System and method for locating a gradient coil

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:

• an MRI magnet including a bore and having a magnetic field;
• and
• a gradient coil disposed within the bore and having an isocenter,
• wherein a first location within the MRI magnet is determined with respect to a first predetermined reference surface of the MRI magnet, the first location representing a center of the magnetic field,
• wherein a second location within the gradient coil is determined with respect to a second predetermined reference surface of the gradient coil, the second location representing the isocenter,
• wherein when the gradient coil is installed within the bore, the second predetermined reference surface abuts the first predetermined reference surface, and
• wherein the first predetermined reference surface is adjusted to an adjusted position, the adjusted position being determined as a function of the first location and the second location and corresponding to a position of the first predetermined reference surface at which the first location coincides with the second location when the gradient coil is installed within the bore.

A computing system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory arrangement,
• wherein the processor determines a first location within an MRI magnet with respect to a first predetermined reference surface of the MRI magnet, the first location representing a center of a magnetic field of the MRI magnet,
• wherein the processor determines a second location within a gradient coil with respect to a second predetermined reference surface of the gradient coil, the second location representing an isocenter of the gradient coil,
• wherein when the gradient coil is installed within a bore of the MRI magnet, the second predetermined reference surface abuts the first predetermined reference surface, and
• wherein the processor determined an adjusted position for the first predetermined reference surface as a function of the first location and the second location, the adjusted position corresponding to a position of the first predetermined reference surface at which the first location coincides with the second location when the gradient coil is installed within the bore of the MRI magnet.