When performing image registration, an objective function
A. ) measures the modality of an image.
B. ) gives a measure of the similarity between two overlaid images.
C. ) describes the co-ordinate system between two images.
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Data towards the edge of k-space is
A. ) more intense.
B. ) representative of higher frequency responses relative to that at the centre.
C. ) representative of lower frequency responses relative to that at the centre.
The Fourier transform is important in MRI because
A. ) it is used to make images from k-space data.
B. ) it is a fundamental part of the mathematics of the signal acquisition.
C. ) because k-space data needs to be rectangular not circular.
Functional MRI allows us to visualize cognitive processes as they occur in the brain by:
A. ) measuring currents in neurons within the brain
B. ) imaging the blood flowing into the brain
C. ) imaging local changes in brain tissue signal as the blood oxygenation level changes with flow
The Gadolinium contrast agent is used to delineate tumors because it:
A. ) increases the T2 relaxation time of fluid in the tumor
B. ) accumulates in highly vascular tissue and shortens the T1 relaxation time of tissue
C. ) targets and destroys cancer cells