Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-20
2009-02-03
Arana, Louis M (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07486074
ABSTRACT:
A method for generating a self-calibrating parallel multiecho magnetic resonance image is provided. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied. A first echo at a first echo time in a first pattern is acquired. A second echo at a second echo time different from the first echo phase in a second pattern different from the first pattern is acquired. The acquired first echo and acquired second echo are used to generate an image in an image pattern, wherein none of the acquired echoes for generating the image have the same pattern as the image pattern.
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Brau Anja
Brittain Jean H.
McKenzie Charles A.
Reeder Scott B.
Shimakawa Ann
Arana Louis M
Beyer Law Group LLP
General Electric Company
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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