Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-10
2011-12-27
Koval, Melissa (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S309000, C324S318000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08085041
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for MR magnetic field mapping includes a computer programmed to acquire a first data point at a first location in a first phase image data set, a second data point at the first location in a second phase image data set, a third data point at the first location in a third phase image data set. The first, second, and third phase images are acquired using a first, second, and third TE, respectively. Phase wrapping does not occur among the first and second phase image data sets; however, phase wrapping does occur among the second and third phase image data sets. The computer is also programmed to determine a magnetic field inhomogeneity, wherein the determination of the magnetic field inhomogeneity is based on the first, second, and third data points.
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Aksit Pelin
Derbyshire John Andrew
Fetzner Tiffany
General Electric Company
Koval Melissa
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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