Method for optimizing a protocol for operating a magnetic resonance device

A magnetic resonance (MR) device, comprising:

• a main magnet,
• a gradient generator;
• a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver;
• and
• a controller comprising an RF transceiver controller and an optimizer,
• wherein the controller is configured to generate a MR protocol for acquiring data via the MR device by:
• loading an MR protocol that has been determined for acquiring the data, the MR protocol comprising protocol parameters;
• determining, based upon the loaded protocol parameters, gradient-specific gradient factors for gradients to be switched in connection with the MR protocol for a reduction of noise caused by execution of the MR protocol via the MR device;
• testing the MR protocol for compliance with one or more predetermined conditions;
• in response to a result of the testing indicating that compliance with at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions is not achieved, determining adjusted protocol parameters based upon the loaded protocol parameters such that, upon application of the adjusted protocol parameters, compliance with each one of the one or more predetermined conditions is achieved;
• generating an adjusted MR protocol using the adjusted protocol parameters and the gradient-specific gradient factors;
• transmitting the adjusted MR protocol to the MR device for execution.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a controller of a magnetic resonance (MR) device, cause the MR device to generate a MR protocol for acquiring data via the MR device by:

• loading an MR protocol that has been determined for acquiring the data, the MR protocol comprising protocol parameters;
• determining, based upon the loaded protocol parameters, gradient-specific gradient factors for gradients to be switched in connection with the MR protocol for a reduction of noise caused by execution of the MR protocol via the MR device;
• testing the MR protocol for compliance with one or more predetermined conditions;
• in response to a result of the testing indicating that compliance with at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions is not achieved, determining adjusted protocol parameters based upon the loaded protocol parameters such that, upon application of the adjusted protocol parameters, compliance with each one of the one or more predetermined conditions is achieved;
• generating an adjusted MR protocol using the adjusted protocol parameters and the gradient-specific gradient factors;
• transmitting the adjusted MR protocol to the MR device for execution.