System, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium for providing real-time motion correction by utilizing clover leaf navigators
First Claim
1. A method of correcting or compensating for a motion of an object during a magnetic resonating imaging (“
- MRI”
) scan of the object, comprising the steps of;
obtaining first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator;
obtaining second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object;
determining whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a translation or a rotation is to take place, wherein the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data.
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Abstract
A system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium for correcting for a motion of an object are provided. In this system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium, the navigator data and map data can be obtained for the object. Then, the navigator data is compared with the map to generate comparison data. Thereafter, a translation and/or a rotation of the object is corrected in real-time as a function of the comparison data. The navigator can be preferably a clover leaf navigator. In one exemplary embodiment, a scanning sequence can be used to determine a position of the object. For example, this scanning sequence may include a signal portion which includes at least one radio frequency signal, a navigator portion which includes at least one clover leaf navigator, and a spoiler portion provided for reducing a signal magnitude of the scanning sequence. The navigator is provided for allowing a measurement of the rotation and/or the translation of the object. The measurement can be adjusted by correcting for phase encoding effects, shimming errors, and B0 drifts. A feedback control system may be provided to repeatedly correct the measurement of the rotation and translation of the object. The navigator portion can advantageously be provided between the signal portion and the spoiler portion. The system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium may be implemented when multiple coils are present.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of correcting or compensating for a motion of an object during a magnetic resonating imaging (“
- MRI”
) scan of the object, comprising the steps of;obtaining first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtaining second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; determining whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a translation or a rotation is to take place, wherein the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for correcting for a motion of an object during an MRI scan of the object, comprising:
a processor configured to; obtain first data for the object, the first data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; and determine whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a translation or a rotation is to take place, wherein the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data, and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A software arrangement provided for correcting a motion of an object during an MRI scan of the object, comprising:
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a first module programmed to obtain first data for the object, the first data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; a second module programmed to obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; and a third module programmed to determine whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a translation or a rotation is to take place, wherein the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data, and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computer-accessible medium which includes and facilitates an execution of a set of instructions that are provided for correcting a motion of an object during an MRI scan of the object, wherein, when a processing arrangement executes the instructions, the processing arrangement executes the steps comprising:
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obtaining first data for the object, the first data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtaining second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; and determining whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a translation or a rotation is to take place, wherein the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data, and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of obtaining information during a magnetic resonating imaging (“
- MRI”
) scan of at least one portion of an object, comprising the steps of;obtaining first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtaining second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; determining whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a shim, B0 drift, a combination of rotation, translation shim and drift associated with the object, wherein the correction or compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data.
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29. A software arrangement provided for obtaining information for an object during an MRI scan of the object, comprising:
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a first module programmed to obtain first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; a second module programmed to obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; a third module programmed to determine whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a shim, B0 drift, a combination of rotation, translation shim and drift associated with the object, wherein the at least one of the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data.
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30. A system for obtaining information for an object during an MRI scan of the object, comprising:
a processor configured to; obtain first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtain second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; determine whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a shim, B0 drift, a combination of rotation, translation shim and drift associated with the object, wherein the at least one of the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data.
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31. A computer-accessible medium which includes and facilitates an execution of a set of instructions that are provided for obtaining information during a magnetic resonating imaging (“
- MRI”
) scan of at least one portion of an object, wherein when a processing arrangement executes the instructions, the processing arrangement executes the steps comprising;obtaining first data for the object, the first data including data defining a navigator and a path of the navigator; obtaining second data for the object, the second data defining a map of the object; determining whether at least one of a correction or a compensation of at least one of a shim, B0 drift, a combination of rotation, translation shim and drift associated with the object, wherein the at least one of the correction or the compensation is performed based on the first data, the second data and deviations of at least one of the first data or the second data.
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32. A method for producing an image of an object with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
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a) acquiring a map of the object by repeatedly performing a navigator pulse sequence with the MRI system to obtain a plurality of navigator signals and in which each navigator signal samples k-space along a navigator path oriented at a different angle; b) acquiring a k-space image data set by performing a scan of the object by repeatedly performing an imaging pulse sequence with the MRI system; c) acquiring navigator k-space data with the MRI system during the performance of the scan in step b) by interleaving the performance of the navigator pulse sequence with the performance of the imaging pulse sequence; d) altering the k-space image data acquired in step b) by comparing the acquired navigator k-space data with the acquired map to determine the alteration; and e) reconstructing an image with the k-space image data altered in step d). - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A software arrangement provided for producing an image of an object with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
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a first module programmed to acquire a map of the object by repeatedly performing a navigator pulse sequence with the MRI system to obtain a plurality of navigator signals and in which each navigator signal samples k-space along a navigator path oriented at a different angle; a second module programmed to acquire a k-space image data set by performing a scan of the object by repeatedly performing an imaging pulse sequence with the MRI system; a third module programmed to acquire navigator k-space data with the MRI system during the performance of the scan using the second module by interleaving the performance of the navigator pulse sequence with the performance of the imaging pulse sequence; a fourth module programmed to alter the k-space image data acquired using the second module by comparing the acquired navigator k-space data with the acquired map to determine the alteration; and a fifth module programmed to reconstruct an image with the k-space image data altered using the fourth module.
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50. A system for producing an image of an object with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
a processor configured to; (a) acquire a map of the object by repeatedly performing a navigator pulse sequence with the MRI system to obtain a plurality of navigator signals and in which each navigator signal samples k-space along a navigator path oriented at a different angle; (b) acquire a k-space image data set by performing a scan of the object by repeatedly performing an imaging pulse sequence with the MRI system; (c) acquire navigator k-space data with the MRI system during the performance of the scan in procedure b) by interleaving the performance of the navigator pulse sequence with the performance of the imaging pulse sequence; (d) alter the k-space image data acquired in procedure b) by comparing the acquired navigator k-space data with the acquired map to determine the alteration; and (e) reconstruct an image with the k-space image data altered in procedure d).
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51. A computer-accessible medium which includes and facilitates an execution of a set of instructions that are provided for producing an image of an object with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, wherein when a processing arrangement executes the instructions, the processing arrangement executes the steps comprising:
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a) acquiring a map of the object by repeatedly performing a navigator pulse sequence with the MRI system to obtain a plurality of navigator signals and in which each navigator signal samples k-space along a navigator path oriented at a different angle; b) acquiring a k-space image data set by performing a scan of the object by repeatedly performing an imaging pulse sequence with the MRI system; c) acquiring navigator k-space data with the MRI system during the performance of the scan in step b) by interleaving the performance of the navigator pulse sequence with the performance of the imaging pulse sequence; d) altering the k-space image data acquired in step b) by comparing the acquired navigator k-space data with the acquired map to determine the alteration; and e) reconstructing an image with the k-space image data altered in step d).
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