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B1 and/or B0 mapping in MRI system using k-space spatial frequency domain filtering with complex pixel by pixel off-resonance phase in the B0 map

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Filing dateMay 24, 2010
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/003
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Frequency filtering of spatially modulated or “tagged” MRI data in the spatial frequency k-space domain with subsequent 2DFT to the spatial domain and pixel-by-pixel arithmetic calculations provide robust data that can be used to derive B1 and/or B0 maps for an MRI system.

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