Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Shrivastav, Brij (Department: 2859)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C600S410000, C600S415000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07009396
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for producing an image from an extended volume of interest within a subject using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system are provided. The method comprises translating the volume using a positioning device along an axis of the MRI system. A plurality of MR signals are detected from at least one radiofrequency (RF) coil array for a given field-of-view within the MRI system as the positioning device is translated. The plurality of MR signals are sent to a plurality of receivers wherein the receivers are each adapted to adjust their respective center frequencies at a rate commensurate with a rate of translation of the positioning device. A plurality of respective sub-images corresponding to the plurality MR signals for each of the plurality of receivers are combined to form a composite image of the volume of interest.
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Search Report.
Dumoulin Charles Lucian
Zhu Yudong
Fetzner Tiffany A.
General Electric Company
Patnode Patrick K.
Shrivastav Brij
Testa Jean K.
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