Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-08
2009-08-18
Shrivastav, Brij B. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S309000, C324S312000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07576536
ABSTRACT:
The subject invention pertains to method and apparatus for parallel imaging. The subject method can be utilized with imaging systems utilizing parallel imaging techniques. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention can be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A specific embodiment of the subject invention can reduce parallel reconstruction CPU and system resources usage by reducing the number of channels employed in the parallel reconstruction from the M channel signals to a lower number of channel signals. In a specific embodiment, sensitivity map information can be used in the selection of the M channel signals to be used, and how the selected channel signals are to be combined, to create the output channel signals. In an embodiment, for a given set of radio-frequency (RF) elements, an optimal choice of reconstructed channel modes can be made using prior view information and/or sensitivity data for the given slice. The subject invention can utilize parallel imaging speed up in multiple directions.
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Akao James
Duensing G. Randy
Huang Feng
Fetzner Tiffany A
Invivo Corporation
Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik
Shrivastav Brij B.
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