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Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus

US9599689B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Wilhelm Horger · Arnstorf, DE
Bernd Kuehn · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Andre de Oliveira · Jundiaí, BR

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/5608
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and apparatus for automatic magnetic resonance imaging of a patient, an MR overall image is composed from several MR partial images. An MR overview image is received by a process that determines several scanning ranges based on the MR overview image. The MR scanning ranges are characterized by a length along a first direction. For all MR scanning ranges: the length along the first direction is set equal to the length of the longest MR scanning range in the first direction.

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