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Lecture 23: 1. MRI noise processes. MP574. Dipole Moments from Entire Sample. Magnetic Field (B 0 ). Magnetic Field (B 0 ). m. m. Positive Orientation. Negative Orientation. Source of Signal. Proton or Water MRI B o Magnetic Field Proton Nucleus S = ±ħ/2. rg. 2. 2. h. D E.
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Dipole Moments from Entire Sample Magnetic Field (B0) Magnetic Field (B0) m m Positive Orientation Negative Orientation
Source of Signal • Proton or Water MRI • Bo Magnetic Field • Proton Nucleus • S = ±ħ/2 rg 2 2 h DE D µ = E M B z o 4 kT
z B1(t) F = w AB g cos( t ) 1 L g 2 w Ah B Ah = µ w w = w o L V ( t ) S ( t ) g sin( t ) g sin( t ) y L L L kT kT x Detected Signal
Brownian Motion • Brownian Motion Conditions: • x0= 0 • x(t) is a continuous random variable • Increments x(t1) and x(t2) are statistically independent and normally distributed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_process
Rp Rc Johnson or “Thermal” Noise Electrical Resistance of Coil Patient Resistance Thermal noise in patient dominant at high field strengths
Johnson or “Thermal” Noise on both I and Q channels I = “in phase” Q = “quadrature” or 90o out of phase Imaginary Real
Independent Realizations of GWN on each of the I,Q channels Imaginary Real
Background noise Imaginary Real