Abdominal MRI

1. What sequence cannot differentiate between benign and malignant lesions since some malignant tumors have a high ADC and others, a low ADC?

• T1-weighted sequence
• T2-weighted sequence
• Diffusion-weighted sequence
• SS-FSE/TSE

1. What examination can be divided into these two different techniques, static-fluid and excretory? 

• MRE

• MRU

• IVPs

• Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography

1. When characterizing hemangiomas in the liver and biliary systems, two FSE/TSE acquisitions using a TE of ____ ms and _____ms are required.

1. Haemochromatosis is a common indication to image what area of the abdomen?

• Liver/Biliary

• Stomach
• Kidneys
• Intestines

1. What specific type of contrast is particularly helpful for imaging the kidneys as it is filtered and excreted with lesion visibility?

• 1. Macromolecular contrast agents

• Barium contrast
• 1. Micromolecular contrast agents

• Iodine contrast

1. T2 weighting is necessary after injection of superparamagnetic ____ (liver-specific) agents.

1. What is the main source of artifact in the liver?

• Respiration

• Flow

• Peristalsis

• None of the listed

• All of the listed

How long after the injection of liver specific contrast do we need to wait for the liver to uptake the contrast?

• 5 minutes
• 60 minutes

• 15 minutes
• 20 minutes

An axial CSE/FSE/TSE T2 or SS-FSE T2 or Rewound or Balanced GRE T2* is used to visualize liver

lesions.

• True

• False

DWI in conjunction with parallel imaging technique may be useful in the differentiation of which

of the following?

• Malignant adrenal lesions from hyperplasia or adenomas

• Renal cysts from renal cell carcinomas

• None of the above

• All of the above