Method and device for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system

A method for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system, the method comprising:

• providing a pulse-design unit for creating pulse data for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, the pulse-design unit comprising a data interface configured to receive an examination scheme, and a calculation module configured to generate pulse data based on the examination scheme, wherein the pulse-design unit includes a data grid, parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values created from map pairs of a plurality of patients, and wherein the pulse-design unit is configured to select, calculate, or select and calculate pulse data using the data grid, the parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values and the examination scheme;
• providing the examination scheme, the examination scheme including information about contrasts to be measured and an order of sub-regions of a region of interest to be recorded;
• generating the pulse data with the pulse-design unit based on the examination scheme;
• and
• creating a pulse sequence for a measurement with the magnetic resonance imaging system from the generated pulse data.

A control device for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system, the control device comprising:

• a pulse-design unit for creating pulse data for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, the pulse-design unit comprising a data interface configured to receive an examination scheme, and a calculation module configured to generate pulse data based on the examination scheme, wherein the pulse-design unit includes a data grid, parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values created from map pairs of a plurality of patients, and wherein the pulse-design unit is configured to select, calculate, or select and calculate pulse data using the data grid, the parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values and the examination scheme;
• a data interface configured to receive the examination scheme, the examination scheme comprising information about contrasts to be measured and an order and shape of sub-regions of a region of interest to be recorded;
• and
• a sequence unit configured to create a pulse sequence for a measurement with the magnetic resonance imaging system from pulse data generated by the pulse-design unit.

A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:

• a control device for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system, the control device comprising:
• a pulse-design unit for creating pulse data for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, the pulse-design unit comprising a data interface configured to receive an examination scheme, and a calculation module configured to generate pulse data based on the examination scheme, wherein the pulse-design unit includes a data grid, parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values created from map pairs of a plurality of patients, and wherein the pulse-design unit is configured to select, calculate, or select and calculate pulse data using the data grid, the parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values and the examination scheme;
• a data interface configured to receive the examination scheme, the examination scheme comprising information about contrasts to be measured and an order and shape of sub-regions of a region of interest to be recorded;
• and
• a sequence unit configured to create a pulse sequence for a measurement with the magnetic resonance imaging system from pulse data generated by the pulse-design unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by a computer unit to control a magnetic resonance imaging system, the instructions comprising:

• providing a pulse-design unit for creating pulse data for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, the pulse-design unit comprising a data interface configured to receive an examination scheme, and a calculation module configured to generate pulse data based on the examination scheme, wherein the pulse-design unit includes a data grid, parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values created from map pairs of a plurality of patients, and wherein the pulse-design unit is configured to select, calculate, or select and calculate pulse data using the data grid, the parameter values, or the data grid and the parameter values and the examination scheme;
• providing the examination scheme, the examination scheme including information about contrasts to be measured and an order of sub-regions of a region of interest to be recorded;
• generating the pulse data with the pulse-design unit based on the examination scheme;
• and
• creating a pulse sequence for a measurement with the magnetic resonance imaging system from the generated pulse data.