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Method and apparatus for automated magnetic field shimming in magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
Method and apparatus for automated magnetic field shimming in magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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机译:磁共振波谱成像中自动磁场匀场的方法和装置
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An automated magnetic field shimming process for magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) uses doubly phase encoded NMR spin echo responses in conjunction with multiple fourier transformation to derive a spectroscopic plot for each voxel in a three-dimensional array of voxels in an image volume (including portions of a living subject) which is to be subsequently subjected to MRSI using NMR FID or spin echo responses. The thus derived hydrogen peak frequency is taken as a measurement of existing static magnetic field intensity within that voxel and adjusted shim coil currents are calculated so as to reduce or minimize nonuniformity of the static magnetic field. A nonexistent pseudo shim coil having an assumed uniform shim contribution may enhance the resulting field homogeneity. The auto shimming procedure may be applied iteratively as required to achieve the predetermined degree of field uniformity.
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