Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to introduce students the magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging technique that is widely used in the clinical settings for the diagnosis and follow-up of several diseases.
Course Content:
Basic theory, underlying biochemistry and physiology, basic and advanced techniques for acquiring and processing MR spectroscopic data and biomedical applications. 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy, nuclear spin states, nuclear magnetic moment, resonance, chemical environment and chemical shift, shielding, spin-spin splitting, spin-spin coupling, coupling constants, A2 AB AX spin systems, typical 31P, 13C and 1H spectra of chemical compounds, T1 and T2 relaxation, MR spectroscopic imaging, clinical MRS pulse sequences, MR spectroscopic data reconstruction, underlying biochemistry and cellular physiology, clinical MR spectroscopic applications.