Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Spectrometer components
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-10
2010-12-07
Arana, Louis M (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Spectrometer components
C324S322000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07847552
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for simultaneously acquiring PET and MR data from a subject of interest with a hybrid PET-MR scanner includes monitoring transmission times of RF and gradient coils of the MR equipment and blanking segments of the PET data stream accordingly. By excluding PET data acquired during active MR transmissions, the remaining PET data used for image reconstruction will provide improved PET image quality.
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Ganin Alexander
Haworth Robert H.
Polzin Jason A.
Ross Steven G.
Stearns Charles W.
Arana Louis M
General Electric Company
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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