METHOD FOR CALCULATING AN OPERATING PARAMETER OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SEQUENCE, MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

    公开(公告)号:US20240151795A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18499808

    申请日:2023-11-01

    IPC分类号: G01R33/54

    CPC分类号: G01R33/543

    摘要: A method for calculating an operating parameter of a magnetic resonance sequence, a magnetic resonance apparatus, and a computer program product are disclosed. According to the method, at least one initial sequence parameter of a radio-frequency (RF) transmit pulse of the magnetic resonance sequence is provided. In addition, at least one test RF transmit pulse is determined, (e.g., calculated and/or modeled and/or simulated), wherein the at least one test RF transmit pulse is adapted based on the at least one initial sequence parameter to a specified, in particular geometric, standard shape. The at least one operating parameter is determined, (e.g., calculated), with the assistance of the at least one test RF transmit pulse. It is in particular assumed in this respect that the at least one test RF transmit pulse is applied on performance of the magnetic resonance sequence.

    Method for recording measurement data using a magnetic resonance system with a correction of k-space trajectories

    公开(公告)号:US11604240B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17383506

    申请日:2021-07-23

    摘要: In a method for recording measurement data, frequency-dependent parameters characterizing a gradient unit are loaded, a k-space trajectory planned for a MR measurement and having at least one frequency component is loaded, MR measurement data is acquired based on the planned k-space trajectory and reconstructing image data from the MR measurement data, wherein the planned k-space trajectory is corrected based on the at least one frequency component of the planned k-space trajectory and the frequency-dependent parameters, and an electronic signal representing the reconstructed image data is provided as an output of the MR system. The reconstructed image data may be stored and/or displayed. Advantageously, the correction can be employed flexibly for k-space trajectories with different frequency components.

    Continual trajectory correction in magnetic resonance imaging

    公开(公告)号:US11585884B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17393521

    申请日:2021-08-04

    摘要: A correction method for reducing temperature-related deviations in a gradient response of an MR pulse sequence in MR imaging is provided. An MR pulse sequence that includes at least one nominal test gradient is run. A gradient response to the at least one nominal test gradient is repeatedly acquired by a magnetic field measurement in an examination region. A gradient system transfer function is determined based on the gradient response. A corrected MR pulse sequence is determined based on the gradient system transfer function and of the at least one nominal test gradient.

    Computer-Implemented Magnetic Resonance Operation

    公开(公告)号:US20220400970A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17840792

    申请日:2022-06-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/055 G01R33/483

    摘要: Method for operating an MR device to acquire MR data slices, wherein in a sequence section of an MR sequence, MR signals of at least two slices are measured simultaneously, and an acquisition order having an association of slices to respective sequence sections of a repetition sequence covering all slices of an associated concatenation is determined using an ordering rule. A crosstalk criterion is evaluated for the acquisition order by checking whether a first slice acquired in a last sequence section of the repetition sequence is directly adjacent to a second slice acquired in a first sequence section of the same repetition sequence. If the crosstalk criterion is fulfilled, the acquisition order is adapted according to an adaptation rule such that a larger temporal acquisition distance between the acquisition of the first and the second slices is provided.

    METHOD FOR RECORDING MEASUREMENT DATA USING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTION OF K-SPACE TRAJECTORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20220026513A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17383506

    申请日:2021-07-23

    摘要: In a method for recording measurement data, frequency-dependent parameters characterizing a gradient unit are loaded, a k-space trajectory planned for a MR measurement and having at least one frequency component is loaded, MR measurement data is acquired based on the planned k-space trajectory and reconstructing image data from the MR measurement data, wherein the planned k-space trajectory is corrected based on the at least one frequency component of the planned k-space trajectory and the frequency-dependent parameters, and an electronic signal representing the reconstructed image data is provided as an output of the MR system. The reconstructed image data may be stored and/or displayed. Advantageously, the correction can be employed flexibly for k-space trajectories with different frequency components.

    Acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data by means of echo trains

    公开(公告)号:US11231477B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16520509

    申请日:2019-07-24

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to the generation of a magnetic resonance (MR) image of a predetermined portion of a volume of an examination object. MR data of the portion may be acquired using echo trains in a first step and in a second step, with each of the echo trains acquiring MR data of a plurality of k-space lines. The plurality of k-space lines extend parallel to one another and perpendicular to a common plane such that per k-space line, one intersection point within a plane results. The MR image is then reconstructed using the acquired MR data.

    Magnetic resonance method and apparatus for suppressing metal artifacts

    公开(公告)号:US11016157B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16515444

    申请日:2019-07-18

    摘要: A method and system for suppressing metal artifacts in magnetic resonance (MR) images of slices of a patient containing a metallic implant. The method and system can use a Slice Encoding for Metal Artifact Correction (SEMAC) sequence. In the method and system, MR data of each slice is fully sampled in k-space in a reference region located in a center of k-space in a phase-encoding direction and a central section in a slice-selection direction. The MR-data of each slice outside the reference region can be undersampled in k-space. The fully sampled MR data from the reference regions of each slice can be combined to generate a reference data set for reconstructing an MR image of each slice.