Patent ID: 6418336
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A magnetic resonance tomography system for executing fast measuring sequences for acquiring image data from a living subject with high image resolution, without triggering stimulations in said living subject, comprising:a basic field magnet which generates a static basic magnetic field adapted to receive a living subject therein: an RF system for exciting nuclear spins in said living subject and for receiving magnetic resonance signals resulting from said nuclear spins from said living subject; a gradient coil comprising at least two independently controllable coil portions; a coil control device connected to said gradient coil for controlling current flow in the respective coil portions; and said control device operating said gradient coil in a first control state for causing said coil portions to generate a gradient field in a first imaging region, and for operating said gradient coil in a second control state for causing said gradient coil portions to generate a gradient field in a second imaging region, wherein said second imaging region is not a subset of said first imaging region and said second imaging region does not contain said first imaging region.