Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-20
2010-06-22
Shrivastav, Brij B. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S309000, C324S306000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07741842
ABSTRACT:
A method for generating a calibrated parallel magnetic resonance image is provided in a manifestation of the invention. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied. A plurality of echoes at different echo times (TE) is acquired. The acquired plurality of echoes from different echo times is used to create a chemical shift corrected calibration map.
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McKenzie Charles A.
Reeder Scott B.
Shimakawa Ann
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beyer Law Group LLP
Fetzner Tiffany A
General Electric Company
Shrivastav Brij B.
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