Fast, automated, N-dimensional phase-unwrapping algorithm

被引:568
作者
Jenkinson, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, John Radcliffe Hosp, Oxford Ctr Funct Magnet Resonance Imaging Brain, FMRIB, Oxford OX3 9DU, England
关键词
phase unwrapping; echo planar imaging (EPI); field mapping; venogram; automated shimming;
D O I
10.1002/mrm.10354
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
This work investigates the general problem of phase unwrapping for arbitrary N-dimensional phase maps. A cost function-based approach is outlined that leads to an integer programming problem. To solve this problem, a best-pair-first region merging approach is adopted as the optimization method. The algorithm was implemented and tested with 3D MRI medical data for venogram studies, as well as for fMRI applications in EPI unwarping and rapid, automated shimming. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页码:193 / 197
页数:5
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