Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography is designed to acquire a magnetic resonance signal and a pilot tone signal and to forward them to a receiver of the magnetic resonance tomography system for evaluation. The pilot tone signal lies in a first frequency range and the magnetic resonance signal in a second frequency range.

Abstract: A method includes determining a heart beat signal during acquisition of MR images obtained at a plurality of cardiac cycles; determining at least one physiological parameter of a heart obtained at the plurality of cardiac cycles; determining a model including, determining, in each of the cardiac cycles, a variable time interval of variable duration and at least one additional time interval based on the heart beat signal and the at least one physiological parameter, the at least one additional time interval having a lower variability in duration than the variable time interval; determining a duration of the variable time interval and a duration of the cardiac cycle for each of the cardiac cycles based on the heart beat signal and the at least one physiological parameter; and assigning the MR images to the different cardiac phases based on the variable time interval and each of the cardiac cycles.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance system has a receiver designed to receive and evaluate a pilot tone signal and a magnetic resonance signal at the same time. The receiver additionally has a frequency-dependent attenuator to attenuate a received pilot tone signal relative to a received magnetic resonance signal.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance tomography unit for localizing metallic objects and an operating method are provided. In one act of the method, an excitation pulse is used to excite nuclear spins in a region surrounding a compact metallic object. Magnetic resonance data is acquired with samplings along a plurality of trajectories, where the samplings take place using a bSSFP sequence, and the nuclear spins are dephased by a gradient. A position of a geometric focal point of the compact metallic object is ascertained based on a position of a visual focal point of acquired artifacts.

Abstract: A method for assigning a spatial orientation to a movement signal of a movement of an examination object of a magnetic resonance examination, a magnetic resonance apparatus and a computer program product. According to the method, a first movement signal is captured by means of a first movement capture method. During the capture of the first movement signal, at least one further movement signal is captured by means of at least one further movement capture method. A spatial orientation is assigned to at least one component of the first movement signal by comparing the first movement signal with the at least one further movement signal.

Abstract: A method for detection of a number of pilot tone signals, a magnetic resonance apparatus, and a computer program product are disclosed. The method includes receiving receive signals according to an MR sequence by an RF receive unit of an MR apparatus, wherein the receive signals include an MR signal and the number of PT signals. The number of PT signals each have a different pilot tone frequency. The number of PT signals are received according to the MR sequence in a number of PT receive time segments having a duration of at least tm, interrupted by pauses. The method further includes digitizing the receive signals by sampling with a first sampling frequency f1 and detecting the number of PT signals from the digitized receive signals by sampling the digitized receive signals with a second sampling frequency f2, wherein the second sampling frequency f2?2/tm.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a motion detection method, to a local coil, a magnetic resonance apparatus and a computer program product. The motion detection method is configured for detecting motion of an object under examination during a magnetic resonance measurement by a magnetic resonance apparatus. First motion data of the object under examination is acquired in a capture period in accordance with the motion detection method. In addition, second motion data of the object under examination is acquired in the capture period in accordance with at least one other motion detection method. The motion detection method is calibrated using the first motion data and the second motion data.

Abstract: A method for adapting, per cardiac cycle, the parameters governing interpolation of varying and non-interpolation of fixed fractions of each individual cardiac cycle is provided. A time series of data values associated with a cardiac cycle is received, and the time series is scaled to a reference cardiac cycle, wherein the scaling includes applying a model to the time series to generate a scaled time series of data values associated with the first cardiac cycle. The model is trained using the scaled time series.

Abstract: According to a method for characterizing a motion of an object, a reference signal is emitted into a target region and two or more receiver coil signals are generated in response to the reference signal by two or more receiver coils. A motion signal characterizing a motion of the object is determined by a computing unit depending on temporal modulations of the two or more receiver coil signals. A correlation coefficient of the motion signal and a receiver coil signal is computed by the computing unit. A reference correlation coefficient is determined by the computing unit depending on a location of the receiver coil based on a predetermined reference correlation map. The motion signal is corrected by the computing unit depending on a correlation coefficient and the reference correlation coefficient.

Abstract: Techniques for performing magnetic resonance imaging are provided, which include applying at least two different pulse sequences designed for simultaneous excitation of at least two slices, and measuring k-space lines of the slices with a Parallel Imaging Results in Higher Acceleration (CAIPIRINHA) sampling scheme. Each pulse sequence comprises multiple different phase patterns, each phase pattern is used for exciting one of the slices, and the phase patterns of different pulse sequences are arranged relative to each other according to a Hadamard encoding. Images are reconstructed from the measured k-space lines by forming image slices based on different linear combinations of corresponding slices acquired with different pulse sequences.

Abstract: A pilot tone signal generator, a magnetic resonance tomograph, a method for transmission of a synchronization signal, and a computer program product are disclosed. The pilot tone signal generator includes a receive unit for receipt of a synchronization signal of a system control unit of a magnetic resonance tomograph. The synchronization signal may include a clock signal, and the pilot tone signal generator is configured to emit a pilot tone signal as a function of the synchronization signal.

