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A programmable pre-emphasis system

H M Gach1, I J Lowe, D P Madio

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|September 4, 1998
PubMed
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This study introduces a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pre-emphasis system using resistor-capacitor (RC) networks to precisely correct magnetic field distortions. The system effectively reduces eddy currents, improving gradient accuracy for clearer MRI scans.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Physics
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems rely on accurate magnetic field gradients for image quality.
  • Eddy currents induced by gradient coils distort these magnetic fields, leading to image artifacts.
  • Pre-emphasis networks are crucial for compensating these distortions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel pre-emphasis system for MRI gradient pulse shaping.
  • To demonstrate the system's effectiveness in compensating eddy-current-induced magnetic field distortions.
  • To validate the system's performance in both actively shielded and unshielded gradient sets.

Main Methods:

  • A pre-emphasis system utilizing up to 16 fixed resistor-capacitor (RC) time constants per channel was designed.

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  • Programmable amplitude coefficients were employed to control the RC network outputs.
  • The magnetic fields generated by the RC time constants were used as basis functions to counteract eddy current fields.

    • Main Results:

    • The developed system successfully compensated for eddy-current fields in MRI gradient sets.
    • The time-varying magnetic field gradients generated by the system accurately matched the programmed specifications.
    • Significant reductions in eddy-current fields were observed for both actively shielded and unshielded gradient configurations.

    Conclusions:

    • The described pre-emphasis system offers an effective method for correcting eddy-current-induced magnetic field distortions in MRI.
    • This approach ensures accurate gradient field reproduction, enhancing overall MRI performance.
    • The system's adaptability to different gradient shielding configurations makes it broadly applicable.