Patent ID: 6671536
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing an image of a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system over a field of view which exceeds the static field of view of the MRI system, the steps comprising:a) moving the subject through the static field of view of the MRI system; b) continuously acquiring k-space data with the MRI system as step a) is performed using a projection reconstruction pulse sequence which acquires a projection view comprised of a line of k-space samples that extend outward from the center of k-space; and c) reconstructing a plurality of subregion images of the subject from sections of k-space data associated with such subregions, each of which section of associated k-space data being acquired while its associated subregion is within the static field of view of the MRI system, wherein the subregion images depict the field of view of the subject.