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Abstract #0954

Fast volumetric Cartesian MRI with auto-calibrated local B0 coil array – a reproducing kernel Hilbert space perspective

Rui Tian1, Martin Uecker2, Oliver Holder1, Theodor Steffen1, and Klaus Scheffler1,3
1High-Field MR center, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, 2Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, 3Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Image Reconstruction, Image Reconstruction, nonlinear gradient

Motivation: The local B0 coil array has been shown to speed up 2D Cartesian MRI and provides a platform for investigating the most efficient B0 encoding fields. Nevertheless, optimizing the rapid modulations for accelerating volumetric scans without introducing additional artifacts becomes more challenging.

Goal(s): We explore distinct nonlinear modulation B0 fields and reconstruct artifact-free accelerated images.

Approach: With a recent RKHS framework, the k-space efficiency maps for various modulation fields are analyzed, and a novel auto-calibration reconstruction method is introduced.

Results: Our k-space analysis provides insights validating optimal modulation fields, and the ex-vivo and in-vivo scans demonstrate the robustness of the proposed reconstruction technique.

Impact: We demonstrate the RKHS formalism as a valuable tool for understanding 3D MRI scans encoded with nonlinear modulation fields. Our auto-calibration reconstruction, analogous to GRAPPA in parallel imaging, offers a promising approach for image acceleration with rapid B0 modulation.

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