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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
University College Cardiff Consultants Ltd., Cardiff, GB;
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Joseph Whittaker, Cardiff, GB;
Patrick Liebig, Erlangen, DE;
Fabrizio Fasano, Cardiff, GB;
Robin Heidemann, Litzendorf, DE;
Kevin Murphy, Cardiff, GB;
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
University College Cardiff Consultants Ltd., Cardiff, GB;
Abstract
A method for obtaining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) echo-planar image (EPI) data, including providing a homogeneous, static background field; providing a gradient field to select a slice of an object for imaging; applying Radio-frequency (RF) pulses to excite magnetic resonance in the selected slice; and measuring a radio frequency signal emitted by the selected slice containing image data. The RF pulses are repeatedly applied separated by a time period shorter than a recovery time of static material in the selected slice such that the static material remains in a state of magnetic saturation, while dynamic material arriving within the slice since a previous RF pulse is not magnetically saturated.