Patent ID: 6242916
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A method for producing an image with a magnetic resonance imaging system, the steps comprising:a) performing a series of pulse sequences to produce a corresponding series of NMR signals;b) acquiring the series of NMR signals with a pair of coils to produce a first partial k-space data set and a second partial k-space data set;c) producing a pair of complete image data sets by filling the first and second partial k-space data sets with complex conjugate data and Fourier transforming the filled k-space data sets;d) calculating a single image I.sub.H from the pair of complete image data sets;e) producing a pair of low frequency images from the respective central k-space regions in the first and second partial k-space data sets;f) calculating a single image I.sub.L from the pair of low frequency images;g) producing an output image by correcting the phase of the image I.sub.H with information in the image I.sub.L.