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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Kay Nehrke, Ammersbek, DE;
Peter Boernert, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of MR imaging, wherein a portion of a body placed in the examination volume of a MR device is subjected to an imaging sequence of RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients. The imaging sequence is a stimulated echo sequence including i) at least two preparation RF pulses (α) radiated toward the portion of the body during a preparation period, and ii) one or more reading RF pulses (β) radiated toward the portion of the body during an acquisition period temporally subsequent to the preparation period. One or more FID signals and one or more stimulated echo signals are acquired during the acquisition period. A Bmap indicating the spatial distribution of the RF field of the RF pulses within the portion of the body is derived from the acquired FID and stimulated echo signals.