STEADY STATE MAGNETIC RESONANCE FINGERPRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20190033413A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16072940

    申请日:2017-02-06

    Abstract: The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (142) from a subject (118) within a measurement zone (108), wherein the magnetic resonance imaging system comprises: a processor (130) for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system and a memory (136) for storing machine executable instructions (150, 152, 154) and pulse sequence commands (140). The pulse sequence commands for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire the magnetic resonance data according to a magnetic resonance fingerprinting protocol. The pulse sequence commands are configured for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system to generate an RF pulse train (300). The pulse sequence commands are configured for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire the magnetic resonance data as multiple k-space traces. The pulse sequence commands are configured for controlling the RF pulse train to be repeated for the acquisition of each of the multiple k-space traces. The machine executable instructions causes the processor to: sequentially acquire (200) the multiple k-space traces of magnetic resonance data by controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system with pulse sequence commands and calculate (202) the abundance of each of a set of predetermined substances for k-space traces that are acquired after a predetermined number of k-space traces of the multiple k-space traces has been acquired. The abundance of each of a set of predetermined substances is determined by comparing the magnetic resonance data with a steady state magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary (144). The steady state magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary contains a listing of calculated magnetic resonance signals in response to the RF pulse train for a set of predetermined substances.

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