Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Determine fluid flow rate
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-14
2010-11-02
Arana, Louis M (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Determine fluid flow rate
C324S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07825660
ABSTRACT:
An MRI apparatus includes an imaging signal acquisition unit, a motion signal acquisition unit, a motion amount determination unit, a motion correction unit and an image reconstruction unit. The imaging signal acquisition unit acquires MR signals as imaging signals. The motion signal acquisition unit repetitively acquires MR signals having PE amount less than that of the imaging signals as motion signals. The motion amount determination unit obtains a motion amount using the motion signals. The motion correction unit performs correction processing of the imaging signals in accordance with the motion amount. The image reconstruction unit reconstructs an image using the imaging signals after the correction processing.
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Kassai Yoshimori
Kuhara Shigehide
Yui Masao
Arana Louis M
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
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