Partial‐FOV reconstruction in dynamic spiral imaging

In many applications of dynamic MR imaging, only a portion of the field‐of‐view (FOV) exhibits considerable variations in time. In such cases, a prior knowledge of the static part of the image allows a partial‐FOV reconstruction of the dynamic section using only a fraction of the raw data. This method of reconstruction generally results in higher temporal resolution, because the scan time for partial‐FOV data is shorter. The fidelity of this reconstruction technique depends, among other factors, on the accuracy of the prior information of the static section. This information is usually derived from the reconstructed images at previous time frames. This data, however, is normally corrupted by the motion artifact. Because the temporal frequency contents of the motion artifact is very similar to that of the dynamic section, a temporal low‐pass filter can efficiently remove this artifact from the static data. The bandwidth of the filter can be obtained from the rate of variations inside and outside the dynamic area. In general, when the temporal bandwidth is not spatially uniform, a bank of low‐pass filters can provide a proper suppression of the motion artifact outside the dynamic section. This reconstruction technique is adapted for spiral acquisition and is successfully applied to cardiac fluoroscopy, doubling the temporal resolution. Magn Reson Med 43:429–439, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.