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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
David Grodzki, Erlangen, DE;
Bjoern Heismann, Erlangen, DE;
David Grodzki, Erlangen, DE;
Bjoern Heismann, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In a method and a pulse sequence optimization device to determine a pulse sequence for a magnetic resonance system, a pulse sequence is selected for optimization that includes a number of radio-frequency pulses and a number of gradient pulses chronologically coordinated therewith. An automatic analysis of the pulse sequence takes place to identify fixed point/time periods in the pulse sequence that are to be left unmodified, and modifiable time intervals in the pulse sequence that may be optimized. An automatic optimization of gradient pulses in the modifiable time intervals takes place according to a predetermined optimization criterion, while keeping the length of modifiable time intervals constant.