Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

The General Hospital Corporation

The United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Siemens Healthineers Ag

Keith Aaron Heberlein

Himanshu Bhat

Thomas Witzel

Andre Jan Willem Van Der Kouwe

Matthew Tisdall

Thomas Beck

Kawin Setsompop

Stephen Farman Cauley

Martin Harder

Lars Lauer

Heiko Meyer

Jonathan R Polimeni

Vibhas S Deshpande

Jason Stockmann

Peter Kollasch

Abraham Padua, Jr

Jacob Stolk

Dieter Faust

Matthew Dylan Tisdell

A method is proposed for recording diagnostic measurement data of a head of an examination object in head imaging via a magnetic resonance device. The method comprises performing an overview scan of the head of the examination object, wherein overview measurement data is acquired in the overview scan and performing various diagnostic scans of the head of the examination object based on the acquired overview measurement data, wherein diagnostic measurement data is acquired in the various diagnostic scans.

Method for recording diagnostic measurement data of a head of an examination object in head imaging via a magnetic resonance device

A method for increasing field of view (FOV) in magnetic resonance imaging includes determining linear field gradients of associated with a gradient coil of a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner and using the MR scanner to acquire a k-space dataset representative of a patient using a plurality of readout gradient amplitudes. An extended FOV image is generated based on the k-space dataset using an iterative reconstruction process to solve a forward model that incorporates a measurement of gradient distortion as a deviation from the linear field gradients.

Field of view increase in magnetic resonance imaging using nonlinear gradients and generalized iterative reconstruction

A system for generating medical image scanner configurations includes a scanner configuration database and a simulation component. The database stores a scanner configuration dataset corresponding to a medical image scanner. The simulation component includes a display module which is configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) utilized by the medical image scanner, and an editing module which is configured to create a modified scanner configuration dataset based on commands received from a user via the GUI. Additionally, the simulation component includes a simulation module which is configured to (i) perform a simulation of the medical image scanner using the modified scanner configuration dataset to yield simulated results, (ii) use the display module to present the simulated results in the GUI, and (iii) in response to receiving user approval of the simulated results via the GUI, save the modified scanner configuration dataset to the database.

Enterprise protocol management

A magnetic resonance method and system are provided for generating real-time motion-corrected perfusion images based on pulsed arterial spin labeling (PASL) with a readout sequence such as a 3D gradient and spin echo (GRASE) image data acquisition block. The real-time motion correction is achieved by using a volumetric 3D EPI navigator that is provided during an intrinsic delay in the PASL sequence, which corrects for motion prospectively and does not extend the image data acquisition time as compared to a similar non-motion-corrected imaging procedure.

MR imaging apparatus and method for generating a perfusion image with motion correction

A method for MRI inter-scan motion correction includes performing (i) an anatomical localizer scan of a region of interest (ROI) to identify anatomical landmarks defining orientation of a surrounding field-of-view (FOV); (ii) an inter-scan motion reference scan of the ROI to acquire a reference inter-scan dataset indicating a reference navigator location in the ROI; and (iii) scans of the ROI to acquire k-space data. Prior to one or more of the scans, a motion correction process is performed that includes (a) performing an inter-scan motion tracking scan to acquire a tracking inter-scan dataset indicating an updated reference navigator location; (b) determining an estimation of inter-scan patient motion based on a comparison between the reference inter-scan and tracking inter-scan datasets; and (c) updating the FOV relative to the landmarks based on that estimation. Images of the ROI may be generated using the k-space data acquired with each of the scans.

MR-based navigators for inter-scan and intra-scan motion correction

A system determines motion correction data for use in diffusion MR imaging using an RF signal generator and magnetic field gradient generator which sequentially acquire in a single first direction through a volume, first and second slice sets individually comprising multiple individual diffusion image slices. The first set of slices and the second set of slices are spatially interleaved within the volume, by providing in acquiring the second slice set, a low flip angle RF pulse successively followed by a non-diffusion image data readout magnetic field gradient for acquisition of data representing a two dimensional (2D) non-diffusion image used for motion detection of the first slice set successively followed by, a first diffusion imaging RF pulse followed by a first diffusion imaging phase encoding magnetic field gradient for preparation for acquiring data representing a diffusion image slice of the second slice set.

System for motion corrected MR diffusion imaging

A method for accelerated segmented magnetic resonance (MR) image data acquisition includes using a plurality of RF pulses to excite one or more slices of an anatomical area of interest according to a predetermined slice acceleration factor. Next, a collapsed image comprising the slices is acquired using a consecutive segment acquisition process. Then, a parallel image reconstruction method is applied to the collapsed image to separate the collapsed image into a plurality of slice images.

Methods, systems and apparatuses for rapid segmented, accelerated, and simultaneous multi-slice echo planar imaging

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Keith Aaron Heberlein