Method for magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10042022-B2
Application number	US-201514645190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2015
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

In order to provide an improved homogeneity of a primary magnetic field during a magnetic resonance imaging process, a method for magnetic resonance imaging of a subject under examination using a magnetic resonance device includes an acquisition of magnetic resonance image data in a plurality of scanning blocks. Different shim settings are set in each case for the plurality of scanning blocks.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for magnetic resonance imaging of a subject under examination by a magnetic resonance device, the method comprising:
acquiring magnetic resonance image data in a plurality of scanning blocks, wherein the acquiring comprises setting different shim settings in each case for the plurality of scanning blocks,
wherein the plurality of scanning blocks comprise different imaging volumes in each case,
wherein the different shim settings are matched to the different imaging volumes,
wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data comprises a plurality of breath-holding cycles, and
wherein one breath-holding cycle of the plurality of breath-holding cycles is assigned to one scanning block of the plurality of scanning blocks.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data takes place using a magnetic resonance sequence, and
wherein the plurality of scanning blocks are parts of the magnetic resonance sequence.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data takes place in the plurality of scanning blocks while maintaining a position of a patient supporting device of the magnetic resonance device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of scanning blocks comprise different imaging volumes in each case, and
wherein the different shim settings are matched to the different imaging volumes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data takes place in the plurality of scanning blocks while maintaining a position of a patient supporting device of the magnetic resonance device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising carrying out, prior to the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data, a frequency adjustment in a scanning block of the plurality of scanning blocks based on the shim setting that is set in relation to the scanning block of the plurality of scanning blocks.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency adjustment takes place during a pause between two breath-holding cycles of the plurality of breath-holding cycles.

8. A magnetic resonance device comprising:
a computer unit configured to drive the magnetic resonance device to acquire magnetic resonance image data in a plurality of scanning blocks;
a shim unit; and
a control unit configured to drive the shim unit such that different shim settings are set in each case by the shim unit for the plurality of scanning blocks,
wherein the plurality of scanning blocks comprise different imaging volumes in each case,
wherein the different shim settings are matched to the different imaging volumes,
wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data comprises a plurality of breath-holding cycles, and
wherein one breath-holding cycle of the plurality of breath-holding cycles is assigned to one scanning block of the plurality of scanning blocks.

9. The magnetic resonance device of claim 8 , wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data takes place using a magnetic resonance sequence, and
wherein the plurality of scanning blocks are parts of the magnetic resonance sequence.

10. The magnetic resonance device of claim 8 , wherein the acquisition of the magnetic resonance image data takes place in the plurality of scanning blocks while maintaining a position of a patient supporting device of the magnetic resonance device.

Assignees

• Blumhagen Jan Ole
• Paul Dominik
• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Blumhagen Jan Ole
• Paul Dominik

Classifications

• G01R33/543

  Control of the operation of the MR system, e.g. setting of acquisition parameters prior to or during MR data acquisition, dynamic shimming, use of one or more scout images for scan plane prescription (G01R33/546 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01R33/56563

  caused by a distortion of the main magnetic field B0, e.g. temporal variation of the magnitude or spatial inhomogeneity of B0 (G01R33/56509, G01R33/56518, G01R33/56536 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01R33/4835

  of multiple slices · CPC title

• G01R33/243

  Spatial mapping of the polarizing magnetic field · CPC title

• G01R33/3875 Primary

  using correction coil assemblies, e.g. active shimming · CPC title