Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-20
2008-12-23
Arana, Louis M (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07468605
ABSTRACT:
A method for generating a magnetic resonance image is provided. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied for a plurality of cycles at a cycle rate. A plurality of magnetic resonance image echoes is acquired for each cycle. A decay map is estimated from the plurality of magnetic resonance image echoes for each cycle. The estimated decay map is used to generate an image for at least two different species.
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Office Action dated Jun. 18, 2008 from U.S. Appl. No. 11/738,345.
McKenzie Charles A.
Pineda Angel R.
Reeder Scott B.
Yu Huanzhou
Arana Louis M
Beyer Law Group LLP
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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