Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-23
2007-01-23
Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S410000, C600S413000, C600S431000, C600S419000, C324S307000, C324S309000, C324S306000, C324S318000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10433736
ABSTRACT:
In a measuring space of the object (1), an essential measurement region (41, 61, 71, 81, 111, 131) having a center region of the measuring space and a plurality of peripheral measurement regions (42, 62, 63, 72, 82, 112, 132) which do not have any region overlapped with the essential measurement region are set. Then, the essential measurement region is combined with a selected peripheral portion of the plurality of the peripheral measurement regions to measure in a preceding manner a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from the object as data of the measuring space. The essential measurement region is combined with the peripheral measurement region of the plurality of the peripheral measurement regions which has not been selected in the preceding measuring step to measure a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from the object as data of the measuring space. Sequentially, the essential measurement region is combined with the peripheral measurement region having not been measured in a preceding measuring step to measure a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from the object. The data of the essential measurement region and the data of the peripheral measurement region thus measured is supplemented with the data of the peripheral measurement region measured in the preceding measuring step to generate data of the measuring space.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4885537 (1989-12-01), Suzuki
patent: 5713358 (1998-02-01), Mistretta et al.
patent: 5830143 (1998-11-01), Mistretta et al.
patent: 6556856 (2003-04-01), Mistretta et al.
patent: 6-343621 (1994-12-01), None
patent: 10/5191 (1998-01-01), None
patent: 10-512482 (1998-12-01), None
Japanese Language International Search Report (and English-language translation thereof) in connection with corresponding International Application No. PCT/JP01/10538.
Keiji Fukui, et al., (1988) “An Investigation of Cerebral MR Angioimaging”, Progress in CT, vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 133-142.
Charles L. Dumolulin, Ph.D, et al., (1986) “Magnetic Resonance Angiography”, Radiology, pp. 717-720.
Charles L. Dumolulin, Ph.D., et al., (Jul./Aug. 1991), “Simultaneous Acquisition of Phase-Contrast Angiograms and Stationary-Tissue Images with Hadamard Encoding of Flow-induced Phase Shifts”, JMRI pp. 399-404.
Norbert J. Pelc et al., (Jul./Aug. 1991), “Encoding Strategies for Three-Direction Phase-Contrast MR Imaging of Flow”, JMRI, pp. 405-413.
William G. Bradley, “Flow Phenomena” in Magnetic Resonance Imaging edited by D.D. Stark et al. (1998) pp. 108-137.
“Basic Concepts” in 3D Contrast MR Angiography by M.R. Prince et al. (2d ed. 1998), pp. 3-39.
Abe Takayuki
Takeshima Hirotaka
Watanabe Shigeru
Casler Brian L.
Cooper & Dunham LLP
Hitachi Medical Corporation
Ramirez John F.
LandOfFree
Measuring method in magnetic resonance imaging device and... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Measuring method in magnetic resonance imaging device and..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Measuring method in magnetic resonance imaging device and... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3722711