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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

May. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;

Inventors:

Venkata Veerendranadh Chebrolu, Rochester, MN (US);

Peter Kollasch, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Michael Wullenweber, Erlangen, DE;

Andreas Schäfer, Fürth, DE;

Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Assignee:

Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/483 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/483 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01); G01R 33/5608 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for determining proton spectral characteristics associated with a pair of targets from an MRI data volume are provided. The methods can include identifying spectral widths and peak-to-peak distance associated with the targets from the MRI data volume. The targets could include water and fat. The identified proton spectral characteristics can be useful for accurate spectral fat saturation, improving dynamic shim routines, and optimizing bandwidth of radiofrequency pulses used in multi-slice or multi-band excitation.


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