Abstract: A method is for measuring phase currents of a device under test, in particular of an inverter, in which a sensor arrangement, which has a component including a crystal lattice with a defect, is arranged in a region of the device under test. The method includes using the sensor arrangement to detect a magnetic field formed by a vector of magnetic fields, the magnetic fields each in turn being brought about by one of the phase currents of the device under test, and calculating a vector of the phase currents from the vector of the magnetic fields based on a coefficient matrix.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance member 1 includes a diamond crystal including plural diamond nitrogen vacancy center, and a high-frequency magnetic field generator 2 applies magnetic field of microwave to the magnetic resonance member 1. The aforementioned plural diamond nitrogen vacancy centers include diamond nitrogen vacancy centers arranged in directions of predetermined plural axes among four axes that indicates four connection directions of carbon atoms in the diamond crystal; and the aforementioned magnetic resonance member 1 is arranged in a direction that provides a substantially largest sensitivity of the measurement target magnetic field in the diamond nitrogen vacancy centers arranged in the predetermined plural axes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of Dixon-type MR imaging of an object (10) placed in an examination volume of a MR device (1). It is an object of the invention to provide a method that enables an improved Dixon water/fat separation in combination with a dual-acquisition gradient-echo imaging sequence.

Abstract: A system and method comprises execution of a segmented magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence, the pulse sequence including a plurality of shots, each of the plurality of shots including an inversion recovery preparation pulse and acquiring a respective segment of k-space lines, wherein each shot comprises a different inversion time between a peak of the inversion recovery pulse and a midpoint of the acquisition of the respective segment of k-space lines, and reconstruction of an image based on the acquired respective segments of k-space lines. In some aspects, the k-space lines acquired by each shot are consecutive in a phase encoding direction of k-space and each shot acquires the segments of k-space lines acquired by prior shots in the sequence, and a time delay between the inversion recovery preparation pulse and acquisition of a first segment for each shot is equal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor chip for parallelized magnetic sensing of a plurality of samples, a system for parallelized magnetic sensing of a plurality of samples and a method for probing a plurality of samples using optically addressable solid-state spin systems. The sensor chip comprises an optically transparent substrate comprising a plurality of optically addressable solid-state spin systems arranged in a plurality of sensing regions in a surface layer below a top surface of the substrate. The sensor chip further comprises a plurality of sample sites, wherein each sample site is arranged above a respective sensing region. The sensor chip has a light guiding system configured to provide an optical path through the substrate connecting each of the sensing regions.

Abstract: A method for correcting diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging data (DW-EPI) includes obtaining a first reference scan with no diffusion gradients applied, a second reference scan with a diffusion gradient applied only along a frequency direction, a third reference scan with the diffusion gradient applied only along a phase direction, and a fourth reference scan with the diffusion gradient applied only along a slice direction acquired utilizing an MRI scanner, wherein the reference scans lack phase encoding. The method includes obtaining DW-EPI data acquired utilizing the MRI scanner, wherein the DW-EPI data includes phase errors due to oscillatory eddy currents causing time-varying B0 shift. The method includes generating a phase correction factor based on the reference scans and correcting the phase errors due to the oscillatory eddy currents in the DW-EPI data independent of diffusion gradient direction utilizing the phase correction factor to generate corrected DW-EPI data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of operating a medical system (100, 300). The method comprises receiving (200) pulse sequence commands (124) configured to control a magnetic resonance imaging system (302) to acquire k-space data (330) according to a Compressed Sensing magnetic resonance imaging protocol. The method further comprises receiving (202) magnetic resonance scan parameters that are descriptive of a configuration of the pulse sequence commands and a configuration of the magnetic resonance imaging system. The method further comprises receiving (204) an predicted undersampling factor (128) in response to inputting the magnetic resonance scan parameters into a neural network, wherein the neural network is configured to output the predicted undersampling factor in response to receiving magnetic resonance scan parameters. The method further comprises adjusting (206) the pulse sequence commands (130) to select or modify sampling of the k-space data based on the predicted undersampling factor.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a plurality of loops. The RF receiving coil assembly also includes a plurality of electronics units, wherein a respective electronics unit of the plurality of electronics units is coupled to a respective loop of the plurality of loops, wherein each respective electronics unit includes circuitry configured to measure a temperature of the respective loop and to regulate power provided to the respective loop based on the temperature of the respective loop.

Abstract: A technology is provided for multi-component and/or multi-configuration imaging with coding, signal composition, signal model, structure model, structure model learning, decoding, reconstruction, performance prediction and performance enhancement. A magnetic resonance imaging example comprises acquiring signal samples in accordance with a coding scheme and a k-space sampling scheme, identifying a structure model in a data assembly formed using an extraction operation, and generating a result consistent with both the acquired signal samples and the identified structure model.

Abstract: A method of detecting spins in a sample, includes exciting the spins of the sample by means of a radio-frequency or microwave electromagnetic pulse for flipping the spins, and detecting a noise signal produced by the return of the spins to equilibrium by means of a device for counting radio-frequency or microwave photons.

Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging method, a magnetic resonance imaging system, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The magnetic resonance imaging method comprises: acquiring a plurality of portions of a k-space by using a plurality of sets of imaging sequences to obtain a plurality of k-space data sets, each set of imaging sequences comprising a pre-dephasing gradient pulse and a plurality of phase encoding gradients applied after the pre-dephasing gradient pulse, wherein the pre-dephasing gradient pulses in the plurality of sets of imaging sequences have a standard area difference in order when sorted according to the sizes of area values, and the standard area difference is 2/N of the area of any phase encoding gradient, where N is the number of sets of the plurality of sets of imaging sequences; respectively reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from each of the plurality of k-space data sets; and processing the plurality of k-space data sets to obtain a magnetic resonance image.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) local coil and a magnetic resonance apparatus are disclosed. The MR local coil includes an antenna unit having at least one antenna for receiving and/or transmitting high frequency (HF) signals; a connection cable for connecting the MR local coil to a magnetic resonance apparatus; and a two-dimensional, (e.g., ribbon-shaped), transmission element for transmitting energy, (e.g., electrical energy), and/or signals, (e.g., electrical and/or optical signals), between the connection cable and the antenna unit. In this case, the transmission element is at least in part arranged about an axis of rotation in a spiral manner.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toner cartridge detachably mountable to a receiving device, the toner cartridge comprising a container including a accommodating portion for accommodating the toner and a discharge opening for discharging the toner from the accommodating portion into the receiving device; and an open/close member including a closing portion for closing the discharge opening and an engaging portion movable relative to the closing portion, the open/close member being rotatable relative to the container between (a) an opening position for causing the closing portion to open the discharge opening and (b) a closing position for causing the closing portion to close the discharge opening, wherein the engaging portion is movable relative to the closing portion between (c) a engaging position for engagement with the receiving device to receive a force for moving the open/close member from the opening position to the closing position when the toner cartridge is d

Abstract: Techniques for determining a functional magnetic resonance data set of an imaging region of a brain of a patient are disclosed in which blood oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging is used. The techniques include using a plurality of reception coils, and acquiring magnetic resonance signals using parallel imaging and a magnetic resonance sequence defining a k-space trajectory, wherein undersampling in at least two k-space directions is performed. The techniques further include reconstructing the functional magnetic resonance data set from the magnetic resonance signals and sensitivity information regarding the plurality of reception coils using a reconstruction technique for undersampled magnetic resonance data, wherein the k-space trajectory is chosen to allow controlled aliasing in all three spatial dimensions including the readout direction.

Abstract: A method for generating an image of an object with a magnetic resonance imaging (MM) system is presented. The method includes first performing a calibration scan of the object. The calibration scan is performed with a zero echo time (ZTE) radial sampling scheme to obtain calibration k-spaces for surface coil elements and a body coil of the MRI system. The calibration scan is performed in such a manner that the endpoints of calibration k-space lines in each calibration k-space follow a spiral path. A plurality of calibration parameters are then obtained from the plurality of calibration k-spaces. A second scan of the object is then performed to acquire the MR image data. The image of the object is then generated based on the plurality of calibration parameters and the MR image data.

Abstract: A method and system for drawing a brain functional atlas. The method includes: initializing a brain functional atlas of an individual by using a brain functional atlas template to obtain an initial individualized brain functional atlas; dividing the initial individualized brain functional atlas into a plurality of large areas, each large area including a plurality of functional areas; entering iteration, each iteration process including calculating the connection degree between each voxel in each large area and each functional area in the large area in sequence, and adjusting each voxel to the functional area having the highest connection degree with the voxel until all voxels are adjusted; and when an ending condition is satisfied, ending the iteration to obtain a final individualized brain functional atlas.

Abstract: Systems and methods for designing and manufacturing electromagnetic coils for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system are described. More particularly, described here are methods for designing and manufacturing gradient coils for producing magnetic field gradients with greater peripheral nerve stimulation (“PNS”) thresholds relative to conventional gradient coils. The gradient coil design is constrained using an oracle penalty that is computed to account for a PNS requirement for the coil. In other applications, the oracle penalty can be used to optimize driving patterns for an electromagnetic stimulation system, such that a target PNS requirement is achieved.

Abstract: A method for determining a rotational orientation change using an NMR gyroscope includes making use of a measure of determining, in a vapor cell, which is filled at least with a gaseous first element and a gaseous second element having non-vanishing nuclear spin, a nuclear spin component of the second element in the second direction and a nuclear spin component of the second element in a third direction. The second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to a first direction, which corresponds to the direction of the static magnetic field and to the polarization direction of the nuclear spin of the second element. Moreover, the second direction corresponds to the direction of an applied alternating magnetic field, the frequency of which corresponds to the Larmor frequency of the Larmor precession of the nuclear spin of the second element about the static magnetic field.

Abstract: Nyquist ghost artifacts in echo planar imaging (“EPI”) are mitigated, reduced, or otherwise eliminated by implementing robust Nyquist ghost correction (“NGC”) directly from two reversed readout EPI acquisitions. As one advantage, these techniques do not require explicit reference scanning. A model-based process is used for directly estimating statistically optimal NGC coefficients from multi-channel k-space data.