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Abstract #2844

An evaluation method for encoding capability of rSEM with non-linear gradients and its application to angle selection

Junqi Yang1, Yifeng Jiang1, Tingou Liang2, Shao Ying Huang2,3, and Wenwei Yu1,4
1Department of Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, 2Engineering Product Development Department, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore, 3Department of Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 4Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Singapore, Singapore

Synopsis

Keywords: Low-Field MRI, Low-Field MRI, Spatial encoding field, Evaluation method

Motivation: For non-linear encoding technology for portable MRI, the evaluation of encoding capability is by checking the image quality, which is time-consuming and hard to integrate into an optimization process.

Goal(s): Here, we aim to propose a fast evaluation method for the encoding capability of rotational spatial encoding magnetic field (rSEM).

Approach: The filling factor of local k-spaces is proposed to evaluate the encoding capability of an rSEM with non-linear gradients.

Results: The proposed evaluation of encoding capability is fast and agrees with the resultant image quality. It was used for angle selections to accelerate imaging, showing improved image quality experimentally.

Impact: A rapid evaluation method for the encoding capability of rSEMs with non-linear gradients is validated using simulation and experimental data. It allows fast evaluations of SEMs without checking the image quality in a design process, which accelerate the optimization.

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