Patent Document ID: 20030135111
Application ID: 10350487
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of imaging arteries in a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging system having an imaging coil, wherein the arteries including a first artery which is located in a first image volume and a second artery in a second image volume, the method comprising: administering a contrast agent to the patient; positioning the patient in a first location in the imaging coil; collecting image data of the first image volume including collecting image data which is representative of a center of k-space while a concentration of the administered contrast agent in the first artery is substantially higher than a concentration of the contrast agent in veins and background tissue adjacent to the first artery and while the patient is in the first location; re-positioning the patient in a second location in the imaging coil; and collecting image data of a second image volume, including collecting image data which is representative of a center of k-space while a concentration of the administered contrast agent in the second artery is substantially higher than a concentration of the contrast agent in veins and background tissue adjacent to the second artery and while the patient is in the second location.