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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Zeng He He, Shenzhen, CN;
Hai Ning Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jian Min Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Yang Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Zeng He He, Shenzhen, CN;
Hai Ning Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jian Min Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Yang Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in the imaging for MR-monitored high intensity focused ultrasound HIFU therapy, a primary coil is used to receive the MR signals, and an additional coil is provided to receive interfering MR signals that form aliasing artifacts in the MR-monitored HIFU therapy imaging. The MR signals received by the primary coil and the interfering MR signals received by the additional coil are concurrently acquired. The interfering MR signals received by the additional coil are removed from the MR signals received by the primary coil. MR images are generated based on the MR signals with the interfering MR signals removed. Aliasing artifacts caused by the interfering MR signals thus are removed from the MR images without reducing the resolution of the scanned body parts in the MR images. In addition, the MR scanning time can be—maintained by using a proper phase oversampling technology in the concurrent signal acquisition.