Magnetic resonance system for generating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid

An evaluation system for evaluating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid, wherein the evaluation system comprises:

• a data provision unit, adapted to provide first magnetic resonance data (vi) of a plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein first magnetic resonance data (vi) are measured in each magnetic resonance measurement, in that
• a) the flowing fluid is either magnetically labeled or not labeled at different first points in time in a first region in such a manner that a flowing sequence of labeled (L) and/or unlabeled (C) fluid boli is generated, and
• b) the first magnetic resonance data (vi), which are indicative of the generated sequence of labeled and/or unlabeled fluid boli (L, C), are measured at a second point in time in a second region, to which the flowing fluid flows, starting at the first region;
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• an evaluation unit, adapted to determine second magnetic resonance data (Ki), each of which are indicative of a combination fluid bolus and a time interval (TI) between one of the first points in time and the second point in time, based on a joining of the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements,
• wherein the combination fluid bolus is combined from a plurality of fluid boli (L, C) labeled/unlabeled at different first points in time and flowing to the second region.

A magnetic resonance method for generating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid, wherein the magnetic resonance method comprises the steps of:

• collecting first magnetic resonance data (vi), wherein a plurality of magnetic resonance measurements are carried out and first magnetic resonance data (vi) are measured thereby in each magnetic resonance measurement, in that
• a) the flowing fluid is either magnetically labeled or not labeled at different first points in time in a first region in such a manner that a flowing sequence of labeled (L) and/or unlabeled (C) fluid boli is generated, and
• b) the first magnetic resonance data (vi), which are indicative of the generated sequence of labeled and/or unlabeled fluid boli (L, C), are measured at a second point in time a second region, to which the flowing fluid flows, starting at the first region;
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• evaluating the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine second magnetic resonance data (Ki), each of which are indicative of a combination fluid bolus and a time interval (TI) between one of the first points in time and the second point in time, based on a joining of the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the combination fluid bolus is combined from a plurality of fluid boli (L, C) labeled/unlabeled at different first points in time and flowing to the second region.

An evaluation method for evaluating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid, wherein the evaluation method comprises the steps of:

• providing first magnetic resonance data (vi), wherein a plurality of magnetic resonance measurements were carried out and first magnetic resonance data (vi) were measured thereby in each magnetic resonance measurement, in that
• a) the flowing fluid was either magnetically labeled or not labeled at different first points in time in a first region, so as to generate a flowing sequence of labeled (L) and/or unlabeled (C) fluid boli, and
• b) the first magnetic resonance data (vi), which are indicative of the generated sequence of labeled and/or unlabeled fluid boli (L, C), were measured at a second point in time in a second region, to which the flowing fluid flows, starting at the first region;
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• evaluating the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the different magnetic resonance measurements in such a manner that second magnetic resonance data (Ki) are determined, each of which are indicative of a combination fluid bolus and a time interval (TI) between one of the first points in time and the second point in time, based on a joining of the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the combination fluid bolus is combined from a plurality of fluid boli (L, C) labeled/unlabeled at different first points in time and flowing to the second region.

A non-transitory computer readable memory medium containing a computer program for generating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid, wherein the computer program comprises a program code that is operable to cause a magnetic resonance system to carry out a magnetic resonance method for generating magnetic resonance data of a flowing fluid, when the computer program is executed on a computer processor of a computer system, which controls the magnetic resonance system,

• wherein the magnetic resonance method comprises the steps of:
• collecting first resonance data (vi), wherein a plurality of magnetic resonance measurements are carried out and first magnetic resonance data (vi) are measured thereby in each magnetic resonance measurement, in that
• a) the flowing fluid is either magnetically labeled or not labeled at different first points in time in a first region in such a manner that a flowing sequence of labeled (L) and/or unlabeled (C) fluid boli is generated, and
• b) the first magnetic resonance data (vi), which are indicative of the generated sequence of labeled and/or unlabeled fluid bob (L,C), are measured at a second point in time in a second region, to which the flowing fluid flows, starting at the first region;
• and
• evaluating the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine second magnetic resonance data (Ki), each of which are indicative of a combination fluid bolus and a time interval (TI) between one of the first points in time and the second point in time, based on a joining of the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the combination fluid bolus is combined from a plurality of fluid boli (L, C) labeled/unlabeled at different first points in time and flowing to the second region.

A non-transitory computer readable memory medium containing a computer program for evaluating magnetic resonance data of the flowing fluid,

• wherein the computer program comprises a program code that is operable to cause an evaluation system to carry out an evaluation method for evaluating magnetic resonance data of the flowing fluid when the computer program is executed on a computer processor of a computer system which controls the evaluation system;
• wherein the evaluation method comprises the steps of
• providing first magnetic resonance data (vi), wherein a plurality of magnetic resonance measurements were carried out and first magnetic resonance data (vi) were measured thereby in each magnetic resonance measurement, in that
• a) the flowing fluid was either magnetically labeled or not labeled at different first points in time in a first region, so as to generate a flowing sequence of labeled (L) and/or unlabeled (C) fluid boli, and
• b) the first magnetic resonance data (vi), which are indicative of the generated sequence of labeled and/or unlabeled fluid boli (L, C), were measured at a second point in time in a second region, to which the flowing fluid flows, starting at the first region;
• and
• evaluating the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements in such a manner that second magnetic resonance data (Ki) are determined, each of which are indicative of a combination fluid bolus and a time interval (TI) between one of the first points in time and the second point in time, based on a joining of the first magnetic resonance data (vi) measured in the plurality of magnetic resonance measurements, wherein the combination fluid bolus is combined from a plurality of fluid boli (L, C) labeled/unlabeled at different first points in time and flowing to the second region.