摘要:
A magnetic resonance system includes a magnetic resonance scanner having a multi-channel transmit coil or coil system and a magnetic resonance receive element; and a digital processor configured to perform an imaging process. The image process includes shimming the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a coil sensitivity map for the magnetic resonance receive element using the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a magnetic resonance image using the magnetic resonance receive element and the shimmed multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, and performing an intensity level correction on the acquired magnetic resonance image using the coil sensitivity map to generate a corrected magnetic resonance image.
摘要:
A magnetic resonance system comprises: a magnetic resonance scanner including a multi-channel transmit coil or coil system and a magnetic resonance receive element; and a digital processor configured to perform an imaging process including shimming the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a coil sensitivity map for the magnetic resonance receive element using the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a magnetic resonance image using the magnetic resonance receive element and the shimmed multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, and performing an intensity level correction on the acquired magnetic resonance image using the coil sensitivity map to generate a corrected magnetic resonance image.
摘要:
A magnetic resonance method comprising: loading a subject into a magnetic resonance scanner; with the subject loaded into the magnetic resonance scanner, acquiring B1 maps (72) for a plurality of radio frequency transmit channels of the magnetic resonance scanner; shimming the plurality of radio frequency transmit channels and setting a radio frequency transmit power for the shimmed plurality of radio frequency transmit channels using the acquired B 1 maps to generate optimized amplitude and phase parameters (98) for the plurality of radio frequency transmit channels; acquiring magnetic resonance imaging data of the subject loaded into the magnetic resonance scanner including exciting magnetic resonance by operating the plurality of radio frequency transmit channels using the optimized amplitude and phase parameters; generating a reconstructed image from the acquired magnetic resonance imaging data; and displaying the reconstructed image.
摘要:
In a magnetic resonance scanner, a main magnet (20, 22) generates a static magnetic field at least in an examination region. A magnetic field gradient system (30, 54) selectively superimposes magnetic field gradients on the static magnetic field at least in the examination region. A magnetic resonance excitation system (36, 36′) includes at least one radio frequency coil (30, 301, 302, 303) arranged to inject radio frequency B1 fields into the examination region and at least two radio frequency amplifiers (38, 40, 40′) coupled with different input ports of the at least one radio frequency coil. A controller (66, 70) controls the magnetic resonance excitation system to produce a time varying spatial B1 field distribution in a subject (16) in the examination region that time integrates to define a spatial tip angle distribution in the subject having reduced spatial non uniformity.
摘要:
In a magnetic resonance scanner, a main magnet (20, 22) generates a static magnetic field at least in an examination region. A magnetic field gradient system (30, 54) selectively superimposes magnetic field gradients on the static magnetic field at least in the examination region. A magnetic resonance excitation system (36, 36′) includes at least one radio frequency coil (30, 301, 302, 303) arranged to inject radio frequency B1 fields into the examination region and at least two radio frequency amplifiers (38, 40, 40′) coupled with different input ports of the at least one radio frequency coil. A controller (66, 70) controls the magnetic resonance excitation system to produce a time varying spatial B1 field distribution in a subject (16) in the examination region that time integrates to define a spatial tip angle distribution in the subject having reduced spatial non uniformity.
摘要:
A medical imaging system (2) excites multiple nuclei through a single RF amplifier (24). The medical imaging system (2) includes a magnet (10) that generates a main magnetic field (Bo) in an examination region. A gradient coil (14) superimposes magnetic field gradients (G) on the main magnetic field Bo. At least one transmitter (28) generates multi-nuclei excitation pulses associated with at least two different isotopes and two different frequency spectra. The single amplifier (24) sends the multi-nuclei excitation pulses to a RF coil (18, 20) for application to the examination region.
摘要:
A method is provided for evaluating an inhomogeneity in a magnetic polarizing field used to acquire an MRI image of a slice of a subject, at a point in the slice, the method comprising: acquiring data in a k-space for first and second k-space scans of the subject with a single application of a first MRI pulse sequence, wherein data acquisition for the second k-space scan is delayed with respect to data acquisition for the first k-space scan by a time delay; generating first and second spatial images from the first and second k-space scans; determining a phase difference between values of the first and second spatial images at the point; and evaluating the inhomogeneity at the point using the phase difference and the time delay.
摘要:
A method is provided for removing discontinuities between the data of a first and second data set acquired in a k-space for a same MRI image of a subject, where the data for each of the data sets is acquired at k-coordinate points in adjacent regions of the k-space, using different MRI imaging techniques or operating conditions.
摘要:
An MRI system incorporating modular whole body gradient coils that can selectively be used for conventional imaging or for ultra-fast imaging. A central modular coil is used alone for the ultra-fast imaging or used in combination with a modular flanking coil for conventional imaging.
摘要:
Hybrid circuitry (40, 40′, 40″) for operatively coupling a radio frequency drive signal (70) with a quadrature coil (30) is configurable in one of at least two coil modes of a group consisting of: (i) a linear I channel mode in which an I channel input port (42) is driven without driving a Q channel input port (44); (ii) a linear Q channel mode in which the Q channel input port is driven without driving the I channel input port; (iii) a quadrature mode in which both the I and Q channel input ports are driven with a selected positive phase difference; and (iv) an anti quadrature mode in which both the I and Q channel input ports are driven with a selected negative phase difference. A temporal sequence of the at least two coil modes may be determined and employed to compensate for B inhomogeneity.