Description of parallel imaging in MRI using multiple coils.

TitleDescription of parallel imaging in MRI using multiple coils.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsWang Y
JournalMagn Reson Med
Volume44
Issue3
Pagination495-9
Date Published2000 Sep
ISSN0740-3194
KeywordsEquipment Design, Fourier Analysis, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mathematical Computing, Models, Theoretical, Sensitivity and Specificity, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Abstract

A general formulation for parallel imaging using multiple coils is derived from the Fourier transform of coil sensitivity functions. This formulation provides a unified account for developed parallel imaging techniques such as subencoding, simultaneous acquisition of spatial harmonics (SMASH), and sensitivity encoding (SENSE), and indicates a guideline for coil configuration and k-space sampling in parallel imaging. The views that can be acquired simultaneously in parallel imaging have to be contained in the spatial frequency band of coil sensitivity functions.

DOI10.1002/1522-2594(200009)44:3<495::aid-mrm23>3.0.co;2-s
Alternate JournalMagn Reson Med
PubMed ID10975905
Grant ListR01HL60879 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
Related Institute: 
MRI Research Institute (MRIRI)

Weill Cornell Medicine
Department of Radiology
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