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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
David L. Foxall, Mentor, OH (US);
David L. Foxall, Mentor, OH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
To prepare magnetization for steady state magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance is primed using a parameterized priming sequence (). The parameterized priming sequence () has a spectral offset parameter value () corresponding to a spectral offset of the steady state imaging. Subsequent to the priming, steady state magnetic resonance imaging data at the first spectral offset is acquired using a magnetic resonance imaging scanner (). A reconstruction processor () reconstructs the imaging data to generate an image representation. Preferably, the parameterized priming sequence () includes a longitudinal priming sequence () that prepares longitudinal magnetization in a state approximating a steady state longitudinal magnetization. A spoiler sequence () spoils transverse magnetization while retaining longitudinal magnetization. A transverse priming sequence () prepares traverse magnetization in a state approximating a steady state transverse magnetization.