Recovery of signal void arising from field inhomogeneities in magnetic resonance echo planar imaging
CA 2326416 C · Owner: Cordes, Dietmar · Inventors: Cordes, Dietmar
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A prescan process is performed in which an EPI pulse sequence acquires a series of pilot images. Each pilot image is acquired with a different slice selection refocusing gradient and a rephasing map is produced which indicates the optimal refocusing gradient to be used for each pixel. The rephasing map is used to determine the optimal refocusing gradient amplitudes to use in a subsequent scan to reduce signal drop out caused by susceptibility gradients.
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- Filed April 7, 1999 and granted February 26, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 7, 2019.
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