Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for optimization of a magnetic resonance sequence

US10012710B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• David Grodzki · Erlangen, DE
• Bjoern Heismann · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 17, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R33/3854
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a method to optimize a magnetic resonance sequence of a magnetic resonance apparatus and a magnetic resonance apparatus operated according to such a method, optimization of the timing of the magnetic resonance sequence is implemented by adopting a magnetic resonance sequence as a starting sequence includes a first time interval set of one or more first time intervals and a second time interval set of one or more second time intervals, wherein the first time intervals of the first time interval set are to be left unmodified with regard to an optimization of the duration. The magnetic resonance sequence is automatically analyzed to identify the first time intervals of the first time interval set and the second time intervals of the second time interval set in the magnetic resonance sequence. The duration of at least one second time interval of the second time interval set is then automatically optimized.