Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for increment of RF-phase based on static magnetic field inhomogeneity in MRI apparatus
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Application No.: US14365278Application Date: 2012-12-12
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Publication No.: US09678184B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Kenji Nakanishi , Hiroyuki Itagaki , Takashi Nishihara
- Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
- Current Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Cooper & Dunham LLP
- Priority: JP2012-002644 20120111; JP2012-119153 20120525
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/082139 WO 20121212
- International Announcement: WO2013/105384 WO 20130718
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00 ; G01R33/3875 ; A61B5/055 ; G01R33/565

Abstract:
In order to reduce image quality deterioration due to static magnetic field inhomogeneity according to imaging conditions without increasing an operator workload, shimming current where static magnetic field inhomogeneity of a selected region is reduced is calculated, shimming is performed for the selected region using the calculated local Bo shimming current, and then an increment (RF-Phase) in an irradiation phase of an RF pulse that excites the selected region in a state where static magnetic field inhomogeneity of the selected region is reduced or a post-adjustment excitation frequency (f0′) that is an excitation frequency is calculated. These increments (RF-Phase) in an irradiation phase and post-adjustment excitation frequency (f0′) that is an excitation frequency correspond with each other in amount.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140327440A1 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND REGION-IMAGING METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-11-06
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