Planar Gradient System for Imaging with Non-Linear Gradients

Sebastian Littin¹, Anna Masako Welz¹, Daniel Gallichan¹, Gerrit Schultz¹, Christian Cocosco¹, Jrgen Hennig¹, Willem de Boer², Maxim Zaitsev¹

We present a concept study of a planar gradient system for MR imaging with non-linear gradients, similar to the previously developed PatLoc system. This planar gradient system consists of 3 independent gradient channels with force and torque balance and will be integrated in our modified whole-body scanner equipped with 6 gradient channels. Simulations of the gradient system and image-reconstruction have been performed, showing that the coil achieves extended FOV for 2D imaging by combining three of its channels. Availability of such a gradient system will open new perspectives for flexible region-specific encoding in different body regions.