# US 7,466,129 B2 · Method for generating a magnetic resonance image

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- Number: US 7,466,129 B2
- Document ID: US7466129B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/757,590
- Filed: 2007-06-04
- Published: 2007-12-13
- Granted: 2008-12-16
- Earliest claimed: 2006-06-07
- Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Inventors: Dieter Ritter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7466129B2

## CPC

- G01R 33/561: by reduction of the scanning time, i.e. fast acquiring systems, e.g. using echo-planar pulse sequences
- G01R 33/5608: {Data processing and visualization specially adapted for MR, e.g. for feature analysis and pattern recognition on the basis of measured MR data, segmentation of measured MR data, edge contour detection on the basis of measured MR data, for enhancing measured MR data in terms of signal-to-noise ratio by means of noise filtering or apodization, for enhancing measured MR data in terms of resolution by means for deblurring, windowing, zero filling, or generation of gray-scaled images, colour-coded images or images displaying vectors instead of pixels (image data processing or generation, in general G06T)}
- G01R 33/5619: {by temporal sharing of data, e.g. keyhole, block regional interpolation scheme for k-Space [BRISK]}
- G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12)

## Abstract

In a method for image generation by magnetic resonance, a first MR raw data set is acquired with a first resolution in k-space, at least one further raw data set is acquired with a resolution in k-space that is reduced relative to that of the first raw data set, the acquired raw data sets are transferred into three-dimensional space for generation of image data the various image data are averaged for generation of an averaged image data set and the averaged image data set is displayed as an MR image.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for generating a magnetic resonance image comprising the steps of:
acquiring a first magnetic resonance raw data set from an object and entering said first magnetic raw data set into k-space with a first resolution that will result in a degree of filling of k-space;
dependent on said degree of filling of k-space, selecting a second resolution that is reduced relative to said first resolution and acquiring at least one further magnetic resonance raw data set from the object and entering said at least one further raw data set into k-space with a second resolution that is reduced relative to said first resolution;
transforming said first raw data set and said at least one further raw data set in k-space into three-dimensional space to generate image data;
averaging said image data to generate an averaged image data set; and
displaying said averaged image data set as a magnetic resonance image.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising acquiring said first raw data set and said at least one further raw data set in a signal readout direction, and acquiring said at least one further raw data set with said second resolution being reduced relative to said first resolution in a direction perpendicular to said signal readout direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising acquiring a plurality of further magnetic resonance raw data sets in succession, each raw data set in said plurality of raw data sets having a resolution that is reduced relative to the resolution of the immediately preceding further raw data set dependent on the degree of filling of k-space by said preceding further raw data set.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the respective resolutions of said plurality of further magnetic resonance raw data sets are reduced in one direction of k-space, with each resolution being substantially one-half of the resolution of the immediately previously acquired further raw data set.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising acquiring said at least one further raw data set with said second resolution being substantially one-half of said first resolution.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising filling portions in k-space with zeros that are not acquired in said at least one further raw data set, due to said second resolution being reduced relative to said first resolution.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A method as claimed in claim 6 comprising filling a central region of k-space with zeros in order to reduce said second resolution relative to said first resolution.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said first raw data set and said at least one further raw data set has a phase-coding direction associated therewith, and comprising acquiring said at least one further raw data set with said second resolution reduced in said phase coding direction relative to said first resolution.