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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Anthony Tienhuan VU, Waukesha, WI (US);
Wei Sun, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ersin Bayram, Delafield, WI (US);
Anthony Tienhuan Vu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Wei Sun, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ersin Bayram, Delafield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for modifying a pulse sequence. In one embodiment, a determination is made whether an estimated peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) associated with a pulse sequence exceeds a PNS limit. If the estimated PNS exceeds the PNS limit, a slew rate associated with one or more axes of the pulse sequence may be reduced and the maximum gradient amplitudes for each axis of the pulse sequence may be adjusted. In one embodiment, adjustment of the maximum gradient amplitudes or local slew rate may be based upon a cost analysis performed on the pulse sequence.