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Multi‐slice MRI with the dynamic multi‐coil technique
Author(s) -
Juchem Christoph,
Nahhass Omar M.,
Nixon Terence W.,
Graaf Robin A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nmr in biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1099-1492
pISSN - 0952-3480
DOI - 10.1002/nbm.3414
Subject(s) - shim (computing) , electromagnetic coil , dynamite , image quality , magnetic field , nuclear magnetic resonance , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , chemistry , medicine , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , erectile dysfunction , explosive material
To date, spatial encoding for MRI is based on linear X , Y and Z field gradients generated by dedicated X , Y and Z wire patterns. We recently introduced the dynamic multi‐coil technique (DYNAMITE) for the generation of magnetic field shapes for biomedical MR applications from a set of individually driven localized coils. The benefits for B 0 magnetic field homogenization have been shown, as well as proof of principle of radial and algebraic MRI. In this study the potential of DYNAMITE MRI is explored further and the first multi‐slice MRI implementation in which all gradient fields are purely DYNAMITE based is presented. The obtained image fidelity is shown to be virtually identical to that of a conventional MRI system with dedicated X , Y and Z gradient coils. Comparable image quality is a milestone towards the establishment of fully functional DYNAMITE MRI (and shim) systems. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.