure of an NMR scanner for clinical use; (10 lessons) 2) Biophysical aspects of nuclear spin relaxation a. Relaxation mechanisms; b. Contrasts in T1, T2 and proton density; c. Paramagnetic contrast media. (2 lessons) 3) Reconstruction of magnetic resonance images a. Magnetic field gradients and slice selection; b. Phase and frequency encoding; c. Trajectories in space k; d. Spin echo sequence; e. Images based on the gradient echo; f. Bloch equation simulation. (7 lessons)