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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Yuan Yuan Kang, Shenzhen, CN;
Qiong Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In an MRI method and apparatus a 3D magnetic resonance scan sequence is performed to acquire MR raw data, which are entered into k-space with 2D CAIPIRINHA undersampling. The sampled data are reorganized into data blocks that each contain one sampled k-space location. The data blocks are extracted from k-space in a predetermined sequence, and image data are reconstructed from the k-space data respectively in the extracted data blocks. The application of the 2D CAIPIRINHA undersampling method with corresponding reorganized data blocks into a 3D scan sequence, in particular a SPACE scan sequence, significantly improves the comfort of an examination subject as well as the overall image quality thereof.