METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITY VALUE AND DISTORTION CORRECTION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

A method for acquiring a basic magnetic field inhomogeneity value of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes homogenizing an original basic magnetic field of the MRI system into a target magnetic field, providing a magnetic field compensation amount for the MRI system by a dynamic shimming method. The dynamic shimming method includes performing a 3D low-resolution dual-echo gradient echo sequence, and using a general formula to acquire the magnetic field inhomogeneity value, the general formula being: ΔB=ΔBoriginal+ΔBcompensating, wherein ΔB is the magnetic field inhomogeneity value, ΔBoriginal is a difference value between the original magnetic field and the target magnetic field, and ΔBcompensating is the magnetic field compensation amount. This method for acquiring a magnetic field inhomogeneity value for an MRI system saves considerable time to map the magnetic field again, thereby shortening the magnetic resonance imaging time, and increasing the efficiency of magnetic resonance imaging.

主权项

1. A method for acquiring a magnetic field inhomogeneity value of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
homogenizing an original basic magnetic field of a magnetic resonance scanner into a target magnetic field, by providing a magnetic field compensation amount for the scanner by a dynamic shimming method executed in a processor, wherein the dynamic shimming method comprises performing a three-dimensional (3D) low-resolution dual-echo gradient echo sequence; in said processor, using a general formula to acquire the magnetic field inhomogeneity value, the third general formula being
ΔB=ΔBoriginal+ΔBcompensating, wherein ΔB is the magnetic field inhomogeneity value, ΔBoriginal is a difference value between the original basic magnetic field and the target magnetic field, and ΔBcompensating is the magnetic field compensation amount; and making the magnetic field inhomogeneity value available from the processor as an electronic signal.