Patent ID: 11885858
Assignee: PROMAXO, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A magnetic resonance imaging system configured to provide a permanent gradient magnetic field defining an axis, the magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
a receive coil positionable adjacent to a target subject;
a control circuit configured to:
apply a sequence of chirped pulses having a wide bandwidth;
select a slice selection gradient having the same wide bandwidth;
apply a multi-slice excitation technique along the axis;
apply a plurality of gradient pulses orthogonal to the axis;
acquire a signal of the target subject, wherein application of the sequence of chirped pulses, multi-slice excitation technique, and gradient pulses are timed to refocus a magnetization of the permanent gradient magnetic field at a time of acquisition of the signal within a region of interest encompassing the target subject; and
form a magnetic resonance image of the target subject; and

a single-sided gradient coil set that is non-planar and oriented to partially surround the region of interest, wherein the single-sided gradient coil set is configured to project the plurality of gradient pulses into the region of interest.