Imaging fluid flow into a region of interest

US11089970B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Thomas Lindner · Polling, DE
• Michael Gunter Helle · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 17, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R33/4838
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (141) from an imaging zone (108) includes a memory (134, 136) for storing machine executable instructions (150, 152, 154, 156) and pulse sequence commands (140). The pulse sequence commands cause the magnetic resonance imaging system to provide at least one spatially selective saturation pulse (408, 410) to at least one selected volume (124, 124′) that is at least partially outside of a region of interest (123) and within the imaging zone. The magnetic resonance imaging system performs a non-selective inversion (412) of spins in the region of interest followed by a readout (414) of the magnetic resonance data which is reconstructed (202) into an image (142).