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Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Nonlinear Gradient Fields

Signal Encoding and Image Reconstruction

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Gerrit Schultz

    1. Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of natural sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-23
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  2. Physical and Technical Background

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 11-38

  3. Image Reconstruction in MRI

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 39-101

  4. Overview of PatLoc Imaging and Presentation of Initial Hardware Designs

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 103-134

  5. Basics of Signal Encoding and Image Reconstruction in PatLoc Imaging

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 135-154

  6. Direct Reconstruction for Cartesian PatLoc Imaging

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 155-206

  7. Direct Reconstruction for Radial PatLoc Imaging

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 207-233

  8. Iterative Reconstruction in PatLoc Imaging

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 235-275

  9. Summary and Outlook

    • Gerrit Schultz
    Pages 277-288

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 289-333
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About this book

​Within the past few decades MRI has become one of the most important imaging modalities in medicine. For a reliable diagnosis of pathologies further technological improvements are of primary importance. This study deals with a radically new approach of image encoding. Gradient linearity has ever since been an unquestioned technological design criterion. With the advent of parallel imaging, this approach may be questioned, making way of much a more flexible gradient hardware that uses encoding fields with an arbitrary geometry. The theoretical basis of this new imaging modality – PatLoc imaging – are comprehensively presented, suitable image reconstruction algorithms are developed for a variety of imaging sequences and imaging results – including in vivo data – are explored based on novel hardware designs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany

    Gerrit Schultz

About the author

Gerrit Schultz studied Physics and Mathematics at the Universities of Heidelberg and Geneva. He joined the Medical Physics Group at the University Medical Center in Freiburg in 2007, where he is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher.

 

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