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  • Traditional linear gradient systems in MRI have limitations in coverage and design.
  • Developing advanced gradient systems is crucial for enhancing MRI capabilities.

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  • To present a novel monoplanar gradient system for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • To demonstrate imaging volume capabilities comparable to conventional linear gradient systems.
  • To introduce a new framework for optimizing spatial encoding fields.

Main Methods:

  • Relaxed global linearity constraint, focusing on local orthogonality for spatial encoding.
  • Developed an optimization framework for local orthogonality within physical and geometric constraints.
  • Optimized spatial encoding of magnetic fields for local orthogonality over a large field of view.

Main Results:

  • Designed, optimized, and implemented a monoplanar gradient system using straight wire segments.
  • Integrated the system into a 3T human scanner, demonstrating feasibility.
  • Acquired initial MR images, showcasing the system's potential.

Conclusions:

  • The prototype encoding system generates locally orthogonal fields.
  • The system can encode a cylindrical volume suitable for certain human abdomen imaging applications.
  • The derived optimization method and nonlinear planar gradient system have broader applications.