Patent ID: 7941204
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A method of acquiring magnetization prepared steady-state magnetic resonance imaging data from a tissue, comprising the steps of: defining a plane within k-space; dividing said plane within k-space into a plurality of pairs of radial wedges, wherein each pair of radial wedges has a common vertex at the center of k-space, further wherein each pair of radial wedges reside on opposite sides of the center of k-space, and further wherein said plurality of pairs of radial wedges represent all of said plane within k-space; collecting a series of images from said tissue by following a trajectory in k-space, wherein said trajectory comprises a first sequence of steps, wherein said first sequence comprises further wherein said first and second collection steps are repeated until said trajectory reaches the center of k-space, wherein said trajectory further comprises a second sequence of steps wherein said second sequence comprises further wherein said trajectory comprises a third sequence of steps wherein said third sequence comprises