System calibration unit for magnetic particle imaging: Focus field based system function

Aleksi Halkola, Thorsten Buzug, Jürgen Rahmer, Bernhard Gleich, Claas Bontus

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Abstract

Magnetic particle imaging usually requires image reconstruction in order to obtain the distribution of the superparamagnetic iron oxide particle concentration from the measured signal. An integral part of the reconstruction is the system function, which relates the superparamagnetic iron oxide distribution to the signal it generates in the MPI scanner. Traditionally, the system function is obtained by measuring the signal generated by a known point-like concentration throughout the imaging volume. This however, requires a robot and is very time consuming. In this contribution we demonstrate a method for estimating the system function using focus fields, which avoids the need for a robot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMagnetic Particle Imaging - A Novel SPIO Nanoparticle Imaging Technique
EditorsJorn Borgert, Thorsten M. Buzug
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages27-31
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783642241321
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2012 - Lubeck, Germany
Duration: 15 Mar 201216 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume140
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference2nd International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2012
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityLubeck
Period15/03/1216/03/12

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