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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Suchandrima Banerjee, Berkeley, CA (US);
Emine Ulku Saritas, Ankara, TR;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/483 (2006.01); G01R 33/561 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/4835 (2013.01); G01R 33/4836 (2013.01); G01R 33/561 (2013.01); G01R 33/5615 (2013.01); G01R 33/56341 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reduced field of view magnetic resonance (MR) imaging includes applying a pulse sequence using a plurality of gradient coils and at least one RF coil of a magnetic resonance imaging system. The pulse sequence includes a two dimensional (2D) echo-planar RF excitation pulse with a plurality of side lobes along a slice select axis and a multiband RF refocusing pulse. MR data is acquired in response to the application of the pulse sequence and at least one MR image is reconstructed based on the MR data. The at least one MR image may then be displayed.