Microwave seminar | 28 May 2026

 
Dr. Ekaterina Brui
ITMO University
Basics of pulse sequences for MRI
Abstract

This lecture provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundational principles of MRI pulse sequences, explaining how the interplay of radiofrequency excitation, gradient switching, and k-space trajectories translates underlying physics into clinical tissue contrast.


Main paper/arXiv, related to the seminar, and other references, up to 5
1) Haacke, E. M., Brown, R. W., Thompson, M. R., & Venkatesan, R. (1999). Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design. Wiley-Liss.
2) Bernstein, M. A., King, K. F., & Zhou, X. J. (2004). Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences. Elsevier Academic Press.