摘要:
In a method for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a partially-parallel acquisition (PPA) reconstruction method and a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, data for at least two two-dimensional slices of a patient are acquired (which two-dimensional slices are displaced in the direction of a slice-selection gradient (z-gradients) defining the slice-normal direction) with at least one data acquisition in k-space (which acquisition forms a partial data set) per slice with a number of component coils, with the sum of all partial data sets forming a complete data set in k-space. The coil sensitivities of each component coil are determined on the basis of the complete data set. At least one partial data set of each slice is completed with a PPA reconstruction method on the basis of the determined coil sensitivities. The completed slices in k-space are transformed into whole images in the spatial domain.
摘要:
In a method and apparatus for MRT imaging, data sets acquired from magnetic resonance signals of at least two limited spatial regions of a subject to be examined, (the spatial regions being displaced relative to one another along one spatial direction and overlapping in the respective edge region. Phase coding occurs in an inhomogeneous non-edge region, likewise in this spatial direction. For at least one of these spatial regions, a modulation function is determined that is limited to this entire spatial region and modulates the subject information. Foldovers in the overlap regions of the different spatial regions are calculated on the basis of the modulation function and the MRT images of the non-edge regions of the respective spatial regions are combined without foldovers in the spatial direction under consideration of the calculated foldings.
摘要:
In a method for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a partially-parallel acquisition (PPA) reconstruction method and a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, data for at least two two-dimensional slices of a patient are acquired (which two-dimensional slices are displaced in the direction of a slice-selection gradient (z-gradients) defining the slice-normal direction) with at least one data acquisition in k-space (which acquisition forms a partial data set) per slice with a number of component coils, with the sum of all partial data sets forming a complete data set in k-space. The coil sensitivities of each component coil are determined on the basis of the complete data set. At least one partial data set of each slice is completed with a PPA reconstruction method on the basis of the determined coil sensitivities. The completed slices in k-space are transformed into whole images in the spatial domain.
摘要:
In a method and apparatus for MRT imaging, data sets acquired from magnetic resonance signals of at least two limited spatial regions of a subject to be examined, (the spatial regions being displaced relative to one another along one spatial direction and overlapping in the respective edge region. Phase coding occurs in an inhomogeneous non-edge region, likewise in this spatial direction. For at least one of these spatial regions, a modulation function is determined that is limited to this entire spatial region and modulates the subject information. Foldovers in the overlap regions of the different spatial regions are calculated on the basis of the modulation function and the MRT images of the non-edge regions of the respective spatial regions are combined without foldovers in the spatial direction under consideration of the calculated foldings.
摘要:
A magnetic resonance RF field is produced in a magnetic resonance imaging system that includes a main magnetic field apparatus and an object-bearing table movable relative to the main magnetic field apparatus and on which a local coil system is arranged. The local coil system includes a plurality of transmission elements. A current location of the object-bearing table relative to the main magnetic field apparatus is established. The transmission elements are automatically connected based on the current location of the object-bearing table.
摘要:
A method for operating a transmission device of a magnetic resonance device is provided. In order to actuate coil elements of a radiofrequency coil with different phases, phase differences in a reference plane are taken into consideration. In a first calibration measurement to be performed once for each transmission path, a first phase of a transmitted radiofrequency signal is measured by an internal measuring device installed permanently in the transmission device spaced apart from the reference plane. A second phase of the transmitted radiofrequency signal is measured by a second, external measuring device to be connected to the reference plane for the first calibration measurement. At least one phase of the first phase and the second phase is taken into consideration in the phase-accurate actuating of the coil elements and/or for correcting further measurements with the internal measuring device.
摘要:
A method for generation of a radio-frequency (RF) pulse for excitation of nuclear spins in a predetermined layer of a specimen for magnetic resonance imaging and a magnetic resonance imaging device for performing the method are provided. The method includes determining a variation of a magnetic field in a measuring volume, and defining a spectral frequency distribution of the RF pulse. The RF pulse with the spectral frequency distribution is configured to excite nuclear spins in the specimen. The nuclear spins are polarized by the magnetic field at a predetermined flip angle in the measuring volume under a boundary condition of a substantially minimum energy content. The method also includes generating the RF pulse with the defined spectral frequency distribution.
摘要:
A magnetic resonance method and system for generation of an optimized MR image of an examination subject operate as follows. A pulse sequence including a series of at least two RF pulses is radiated into the examination subject to generate at least one optimized signal, wherein the second and possibly every additional RF pulse is radiated before the effect of the first or a preceding RF pulse on the spin system in the examination subject has decayed. The radiated RF pulses are generated by parallel transmission coils. At least the signal resulting after the last radiated RF pulse of the pulse sequence is acquired. The pulse sequence is repeated with modified spatial coding until signals have been generated and acquired in a desired positional space. The optimized MR image per pulse sequence is calculated from at least one of the acquired signals.
摘要:
In a magnetic resonance apparatus and operating method therefor, and in a processor that is programmed to design RF pulses for operating such a magnetic resonance apparatus, the RF pulses are designed to mitigate off-resonance effects caused by inhomogeneity of the basic (B0) magnetic field in the magnetic resonance apparatus. The RF pulses of a parallel transmit array are designed with different spatial phase distributions, that deviate from a constant phase from pulse-to-pulse, with the absolute value of the difference between respective spatial phase distributions of any two successively radiated RF pulses corresponding to the off-resonance that is caused by B0-inhomogeneity during the time between the radiation of the successive pulses. Additionally, or separately, currents supplied to the shim coils can be taken into account in the design of the RF pulses as an additional degree of freedom, with the shimming of the basic magnetic field produced by the shim currents deviating from shim currents designed to ideally produce a homogenous B0 field.
摘要:
A method for generation of a radio-frequency (RF) pulse for excitation of nuclear spins in a predetermined layer of a specimen for magnetic resonance imaging and a magnetic resonance imaging device for performing the method are provided. The method includes determining a variation of a magnetic field in a measuring volume, and defining a spectral frequency distribution of the RF pulse. The RF pulse with the spectral frequency distribution is configured to excite nuclear spins in the specimen. The nuclear spins are polarized by the magnetic field at a predetermined flip angle in the measuring volume under a boundary condition of a substantially minimum energy content. The method also includes generating the RF pulse with the defined spectral frequency distribution.