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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Hui Xue, Franklin Park, NJ (US);
Yu Ding, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS CORPORATION, Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/561 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/5611 (2013.01); G01R 33/56509 (2013.01);
Abstract
Parallel imaging magnetic resonance reconstruction is performed with temporal sensitivity. Rather than estimate the coil sensitivity once for each coil of an array, the coil sensitivity at different times is estimated. The movement of the patient may result in different sensitivities at different times. By using the time varying sensitivity in iterative, self-consistent, non-linear parallel imaging, real-time imaging may be provided with stable artifacts in view of increasing SNR even with higher reduction factors (e.g., 4-6).