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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2004
Robert Michael Vavrek, Waukesha, WI (US);
Graeme Colin Mckinnon, Hartland, WI (US);
Daniel Joseph Schaefer, Waukesha, WI (US);
Robert Michael Vavrek, Waukesha, WI (US);
Graeme Colin McKinnon, Hartland, WI (US);
Daniel Joseph Schaefer, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for decreasing gradient field pulse sequence duration for a magnetic resonance imaging system, the method comprising: establishing an allowable gradient field strength for an axis of a plurality of axes for a field of view; applying a weighting factor associated with each axis of the plurality of axes; establishing a slew rate responsive to a selected axis of the plurality of axes that exhibits a largest gradient field strength in light of the weighting factor and the field of view; and operating the plurality of axes at the largest gradient field strength.