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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Shaorong Chang, Hartland, WI (US);
Dashen Chu, Hartland, WI (US);
Charles Michelich, Brookfield, WI (US);
Anja Kammeier, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dawei Gui, Sussex, WI (US);
Zachary Slavens, New Berlin, WI (US);
Brent Robinson, Madison, WI (US);
Ling Sun, Brookfield, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for selecting radio frequency (RF) coil array for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one embodiment, the method comprises grouping the plurality of coil elements into receiving elements groups (REGs) according to REGs information, generating channel sensitivity maps for the plurality of coil elements, generating REG sensitivity maps based on the REGs information and the channel sensitivity maps, selecting one or more REGs based on the REG sensitivity maps and a region of interest (ROI), and scanning the ROI with the coil elements of the one or more selected REGs being activated and the coil elements not in any selected REGs being deactivated. In this way, coil arrays may be automatically selected for improved image quality of the MRI.