Patent ID: 9488710
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G01R

Claim Text:
1. A method of applying a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequence, comprising: applying, via a coil, a single radio frequency (RF) excitation pulse to excite a first set of nuclei associated with a first slice; applying a first diffusion preparation (DP) to the set of nuclei; obtaining first diffusion data associated with a first point in q-space via application of a first signal readout; applying a second DP to the set of nuclei; and obtaining second diffusion data associated with a second point in q-space via application of a second signal readout, wherein the first point in q-space and the second point in q-space are sampled according to a raster that acquires additional radial lines intersecting a surface of a sphere by oversampling gradient directions.