摘要:
The invention provides for a therapeutic apparatus comprising a tissue heating system (302, 480, 482). The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a magnetic resonance imaging system (300) for acquiring magnetic resonance thermometry data (366) from nuclei of a subject (318) located within an imaging volume (330). The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a radiation therapy system (304, 592) for irradiating an irradiation volume (316, 516) of the subject, wherein the irradiation volume is within the imaging volume. The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a controller (354) for controlling the therapeutic apparatus. The controller is adapted for acquiring (100, 210) magnetic resonance thermometry data repeatedly using the magnetic resonance imaging system. The controller is adapted for heating (102, 208) at least the irradiation volume using the tissue heating system. The heating is controlled using the magnetic resonance thermometry data. The controller is adapted for irradiating (104, 208) the irradiation volume.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of MR imaging, wherein a portion of a body placed in the examination volume of a MR device is subjected to an imaging sequence of RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients. The imaging sequence is a stimulated echo sequence including i) two preparation RF pulses (α) radiated toward the portion of the body during a preparation period (21), and ii) reading RF pulses (β) radiated toward the portion of the body during an acquisition period (22) temporally subsequent to the preparation period (21). FID signals (I 1 ) and stimulated echo signals (I 2 ) are acquired during the acquisition period (22). A B 1 map indicating the spatial distribution of the RF field of the RF pulses within the portion of the body is derived from the acquired FID (I 1 ) and stimulated echo (I 2 ) signals.
摘要:
The invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging system for acquiring magnetic resonance data from a subject within an imaging volume. The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a transmitter for generating radio-frequency pulses (708) for exciting atomic nuclei within the imaging volume using a radio-frequency antenna. The transmitter has a fixed output amplitude and a modulated output. The transmitter is configured to generate the radio-frequency pulses by switching radio-frequency emissions at the fixed output amplitude on and off. The transmitter is further configured to generate the radio-frequency pulses by controlling the modulated output. The magnetic resonance imaging system further comprises a receiver for receiving radio-frequency emissions from the excited atomic nuclei using the radio-frequency antenna.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of at least a portion of a body (10) of a patient placed in an examination volume of a MR device (1), the method comprising the steps of: - subjecting the portion of the body (10) to a first imaging sequence for acquiring a first signal data set (21); - subjecting the portion of the body (10) to a second imaging sequence for acquiring a second signal data set (23), wherein the imaging parameters of the second imaging sequence differ from the imaging parameters of the first imaging sequence; - reconstructing a MR image from the second signal data set (23) by means of regularization using the first signal data set (21) as prior information. Moreover, the invention relates to a MR device (1) and to a computer program for a MR device (1).
摘要:
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 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.