Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2006-01-17
Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S407000, C324S306000, C324S307000, C324S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06987997
ABSTRACT:
A technique is set forth for MR spectroscopy that is capable of reducing signal overlap between metabolite signals for improved clinical analysis of metabolite content. The technique includes varying an echo time across a scanning dimension. Once a span of echo time for an acquisition dimension is determined, and the number of acquisition data points is known, a variance between echo times can be determined. A pulse sequence with differing echo times is then applied for each frame, and after data is acquired, an image is reconstructed that significantly improves metabolite signal separation.
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Hurd Ralph E.
Sailasuta Napapon
Casler Brian L.
Della Penna Michael A.
General Electric Company
Horton Carl B.
Jung William C.
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