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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Florian Wiesinger, Freising, DE;
Martin Andreas Janich, Munich, DE;
Ana Beatriz Solana Sanchez, Munich, DE;
Nicolas Hehn, Munich, DE;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems to obtain and apply Tpreparatory radiofrequency (RF) pulse sequences for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are provided. The iterative methods may employ propagation of the magnetization state of the object being imaged and a comparison with a target magnetization state. The methods disclosed may be used to obtain MRI pulse sequences that may optimize Trelaxation contrast. The produced RF pulse sequences may be robust to effects from inhomogeneity of the magnetic fields or other environmental or physiological perturbations.