Patent ID: 7166999
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method of magnetic resonance imaging, comprising: exciting a first portion of a field of view with a first at least one RF pulse from a first at least one RF coil element during a first portion of a period of time; exciting a second portion of the field of view with a second at least one RF pulse from a second at least one RF coil element during a second portion of the period of time, wherein the second portion of the field of view is different from the first portion of the field of view; detecting a corresponding at least one RF signal from the first portion of the field of view due to exciting the first portion of the field of view; detecting a corresponding at least one RF signal from the second portion of the field of view due to exciting the second portion of the field of view; creating a first image from the corresponding at least one RF signal from the first portion of the field of view; creating a second image from the corresponding at least one RF signal from the second portion of the field of view; creating a composite image from the first image and the second image.