System and method for providing real-time motion correction by utilizing internal navigators

A system for correcting for a motion of an object, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain first data for the object, the first data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator, the navigator path including a segment that extends through at least a portion of a k-space region corresponding to positional data for the object,
• obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object, and
• correct for at least one of a translation and a rotation of the object as a function of the first data and second data.

A software arrangement provided for correcting a motion of an object, comprising:

• a first module programmed to obtain first data for the object, the first data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator, the navigator path including a segment that extends through at least a portion of a k-space region corresponding to positional data for the object;
• a second module programmed to obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object;
• and
• a third module programmed to correct for at least one of a translation and a rotation of the object as a function of the first data and second data.