Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.

Sungkyunkwan University

Shenzhen United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.

Chaohong Wang

Guobin Li

Zhaopeng Li

Weiguo Zhang

Renkuan Zhai

Qiang Li

Yanli Song

Xin Zhou

Jaeseok Park

Lingzhi Hu

Eunji Lim

Gongji Zhang

Hyunkyung Maeng

A method and a system for image reconstruction are provided. The method may include acquiring raw image data, wherein the raw image data may include a plurality of frequency domain undersampled image data samples. The method may include generating a first reconstruction result based on the raw image data using a first reconstruction method, and generating a second reconstruction result based on the raw image data using a second reconstruction method. The method may further include fusing the first reconstruction result and the second reconstruction result, and generating a reconstructed image based on a result of the fusion.

System and method for image reconstruction

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging. The method may include obtaining a pulse sequence for scanning an object, obtaining a tolerance parameter associated with the pulse sequence, determining, based on the pulse sequence and the tolerance parameter, a target waveform for scanning the object, and causing an MRI device to scan the object based on the target waveform.

Systems and methods for waveform determination in magnetic resonance imaging

A system and method for magnetic resonance imaging is provided. The method includes generating a main magnetic field through a region of interest (ROI), applying a slice selection gradient to an slice of the ROI, applying a plurality of RF pulses to the slice to generate a plurality of echoes, applying a first encoding gradient and a second encoding gradient on the echoes, and generating MR images based on the echoes.

System and method for fast imaging in magnetic resonance imaging

A method for image reconstruction may include: obtaining a plurality of sets of scan data captured by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, each set of scan data corresponding to a same scanning area of an object and corresponding to a plurality of scanning characteristics; generating one or more shareable data sets based on the plurality of sets of scan data; generating, based on the one or more shareable data sets, at least one optimized data set for each of the plurality of scanning characteristics; and reconstructing, based on at least one optimized data set for at least one of the plurality of scanning characteristics, the plurality of sets of scan data to obtain a reconstructed image for the at least one scanning characteristic.

System and method for multi-contrast magnetic resonance imaging

A system and method for magnetic resonance imaging reconstruction using novel k-space sampling sequences is provided. The method includes dividing k-space into a plurality of regions along a dividing direction; scanning an object using a plurality of sampling sequences; acquiring a plurality of groups of data lines; filling the plurality of groups of data lines into the plurality of regions of the k-space; and reconstructing an image based on the filled k-space.

System and method for magnetic resonance imaging reconstruction using novel k-space sampling sequences

A method may include providing an initial flip angle schedule of refocusing radio frequency pulses, the refocusing radio frequency pulses being configured to generate an echo train; comparing the initial flip angle schedule with a first criterion, the first criterion relating to a first parameter relating to the echo train; determining, a first flip angle schedule based on the first comparison, the first flip angle schedule satisfying the first criterion; comparing the first flip angle schedule with a second criterion, the second criterion relating to a second parameter relating to the echo train; determining, a second flip angle schedule based on the second comparison, the second flip angle schedule satisfying the second criterion; and obtaining a magnetic resonance (MR) signal based on the second flip angle schedule.

System and method for determining flip angles in magnetic resonance imaging

A system and method for modifying RF pulse generated by an MRI system are provided. The method may include: obtaining an excitation variable-rate selective excitation (VERSE) factor and a refocusing VERSE factor; determining a first slice-selection gradient waveform based on an excitation factor and a reference excitation slice-selection gradient waveform; determining a second slice-selection gradient waveform based on a refocusing factor and a reference refocusing slice-selection gradient waveformslice-selection gradient waveformslice-selection gradient waveform; determining an excitation pulse based on the first slice-selection gradient waveform; determining a refocusing pulse based on the second slice-selection gradient waveform, wherein a ratio of the decimal part of the excitation factor to the decimal part of the refocusing factor is equal to a ratio of the amplitude of the first reference waveform to the amplitude of the reference refocusing slice-selection gradient waveform.

System and method for amplitude reduction in RF pulse design

A system and method for calculating a flip angle schedule is provided. The technique includes selecting an initial condition, providing a function for calculating flip angles, calculating flip angles, assessing the flip angles, and repeating the calculation of the flip angles by adjusting the function until a desired flip angle schedule is obtained.

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