Method, systems and arrangements are provided for creating a high-resolution magnetic
resonance image (“MRI”) or obtaining other information of a target, such as a cardiac region of a patient. Radio-frequency (“RF”) pulses can be transmitted toward the target by, e.g., an RF
transmitter of an MRI apparatus. In response, multiple echoes corresponding to the plurality of pulses may be received from the target. Data from each of the echoes can be assigned to a
single line of k-space, and stored in memory of the apparatus. An image of the target, acceleration data and / or velocity data associated with a target can be generated as a function of the data. In one exemplary embodiment, the data from different echoes may be assigned to the same k-space line, and to different cardiac phases. In one further embodiment,
parallel processing may be used to improve the resolution of the image acquired during a
single breath-hold duration. In yet another embodiment, utilizing a segmented implementation, multiples lines of k-space are acquired for a given
cardiac phase (or time stamp) per trigger
signal. The present invention may be utilized for the heart or for any other anatomical organ or
region of interest for the evaluation and study of flow dynamics with very
high temporal resolution.