System and method for performing wave-encoded magnetic resonance imaging of an object

An MRI system for performing wave-encoded magnetic resonance imaging of an object, the MRI system comprising:

• an MRI controller operative to:
• apply one or more wave-encoded magnetic gradients to the object;
• acquire MR signals from the object;
• calibrate a wave point-spread function;
• reconstruct an image from the MR signals based at least in part on the calibrated wave point-spread function;
• and
• wherein the MRI controller calibrates the wave point-spread function based at least in part on one or more intermediate images generated from the MR signals.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to adapt an MRI controller to:

• apply one or more wave-encoded magnetic gradients to an object;
• acquire MR signals from the object;
• calibrate a wave point-spread function;
• reconstruct an image from the MR signals based at least in part on the calibrated wave point-spread function;
• and
• wherein calibration of the wave point-spread function is based at least in part on one or more intermediate images generated from the MR signals.