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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Holger Eggers, Ellerhoop, DE;
Johan Samuel Van Den Brink, Meteren, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to enable 'silent' zero echo time (ZTE) imaging in combination with water/fat separation. The method includes subjecting the object to a first self-refocusing zero echo time imaging sequence, wherein a first sequence of gradient echo signals is acquired as a first number Nof radial k-space spokes at a first repetition time TR; subjecting the object to a second self-refocusing zero echo time imaging sequence, wherein a second sequence of gradient echo signals is acquired as a second number Nof radial k-space spokes at a second repetition time TR, wherein N≠Nand/or TR≠TR; and reconstructing a MR image from the acquired gradient echo signals. Signal contributions of chemical species (e.g., water and fat) may be separated exploiting the different echo times attributed to the gradient echo signals.