a.

Pigeon-holing
b. Compressing
“Gridding“ is the commonly used term for this process. Although various methods exist, the typical
gridding algorithm first involves multiplication of original data with a set of density compensation weights
and convolution with a gridding kernel. The resultant data is then interpolated and placed into the
uniformly spaced matrix (the "grid") where a discrete Fourier transform is performed. Finally, the field-of-
view is trimmed and the transformed data multiplied by an apodization correction function. Link to Q&A
discussion
2. How many phase cycles are needed to uniquely differentiate each pixel along a certain direction in an
image?
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 1
d. 2.0
One full phase cycle is needed to uniquely differentiate each pixel. If there are N pixels of width (Δw)
spanning the field-of-view (FOV), then N phase cycles are needed. Link to Q&A discussion
3. If the data sampling rate is halved in the frequency-encode direction (x), what happens to the spacing
(Δkx) between points in k-space?
a. It remains unchanged.
b. It is halved.
c. It is doubled.
d. It is quadrupled.
This is equivalent to sampling every other kx value, so compared to the original pattern, the spacing Δkx)
will double Link to Q&A discussion
4. If the data sampling rate is halved in the frequency encode direction (x), what happens to the field of
view in that direction?
a. It remains unchanged.
b. It is halved.
c. It is doubled.
d. It is quadrupled.
We use the formula Δk = 1/FOV. So doubling Δk means the FOV is halved. Link to Q&A discussion
5. If the data sampling rate is halved in the frequency encode direction (x), what happens to the pixel
size in that direction?
a. It remains unchanged.
b. It is halved.
c. It is doubled.
d. It is quadrupled.
The pixel width Δw = 1/ kFOV. As long as the kFOV = 2kmax is unchanged, the pixel width will remain
unchanged also. Link to Q&A discussion
6. Supposed the data sampling rate in the frequency encode direction (x) is unchanged, but the
sampling time is reduced so that only the central ⅓ of k-space is sampled. What happens to the pixel
width and FOV in that direction?
a. The pixel size is tripled and the FOV is unchanged.
b. The pixel size is unchanged and the FOV is tripled.
c. Both the pixel size and FOV are reduced by ⅓.
d. Both the pixel size and FOV are tripled.
Because the data sampling rate is unchanged, Δkx is unchanged and the points are spaced out as before. So
since Δk = 1/FOV, the FOVx is unchanged. By sampling only the center ⅓ of k-space, the kFOV is now only
⅓ as large. And since pixel width Δw = 1/ kFOV, this means the pixel width has tripled. Hence answer (a) is
correct. Link to Q&A discussion
Suppose that the frequency encoding portion of the 2D spin warp imaging was left alone, but the number of
phase-encoding steps was cut in half (while leaving the maximum and minimum