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Magnetic resonance imaging using randomized radio frequency pulses

US9285445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventor

Eric C. Wong · Wauwatosa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2012
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/50
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging that facilitate applying a gradient waveform to generate a k-space trajectory in a subject, applying radio frequency (RF) pulses having a pseudorandom phase distribution, such that the RF pulses are applied to the subject at a plurality of non-uniform locations near a center of the k-space trajectory and collecting, based on the applied RF pulses and the applied gradient waveform, imaging data from the subject.

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