Journal
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 715-722Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10267
Keywords
higher-order shimming; singular value decomposition; regularization; magnetic field homogeneity; in vivo shimming
Funding
- NCI NIH HHS [CA 48269, CA79944-01] Funding Source: Medline
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR09784] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [AG18947] Funding Source: Medline
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A regularized algorithm is presented for localized in vivo shimming. The technique uses first- (X,Y,Z), second- (Z(2), ZX, ZY, X-2-Y-2, XY), and third-order (Z) shim coils, and is robust when applied to arbitrarily-shaped, as well as off-center, regions of interest (ROIs). A single-shot spiral pulse sequence is used for rapid field map acquisition, and a least-squares calculation of the shim currents is performed to minimize the root-mean-square (RMS) value of the B-0 inhomogeneity over a user-selected ROI The use of a singular value decomposition (SVD) in combination with a regularization algorithm significantly improves the numerical stability of the least-squares fitting procedure. The fully automated shimming package is implemented on a 3 T GE Signa system and its robust performance is demonstrated in phantom and in vivo studies. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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