PUSH-BUTTON VESSEL WALL MRI WITH 3D SCOUT SCAN

摘要

A medical system (10) and method (100) image a vessel wall automatically. A scout scan of a patient for localizing a target vessel of the patient is automatically performed (102) using magnetic resonance (MR). The scout scan is three-dimensional (3D) and isotropic. An MR data set of the scout scan is automatically reconstructed (104) into foot-to-head (FH), left-to-right (LR) and posterior-to-anterior (PA) projections. A3D imaging volume (16) encompassing the target vessel is automatically determined (106) from the projections, and a diagnostic scan of the 3D imaging volume (16) is performed (108) using MR.

主权项

1. A medical system for imaging a vessel wall of a target vessel in a patient, said medical system comprising:
a controller including: a scout unit performing a single scout scan of a patient for localizing the target vessel of the patient using magnetic resonance (MR), the scout scan being three-dimensional (3D) and isotropic; a scout reconstruction unit reconstructing an MR data set of the scout scan into foot-to-head (FH), left-to-right (LR) and posterior-to-anterior (PA) projections; an imaging-volume unit determining a 3D imaging volume encompassing the target vessel from the projections; and a diagnostic unit performing a diagnostic scan of the 3D imaging volume using MR.