How MRI Works - Part 1 - NMR Basics

How MRI Works: Part 1 - NMR Basics. First in a series on how MRI works. This video deals with NMR basis such as spin, precession, T1 and T2, TR and TE, and Boltzmann Magnetization. 0:00 - Introduction 1:22 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 4:10 - Inside the MRI Scanner 7:50 - The Proton, Spin, and Precession 11:34 - Signal Detection and the Larmor Equation 14:10 - Flip Angle 15:30 - Ensemble Magnetic Moment 16:34 - Free Induction Decay and T2 18:43 - T2 Weighting and TE 21:46 - Spin Density Imaging 24:18 - T1 Relaxation 25:45 - T1 Weighting and TR 27:01 - The NMR Experiment and Rotating Frame 28:57 - Excitation: the B1 field 30:14 - Measuring Longitudinal Magnetization 31:34 - The MR Contrast Equation 34:42 - Boltzmann Magnetization and Polarization 40:09 - Hyperpolarization 41:42 - Outro Part 2 -