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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Kecheng Liu, Solon, OH (US);
Gordon D. DeMeester, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Michael Burl, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of magnetic resonance imaging includes supporting a subject in an examination region of an MRI scanner(A). An MRI pulse sequence is applied to produce a detectable magnetic resonance signal ( ) in a selected region of the subject. The magnetic resonance signal ( ) includes a plurality of echos ( ) which are received. The plurality of received echos ( ) are subjected to a controllable gain factor such that at least two echos are subjected to different gain factors. In this manner, for example, a multi-contrast acquisition and imaging experiment may be achieved with each set of acquired echos and/or each image having a separately optimized (e.g., optimized for SNR considerations) gain factor individually selected and/or set therefor.