title: Simultaneous acquisition of spatial harmonics (SMASH): fast imaging with radiofrequency coil arrays.
abstract: SiMultaneous Acquisition of Spatial Harmonics (SMASH) is a new fast-imaging technique that increases MR image acquisition speed by an integer factor over existing fast-imaging methods, without significant sacrifices in spatial resolution or signal-to-noise ratio. Image acquisition time is reduced by exploiting spatial information inherent in the geometry of a surface coil array to substitute for some of the phase encoding usually produced by magnetic field gradients. This allows for partially parallel image acquisitions using many of the existing fast-imaging sequences. Unlike the data combination algorithms of prior proposals for parallel imaging, SMASH reconstruction involves a small set of MR signal combinations prior to Fourier transformation, which can be advantageous for artifact handling and practical implementation. A twofold savings in image acquisition time is demonstrated here using commercial phased array coils on two different MR-imaging systems. Larger time savings factors can be expected for appropriate coil designs.
authors.affiliation: Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sodickson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Manning
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011846:Radio Waves; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology