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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2022
Applicants:

David Leitão, Staines, GB;

Raphael Tomi-tricot, London, GB;

Joseph V. Hajnal, London, GB;

Shaihan Malik, London, GB;

Inventors:

David Leitão, Staines, GB;

Raphael Tomi-Tricot, London, GB;

Joseph V. Hajnal, London, GB;

Shaihan Malik, London, GB;

Assignees:

King's College London, London, GB;

Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/543 (2013.01); G01R 33/4828 (2013.01); G01R 33/5659 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a magnetic resonance scanner includes determining a radio frequency (RF) pulse to be transmitted to jointly homogenize a flip angle and a semisolid saturation that would result from magnetization of a sample to be scanned by the MR scanner using the determined RF pulse. The method also includes controlling an RF transmit coil of the MR scanner to transmit the determined pulse. Homogenizing both semisolid saturation and excitation properties of the RF pulse allows for improved magnetic transfer ratio imaging.


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