Patent ID: 7034530

Claim:
An MR imaging pulse sequence and reconstruction method that comprises the steps of: identifying a first imaging volume; providing a first coil element sensitive to the first imaging volume identifying a second imaging volume; providing a second coil element sensitive to the second imaging volume; setting the shim currents to optimize the field homogeneity over the first imaging volume; using a first spectral-spatial RF pulse to selectively invert the magnetintion from adipose tissue in the first imaging volume; setting the shim currents to optimize the field homogeneity over the second imaging volume; using a second spectral-spatial RE pulse to selectively invert the magnetization from adipose tissue in the second imaging volume; exciting the magnetization in both imaging volumes simultaneously; acquiring the MR data simultaneously from the first and second imaging volumes; reconstructing the MR signal from the first imaging volume; reconstructing the MR signal from the second imaging volume; and using the SENSE algorithm in the slice direction.