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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2013
Applicants:

Peter Schmitt, Weisendorf, DE;

Gerhard Laub, Burlingame, CA (US);

Yutaka Natsuaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Randall Kroeker, Winnipeg, CA;

Inventors:

Peter Schmitt, Weisendorf, DE;

Gerhard Laub, Burlingame, CA (US);

Yutaka Natsuaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Randall Kroeker, Winnipeg, CA;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01); G01R 33/561 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3028 (2013.01); G01R 33/48 (2013.01); G01R 33/4818 (2013.01); G01R 33/4824 (2013.01); G01R 33/5635 (2013.01); G01R 33/5619 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system orders acquisition of frequency domain components representing MR image data for storage in a storage array (e.g., k-space). A storage array of individual data elements stores corresponding individual frequency components comprising an MR dataset. The array of individual data elements has a designated center and individual data elements individually have a radius to the designated center. A magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field for use in acquiring multiple individual frequency components corresponding to individual data elements in the storage array. The individual frequency components are successively acquired in an order in which radius of respective corresponding individual data elements increases and decreases as the multiple individual frequency components are sequentially acquired during acquisition of an MR dataset representing an MR image. A storage processor stores individual frequency components acquired using the magnetic field in corresponding individual data elements in the array.


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