Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Robinson, Daniel (Department: 3742)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S419000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09728071
ABSTRACT:
A system and method is disclosed for tracking a moving object using magnetic resonance imaging. The technique includes acquiring a scout image scan having a number of image frames and extracting non-linear motion parameters from the number of image frames of the scout image scan. The technique includes prospectively shifting slice location using the non-linear motion parameters between slice locations while acquiring a series of MR images. The system and method are particularly useful in tracking coronary artery movement during the cardiac cycle to acquire the non-linear components of coronary artery movement during a diastolic portion of the R—R interval.
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Foo Thomas K. F.
Hardy Christopher J.
Saranathan Manojkumar
Della Penna Michael A.
General Electric Company
Horton Carl B.
Robinson Daniel
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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