Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for separating chemical species in magnetic resonance imaging
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Application No.: US14584501Application Date: 2014-12-29
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Publication No.: US09880244B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Ken-Pin Hwang , Zachary William Slavens , Ersin Bayram , Kang Wang , Daniel Litwiller , Jingfei Ma
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY , BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R33/48
- IPC: G01R33/48 ; G01R33/561
Abstract:
A method that includes obtaining an MRI gradient echo train of at least three echo data sets at differing phase angles; producing a plurality of phase error maps among the at least three echo data sets; and imaging at least three distinct chemical species based on the plurality of phase error maps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160187447A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING CHEMICAL SPECIES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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