SENSitivity Encoding (SENSE) has demonstrated potential for significant
scan time reduction using multiple receiver channels. SENSE
reconstruction algorithms for non-uniformly sampled data proposed to date
require relatively high computational demands. A Projection Onto Convex
Sets (POCS)-based SENSE reconstruction method (POCSENSE) has been
recently proposed as an efficient reconstruction technique in rectilinear
sampling schemes. POCSENSE is an iterative algorithm with a few
constraints imposed on the acquired data sets at each iteration. Although
POCSENSE can be readily performed on rectilinearly acquired k-space data,
it is difficult to apply to non-uniformly acquired k-space data.
Iterative Next Neighbor re-Gridding (INNG) algorithm is a recently
proposed new reconstruction method for non-uniformly sampled k-space
data. The POCSENSE algorithm can be extended to non-rectilinear sampling
schemes by using the INNG algorithm. The resulting algorithm
(POCSENSINNG) is an efficient SENSE reconstruction algorithm for
non-uniformly sampled k-space data, taking into account coil
sensitivities.