PRACTICAL SCANNING USING XVNMR WINDOWS

XVNMR

Notes prepared by Caroline Andrews and Peter Jezzard

This tutorial will guide you through performing basic imaging experiments using the mouse driven XVNMR windows programme. The XVNMR software sits on top of the standard Vnmr software and provides a simple user interface. The XVNMR software was developed at the FMRIB Centre, Oxford University.

  • Getting Started

  • Entering Patient Information

  • Entering Study Information

  • Entering Sequence Information

  • Entering Sequence Options

  • Entering Sequence Parameters

  • Explicit/ Oblique Planning

  • Entering Matrix Size Information

  • The Scanning Page

  • Auto and Manual Pre-scanning

  • Spectrum and Image Shimming

  • The fMRI Protocol Pages

  • Displaying Images

  • Reviewing Old Studies

  • Reviewing fMRI Data

  • Saving and Deleting Protocols

  • Tweaking EPI Sequences

  • Available Pulse Sequences