Abstract: Capturing MR image data of an examination object using an MR apparatus, including: performing a balanced steady-state free precession sequence with phase progress of 180 degrees per repetition time using the MR apparatus; in the balanced steady-state free precession sequence, providing a white-marker gradient in order at least partially to balance a dephasing caused by a magnetic-field-changing object in the examination object; capturing image data of the examination object using the MR apparatus at an echo time; and adjusting a phase development between phase magnetization of a first and second materials, which form an interface in the examination object, in the balanced steady-state free precession sequence using the MR apparatus, wherein due to the adjusting of the phase development before an effect of the white-marker gradient, a co-phasal alignment of a magnetization of the first material and of the second material at the interface is effected at the echo time.

Abstract: A motion correction method may include: calculating a current motion-corrected MR image based on a current motion parameter of an imaging target and K-space measurement data of the imaging target; calculating current motion-corrected K-space data based on the current motion parameter of the imaging target and the current motion-corrected MR image; calculating a current K-space measurement data error based on the K-space measurement data of the imaging target and the current motion-corrected K-space data; and determining, based on the current K-space measurement data error, whether an iteration end condition is met. If so, using the current motion-corrected MR image as a final motion-corrected MR image to be used. Otherwise, updating the current motion parameter of the imaging target based on the current K-space measurement data error and the current motion-corrected MR image. The method advantageously provides an increased motion correction speed of an MR image.

Abstract: Determining parameter values in image points of an examination object in an MR system by an MRF technique. Comparison signal waveforms, established using predetermined recording parameters, and each assigned to predetermined values of the parameters to be determined, are loaded. An image point time series of the examination object is acquired with an MRF recording method such that the acquired image point time series are comparable with the loaded comparison signal waveforms. A signal comparison of a section of the respective signal waveform of the acquired one image point time series is carried out with a corresponding section of loaded comparison signal waveforms to establish similarity values. The values of the parameters to be determined on the basis of the most similar comparison signal waveforms determined are determined, and then stored or output.

Abstract: A peripheral device for a magnetic resonance tomography unit. The peripheral device includes a first sensor for receiving an electromagnetic data signal from the environment of the peripheral device. The peripheral device is configured to execute signal processing in dependence on the electromagnetic data signal and a frequency of the electromagnetic data signal is greater than a Larmor frequency of the magnetic resonance tomography unit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for evaluating a pilot tone signal. In the method, the pilot tone signal is recorded using a high-frequency coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance facility and describes a movement of a patient. The method also includes extracting movement information assigned to a movement component, (e.g., a respiratory movement). A breakdown or decomposition of the pilot tone signal is effected on a basis of signal components having assigned weightings and for the purpose of determining the movement information, a part of a base which is assigned to the movement component is selected by a selection criterion.

Abstract: Method acquiring a target physiological motion signal, including: acquiring multi-channel complex signals received by multiple channels; and acquiring, from the multi-channel complex signals using a motion signal synthesis vector corresponding to a target motion signal, a target motion complex signal with interference removed; acquiring data received by multiple channels, the data including data without external interference in a first sub-period and data with external interference in a second sub-period; acquiring an external interference suppression matrix based on the data, and acquiring external interference suppression data based on the data without external interference or the data with external interference and the external interference suppression matrix; acquiring a motion signal correlation matrix of the target motion signal in frequency domain based on a frequency range of the target motion signal; and using, as a motion signal synthesis vector, an eigenvector acquired according to an eigenvalue of

Abstract: A method for performing a magnetic resonance measurement includes selecting a first set of coil elements from a plurality of coil elements and a second set of coil elements from the plurality of coil elements, and performing a magnetic resonance measurement. During the magnetic resonance measurement with the first set of coil elements and the second set of coil elements, magnetic resonance signals and pilot tone signals are received. The method includes ascertaining at least one magnetic resonance image solely with the assistance of magnetic resonance signals received with the first set of coil elements during performance of the magnetic resonance measurement, and ascertaining patient movement information solely with the assistance of pilot tone signals received with the second set of coil elements during performance of the magnetic resonance measurement. The first set of coil elements is not congruent with the second set of coil elements.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for determining parameter values in voxels of an examination object using magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF), a first signal comparison is made of signal characteristics of established voxel time series with first comparison signal characteristics. Further synthetic comparison signal characteristics are generated from the first comparison signal characteristics and values determined in the first signal comparison. The generated further comparison signal characteristics are used to perform a further signal comparison, with which values of at least a first and a second further parameter are determined. From the further comparison signal characteristics, a value of at least one further parameter is determined that could not necessarily already be determined in the first signal comparison.

Abstract: A device for NMR spectroscopy includes a magnet arrangement, configured to produce a magnetic probe field within a magnet field of view external to the magnet arrangement. In a embodiment, the device includes a coil arrangement, configured to generate an electromagnetic excitation field within a coil field of view and a controller, configured to control the coil arrangement. The device includes a magnet adjustment arrangement, configured and arranged to modify at least one parameter of the magnet arrangement to change a spatial position of the magnet field of view.