Abstract:
A magnetic resonance method for imaging a curved portion of a body in which only MR signals in the curved portion of the body are generated by pulse sequences which include RF pulses and temporary magnetic fields. From the received MR signals an image of the curved portion can be reconstructed by use of linear transformations.\!
Abstract:
The invention relates to a parallel MR imaging method in which first a first MR imaging sequence is formed with a selectable minimum number of phase encoding steps and at least two separate MR signal data sets are acquired by means of at least two MR receiving coils. A first MR image is reconstructed from this data while taking into account the spatial sensitivity profiles of the MR receiving coils. In order to improve parallel MR imaging methods of this kind, the invention proposes to evaluate the quality of the reconstructed MR image in a subsequent step of the method and, in dependence upon the result of the evaluation, to either terminate the imaging method or to form a further MR imaging sequence with a number of further phase encoding steps. This procedure can be continued until an adequate MR image quality is reached.
Abstract:
An MR imaging method wherein motion of an object to be imaged is examined during a preparation phase preceding the actual MR examination. The necessary sequences for the subsequent MR examination are modified during the examination to compensate for the motion based on motion parameters calculated during the preparation phase or motion parameters derived from the motion parameters calculated during the preparation phase based on a correlation between the motion parameters.
Abstract:
An MR device for MR imaging includes an RF coil system. In order to enable switching to and fro between different applications in such an MR device without having to move the patient so as to position a new RF coil system, it is proposed to provide the RF coil system for the transmission and/or reception of RF signals with at least two RF coil arrays which are integrated in one coil former and have been optimized for different applications, each RF coil array comprising at least two RF coils which are decoupled from one another.
Abstract:
Ein Magnetresonanztomografieverfahren enthält das Erfassen von Magnetresonanzdaten-Datensätzen eines Objekts. Zumindest manche der Datensätze sind im k-Raum unterabgetastet. Jeder Datensatz bezieht sich auf einen Bewegungszustand des Objekts. Bilder jedes Datensatzes werden mittels einer Compressed-Sensing-Rekonstruktion rekonstruiert. Eine Bewegungskorrektur wird auf die rekonstruierten Bilder relativ zu einem ausgewählten Bewegungszustand angewandt, um bewegungskorrigierte Bilder zu erstellen. Ein diagnostisches Bild für den ausgewählten Bewegungszustand wird von den bewegungskorrigierten Bildern abgeleitet, z. B. durch Mittelung.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a parallel MR imaging method in which first a first MR imaging sequence is formed with a selectable minimum number of phase encoding steps and at least two separate MR signal data sets are acquired by means of at least two MR receiving coils. A first MR image is reconstructed from this data while taking into account the spatial sensitivity profiles of the MR receiving coils. In order to improve parallel MR imaging methods of this kind, the invention proposes to evaluate the quality of the reconstructed MR image in a subsequent step of the method and, in dependence upon the result of the evaluation, to either terminate the imaging method or to form a further MR imaging sequence with a number of further phase encoding steps. This procedure can be continued until an adequate MR image quality is reached.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a parallel MR imaging method in which first a first MR imaging sequence is formed with a selectable minimum number of phase encoding steps and at least two separate MR signal data sets are acquired by means of at least two MR receiving coils. A first MR image is reconstructed from this data while taking into account the spatial sensitivity profiles of the MR receiving coils. In order to improve parallel MR imaging methods of this kind, the invention proposes to evaluate the quality of the reconstructed MR image in a subsequent step of the method and, in dependence upon the result of the evaluation, to either terminate the imaging method or to form a further MR imaging sequence with a number of further phase encoding steps. This procedure can be continued until an adequate MR image quality is reached.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for MRI of a body (7) placed in an examination volume. The device (1) comprises means (2) for establishing a substantially homogeneous main magnetic field in the examination volume, means (3, 4, 5) for generating switched magnetic field gradients superimposed upon the main magnetic field, means (6) for radiating RF pulses towards the body (7), control means (12) for controlling the generation of the magnetic field gradients and the RF pulses, means (10) for receiving and sampling MR signals, and reconstruction means (14) for forming MR images from the signal samples. According to one aspect of the invention, the device (1) is arranged to acquire a plurality of k-space blades according to the PROPELLER scheme, the k-space blades being rotated about a center of k-space, wherein the rotation angle of the k-space blades is incremented during MR signal acquisition by the Golden Angle (or by the half Golden Angle). According to another aspect of the invention, the device (1) is arranged to acquire an MR reference data set from a central portion of k-space prior to a multi-slice PROPELLER acquisition. According to still another aspect of the invention, the device (1) is arranged to weight the acquired MR data, wherein weighting factors are computed on the basis of acquisition times for contrast manipulation, correlation measures for motion compensation, and on the basis of the geometry of the overlapping areas of the k-space blades.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a magnetic resonance (MR) system for acquiring MR data from a subject (105), the MR system comprising a monitoring module (117) for monitoring a characteristic of a motion of the subject, the characteristic of the motion having a pre-determined or dynamically adjusted limit (119), and a pulse sequencer (108) for applying a pulse sequence to acquire data from the subject (105) when the characteristic of the motion is within the limit (119), the pulse sequence comprising at least one pulse waveform, wherein the pulse sequencer (108) is further arranged to regulate a characteristic of the at least one pulse waveform when the characteristic of the motion surpasses the limit (119).