Linogram reconstruction for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Reconstruction of magnetic resonance images (MRIs) by backprojection, which commonly uses techniques analogous to those employed for X-ray computed tomography, is discussed. The recently developed method of linogram reconstruction, an alternative to conventional/backprojection methods of reconstruction from projections, has been adapted for MRI, taking advantage of MRI´s flexibility in choosing projection geometry. By avoiding the computationally intensive interpolations required for backprojection, linograms offer significant savings in reconstruction time over conventional backprojection and may offer a slight improvement in resolution as well