Modular timemasking sequence programming for imaging system
US6249120A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2652
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A technique is described for programming multiple axes or channels of a system, such as an MRI system. Modular component time masks are defined including information for activity on at least one axis and a time boundary for execution of the activity. The modular components may be stored in a library, and assembled to define desired control sequences. Activity may include pulse sequences for coils in the imaging system. The modular components facilitate definition of complex multi-axis control sequences while respecting inherent physical constraints of the system. Time optimized control sequences may be developed from the modular components by reference to beginning and ending times of a series of components, or to anchor time points associated with the components.
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