Fig. 2: Field of view coverage in a gradient field with shifted spheres and ellipsoid.

Shown is the central x, y-plane of an MRI gradient field. The reference ellipsoid (displayed as a blue dotted line) and three shifted spheres (displayed as red dashed lines) are chosen to comprise the field of view of the gradient field (displayed as a green line). The z-component of the simulated gradient field is indicated in the background.