MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SLICE-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENT OF RADIO FREQUENCY PULSES TO CURRENT AMBIENT CONDITIONS

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15662605

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A method according to the invention for the slice-specific adjustment of RF pulses when recording MR signals of an examination subject with the use of a slice multiplexing method in which MR signals from at least two different slices of the examination subject are detected simultaneously when recording the MR signals, has the following steps. The respective position of the slices to be simultaneously detected in the examination subject are determined and designated in a processor. For each slice to be detected simultaneously, monoslice RF pulse parameters are determined in the processor based on the determined position of the respective slice. The monoslice RF pulse parameters are corrected in the processor based on at least one examination subject-specific parameter map, which maps the spatial distribution of a system parameter in the examination subject, and the determined position. A multiband RF pulse is determined in the processor, for manipulation of the slices to be detected simultaneously based on the corrected monoslice RF pulse parameters. An electronic signal is emitted by the processor that represents the RF pulse, in a form useable to operate the MR scanner in the acquisition of the MR signals.

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SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBHHENKESTR 127 ERLANGEN 91052

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Paul, Dominik Bubenreuth, DE 178 352
Zeller, Mario Erlangen, DE 189 324

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