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Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging

US10345406B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Stefanie Splitthoff · Erlangen, DE
Ralf Ladebeck · Erlangen, DE
Joerg Rothard · Litzendorf, DE
Johann Sukkau · Herzogenaurach, DE
Michael Wullenweber · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/56563
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Calculation of shim settings for magnetic resonance imaging includes defining an examination volume for the magnetic resonance imaging in a body of the examination object, determining a local shim volume, which includes a subregion of the examination volume, calculating shim settings, wherein a tissue, which is present in the local shim volume, of the body of the examination object is incorporated into the calculation of the shim settings, and acquiring magnetic resonance raw data of the examination volume by operation of a magnetic resonance scanner, using the calculated shim settings.

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