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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging system acquires magnetic resonance data from a target volume in a subject. The magnetic resonance imaging system includes multiple excitation sources for generating a slice-selective or slab-selective spatial radio frequency (RF) excitation magnetic field targeting slice/slab spatial variations in the target volume, and a controller coupled to the excitation sources. The controller is adapted for: determining a power level required by the excitation sources for generating the slice-selective/or slab-selective spatial RF excitation magnetic field, decomposing the slice-selective or slab-selective spatial RF excitation magnetic field into respective RF excitation constituents of the excitation sources, controlling each of the excitation sources to simultaneously generate the respective RF excitation constituent, using the determined power level for acquiring the magnetic resonance data.