Basic MR Acquisition: Learning How To Navigate Through k-Space
Weekend Course
Image Acquisition & Analysis
Saturday, 09 May 2026
Auditorium 1
13:00 - 17:00
Moderators: Rupsa Bhattacharjee & Aaron Hess
No CME/CE Credit
This session will introduce different strategies for sampling k-space and to accelerate spatial encoding in MR. After covering the simplest Cartesian approach, echo planar imaging and non-Cartesian sampling schemes will be presented. The advantages of the various strategies and current challenges in translating their use to clinical practice will be discussed.
Skill Level: Basic,Intermediate
13:00
Introduction to k-Space Sampling and Basic Acceleration Approaches
Maria Fernandez-Seara University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
13:25
Echo Planar Imaging: Advantages, Basic Artifacts, and Acceleration Approaches
Emine Ulku Saritas Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
13:50
Cartesian Sampling: Current Clinical Applications and Challenges
Speaker TBA
14:15 - 14:45 — Break
14:45
Non-Cartesian Sampling: Current Clinical Applications and Challenges
Dong-Hyun Kim Yonsei Univeristy, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
15:10
Sampling in Dynamic Imaging
Joshua Trzasko Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
15:35
Introduction to Non-Cartesian Sampling Schemes
Julia Velikina University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America