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Magnetic resonance method and device for acquiring short echo time images
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-16
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2010-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A magnetic resonance imaging method for high quality short echo time imaging uses FID-acquired-echoes. Gradient recalled echoes are excited in two short echo time acquisition sequences having opposite polarity reading gradients. Half-echoes for corresponding phase encoding steps are concatenated to reconstructed echoes. An image is reconstructed from the reconstructed echoes using a Fourier transform reconstruction method. With the method artefact free high quality images with echo times below 4 msec can be obtained, even under unfavorable conditions, such as fast blood flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Markus B. Scheidegger
- 👤 Peter Bosiger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:21
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R33/00; G01R33/20; G01R33/44; G01R33/48; G01R33/54; G01R33/56; G01R33/561
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A magnetic resonance imaging method, in which an object to be imaged is in a stationary homogeneous magnetic field and is subjected to an acquisition sequence for acquiring a magnetic resonance signal, said method comprising: a) generating a first acquisition sequence comprising: generating an rf-pulse for exciting atomic spins in the object; generating a phase encoding gradient; generating a first reading gradient having a first portion reversed in polarity from a second portion; and repeating the acquisition sequence a number of times with a different value of the time integral of the phase encoding gradient; and b) generating a further acquisition sequence comprising: generating a sequence differing from the first acquisition sequence by generating a reading gradient opposite in polarity to said first reading gradient; sampling magnetic resonance signals from the first and further acquisition sequences by starting the sampling at least approximately from the maxima of the resonance signals to produce a first and a second set of samples; combining the samples from the first and second set corresponding to the same value of said time integral to form a reconstructed echo; and reconstructing an image from the reconstructed echoes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A magnetic resonance imaging method, in which an object to be imaged is in a stationary homogeneous magnetic field and is subjected to an acquisition sequence for acquiring a magnetic resonance signal, said method comprising: a) generating a first acquisition sequence comprising: generating an rf-pulse for exciting atomic spins in the object; generating a phase encoding gradient; generating a first reading gradient having a first portion reversed in polarity from a second portion; and repeating the acquisition sequence a number of times with a different value of the time integral of the phase encoding gradient; and b) generating a further acquisition sequence comprising: generating a sequence differing from the first acquisition sequence by generating a reading gradient opposite in polarity to said first reading gradient; sampling magnetic resonance signals from the first and further acquisition sequences by starting the sampling at least approximately from the maxima of the resonance signals to produce a first and a second set of samples; combining the samples from the first and second set corresponding to the same value of said time integral to form a reconstructed echo; and reconstructing an image from the reconstructed echoes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The magnetic resonance imaging method of claim 1 including before forming a reconstructed echo, determining first and second sampling shifts of the respective first and second sets of samples relative to signal maxima from samples of resonance signals acquired with a given value of said time integral.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic resonance imaging method of claim 2 including flow imaging the object in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The magnetic resonance imaging method of claim 2 including determining the shifts to signal maxima from moduli of samples adjacent to the signal maxima.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic resonance imaging method of claim 4 including flow imaging the object in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 4 wherein said acquisition sequences are modified to projection reconstruction sequences.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 2 wherein said acquisition sequences are modified to projection reconstruction sequences.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 2 including flow imaging the object in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic resonance imaging method of claim 1 including flow imaging the object in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 1, 2 or 4 wherein the image is reconstructed as a modulus image.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 10, wherein said acquisition sequences are modified to projection reconstruction sequences.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 10 used for flow imaging, especially for flow in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 1, 2 or 4 wherein said acquisition sequences are modified to projection reconstruction sequences.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
Magnetic resonance imaging method according to claim 13 used for flow imaging, especially for flow in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
134 words
Magnetic resonance imaging device comprising: means for generating a stationary homogeneous magnetic field; means for exciting rf pulses; means for generating magnetic field gradients; means for detecting and sampling magnetic resonance signals obtained in an object which is situated in the homogeneous field; and control means for providing a first acquisition sequence for acquiring a gradient recalled echo from said object with a reading gradient of a given polarity and for providing a second acquisition sequence for acquiring a further gradient recalled echo with a reading gradient opposite in polarity to said reading gradient given polarity, said control means including means for combining samples at least approximately starting from the maxima of the resonance signals of the respective sequences to form a reconstructed echo and means for reconstructing an image from the reconstructed echoes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
134 words
Magnetic resonance imaging device comprising: means for generating a stationary homogeneous magnetic field; means for exciting rf pulses; means for generating magnetic field gradients; means for detecting and sampling magnetic resonance signals obtained in an object which is situated in the homogeneous field; and control means for providing a first acquisition sequence for acquiring a gradient recalled echo from said object with a reading gradient of a given polarity and for providing a second acquisition sequence for acquiring a further gradient recalled echo with a reading gradient opposite in polarity to said reading gradient given polarity, said control means including means for combining samples at least approximately starting from the maxima of the resonance signals of the respective sequences to form a reconstructed echo and means for reconstructing an image from the reconstructed echoes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magnetic resonance device of claim 15 including means for flow imaging the object in the direction of the reading gradient.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The magnetic resonance imaging device of claim 15 wherein said reading gradients each have a first portion of a first polarity and a second portion of a second polarity different than the first polarity.
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