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Course module: BMB503121
BMB503121
Electromagnetic fields in MRI TU/Eindhoven
Course info
Course codeBMB503121
EC5
Course goals
After completing the course the student:
  1.  has acquired fundamental theory on EM-fields in MRI
  2.  can apply low-frequency EM-field theory in MRI
  3.  can apply RF field theory in MRI
  4. can apply knowledge of RF safety, tissue heating and SAR on RF coil design
  5.  can cooperate in multi-disciplinary teams
  6.  can simulate, build and test RF coils in MRI
Content
Period (from – till): 15 November 2021 - 04 February 2022
 
Course coordinator:
Renée Allebrandi, MA (course contact person)


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN EINDHOVEN

This cross-departmental course teaches the fundamentals of electromagnetic field generation in MRI. The course will be provided by electrical engineering and biomedical engineering combined and will cover topics such as Biot-Savart law, gradient coils, transmission line theory, RF antenna/coils, B1+/B1-, noise, SNR, SAR, parallel imaging, numerical simulations etc. The course will be designed along the principles of challenge based learning. Therefore, the course is organized around one final goal: to simulate, build and test an RF coil for ultrahigh field MRI. For this purpose, the students are divided into multi-disciplinary groups of 3 to 5 students.

All corresponding theory will be provided to the students in pre-made modules. Modules may consist of a combination of lectures, video-lectures, reading material and exercises. Alongside of these modules, the students are expected to make progress on their design. Student groups will be supervised and monitored by a PhD-student during the course to safeguard their progress. At the end, when all coil arrays have been built, all student groups will travel to Utrecht (or use any other open-architecture MRI system) to test their coil.

Assessment is 50% based on the practical results and another 50% based on one final exam.

 
Literature/study material used:
Lecture slides and exercises

Registration:
Please register at TU/e, course code 5LPE0, at least 4 weeks before start of the course. Osiris registration will be done retroactively when results from the TU/e are received.
 
Mandatory: 
No.

Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
No.
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