System and method of magnetic resonance imaging for producing successive magnetic resonance images
US7330027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/56518
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention describes the combination of SSFP, a method for accelerating data acquisition, and an eddy current compensation method. This synergistic combination allows acquisition of images with high signal-to-noise ratio, high image contrast, high spatial and temporal resolutions, and good immunity against system instabilities. k-t BLAST and k-t SENSE are the preferred method for accelerating data acquisition, since they allow high acceleration factors, but other methods such as parallel imaging and reduced field-of-view imaging are also applicable. Typical applications of this invention include cine 3D cardiac imaging, and 2D real-time cardiac imaging.
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