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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Vibhas Deshpande, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gerhard Laub, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vibhas Deshpande, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gerhard Laub, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus, a trueFISP sequence is used, but is modified to employ non-selective, rectangular radio frequency pulses. The use of non-selective excitation pulses reduces the sensitivity to off-resonance and allows excitation to be achieved in a shorter time compared to selective excitation, thereby shortening the time between echoes and minimizing slice profile issues.