Patent Document ID: 20160274203
Application ID: 15167828
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for selective sampling to assess texture using magnetic resonance (MR) comprising: transmitting a first RF pulse with a first gradient chosen for first slice selection; transmitting a second RF pulse with application of a second gradient chosen for slice selective refocusing in a region defined by an intersection of the first slice and a second slice; encoding a specific k-value with a selected gradient pulse; transmitting a third RF pulse with a third gradient activated, said third gradient adapted for slice selective refocusing, defining a region defined by the intersection of the first and second slices and a third slice selection to define a volume of interest (VOI); turning off all gradients; recording multiple samples of an RF signal encoded with the specific k-value; applying a non-zero magnitude gradient as a time-dependent phase-encode while recording samples of sequential k-values across a neighborhood of k-values defined by height and pulse width of the non-zero magnitude gradient; post processing a combination of sequential k values, recorded within a time span while the non-zero magnitude gradient is applied in which the k-values remain correlated, with all recording in a single TR.