Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-09
2011-12-20
Shrivastav, Brij (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08080997
ABSTRACT:
An MRI apparatus and method reduces eddy currents generated by changing gradient magnetic fields used to image an object. Positioning image data from a pilot imaging mode is used to set reference imaging conditions for a subsequent actual diagnostic imaging mode used to acquire diagnostic image data. An eddy current stimulus index is calculated for a gradient magnetic field polarity successively (i.e., iteratively) renewed (i.e., changed) by renewal of imaging conditions and phase-encoding direction. Diagnostic image data is generated during an actual diagnostic imaging mode based on a gradient magnetic field polarity and phase-encoding direction that provides the lowest eddy current stimulus index value, thus using an optimum set of imaging conditions.
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Examiner's judgement is based on the two abstracts provided in English.
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
Shrivastav Brij
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
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