Systems and methods for estimating magnetic susceptibility through continuous motion in an MRI scanner

A method for generating a phase image from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of a portion of a patient's body undergoing an MRI scan, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of MRI measurements, wherein the plurality of MRI measurements are obtained while the patient is continuously moving;
• receiving data corresponding to a plurality of user positions, wherein the data is obtained while the patient is continuously moving;
• associating each of the MRI measurements of the received plurality of MRI measurements with a user position of the received data corresponding to the plurality of user positions;
• categorizing each associated MRI measurement and user position into a bin of a plurality of bins, wherein each bin of the plurality of bins is defined by a range of values corresponding to a position of the patient;
• and
• generating a phase image using one or more associated MRI measurements and user positions categorized in a first bin and one or more associated MRI measurements and user positions categorized in one or more bins adjacent to the first bin.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for generating a phase image from magnetic resonance imaging (MM) data of a portion of a patient's body undergoing an MRI scan that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the device to:

• receive a plurality of MRI measurements, wherein the plurality of MRI measurements are obtained while the patient is continuously moving;
• receive data corresponding to a plurality of user positions, wherein the data is obtained while the patient is continuously moving;
• associate each of the MRI measurements of the received plurality of MRI measurements with a user position of the received data corresponding to the plurality of user positions;
• categorize each associated MRI measurement and user position into a bin of a plurality of bins, wherein each bin of the plurality of bins is defined by a range of values corresponding to a position of the patient;
• and
• generate a phase image using one or more associated MRI measurements and user positions categorized in a first bin and one or more associated MRI measurements and user positions categorized in one or more bins adjacent to the first bin.