Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2007-02-13
Arana, Louis M. (Department: 2859)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11124041
ABSTRACT:
A method of separating signals from water and lipid in a body using spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging comprising steps of acquiring image signals at three acquisition times asymmetrically positioned with respect to a spin-echo time, the three acquisition times being separated by 2π/3 and the middle signal acquisition is centered at π/2+πk where k is an integer, and combining the plurality of image signals iterative using a least squares decomposition method.
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Pineda Angel R.
Reeder Scott B.
Arana Louis M.
Beyer Weaver & Thomas LLP
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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