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Description of parallel imaging in MRI using multiple coils.

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  • 1Radiology Department, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA. wang@mri.med.cornell.edu

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|September 7, 2000
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This study unifies parallel imaging techniques using coil sensitivities, offering guidelines for coil configuration and k-space sampling in MRI. It establishes that simultaneously acquired views must fit within the coil sensitivity

Area of Science:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Parallel imaging accelerates MRI acquisition using multiple receiver coils.
  • Existing techniques like SMASH and SENSE have different underlying principles.
  • A unified framework is needed to understand and optimize these methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive a general formulation for parallel imaging based on coil sensitivity functions.
  • To unify existing parallel imaging methods under a single theoretical framework.
  • To provide guidelines for optimizing coil design and k-space sampling strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of a general parallel imaging formulation using Fourier transforms of coil sensitivity functions.
  • Analysis of the spatial frequency content of simultaneously acquired views.

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  • Comparison of the general formulation with established techniques (SMASH, SENSE).

    • Main Results:

    • A unified mathematical framework for parallel imaging was established.
    • The formulation demonstrated how subencoding, SMASH, and SENSE are special cases.
    • Key insights were gained into the relationship between coil sensitivities and acquired data.
    • Guidelines for coil configuration and k-space sampling were proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • The derived formulation provides a comprehensive understanding of parallel imaging.
    • It offers a basis for developing novel parallel imaging techniques and optimizing existing ones.
    • Effective parallel imaging relies on ensuring acquired views fall within the spatial frequency band of coil sensitivities.