Abstract
MRI systems often use magnetic field gradient and shim pulse-shaping networks (pre-emphasis) to correct for magnetic field distortions caused by eddy currents. A pre-emphasis system that uses up to 16 fixed resistor- capacitor (RC) time constants per channel with programmable amplitude coefficients is described. The magnetic fields induced by the pre-emphasis RC time constants serve as a set of basis functions for compensating eddy- current fields induced by the gradient set. The resultant time-varying magnetic field gradient accurately reflects the gradient specified by the pulse programmer. Reductions in eddy-current fields are demonstrated for actively shielded and unshielded gradient sets.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 427-431 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Magnetic resonance in medicine |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1998 |
Keywords
- Eddy current
- Gradient compensation
- Pre-emphasis
- Time constant