公开(公告)号：US10222434B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15879254

申请日：2018-01-24

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Stephen Poole ,  Cedric Hugon ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne ,  Laura Sacolick ,  William J. Mileski ,  Jeremy Christopher Jordan ,  Alan B. Katze, Jr. ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Todd Rearick ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty

IPC: G01R33/385 ,  G01R33/383 ,  G01R33/44 ,  G01R33/389 ,  G01R33/421 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G01R33/38 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61G13/10 ,  G01R33/34 ,  G01R33/48 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B50/13 ,  G01R33/36 ,  G01R33/422 ,  G01R33/3873

Abstract: According to some aspects, a portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, comprising a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging. The magnetics system comprises a permanent B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system, and a plurality of gradient coils configured to, when operated, generate magnetic fields to provide spatial encoding of emitted magnetic resonance signals, a power system comprising one or more power components configured to provide power to the magnetics system to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system to perform image acquisition, and a base that supports the magnetics system and houses the power system, the base comprising at least one conveyance mechanism allowing the portable magnetic resonance imaging system to be transported to different locations. According to some aspects, the base has a maximum horizontal dimension of less than or equal to approximately 50 inches. According to some aspects, the portable magnetic resonance imaging system weighs less than 1,500 pounds. According to some aspects, the portable magnetic resonance imaging system has a 5-Gauss line that has a maximum dimension of less than or equal to five feet.

公开(公告)号：US20190018096A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16123989

申请日：2018-09-06

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Stephen Poole ,  Cedric Hugon ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne ,  Laura Sacolick ,  William J. Mileski ,  Jeremy Christopher Jordan ,  Alan B. Katze, JR. ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Todd Rearick ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty

IPC: G01R33/385 ,  G01R33/44 ,  G01R33/389 ,  A61B50/13 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: According to some aspects, a portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, comprising a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging. The magnetics system comprises a permanent B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system, and a plurality of gradient coils configured to, when operated, generate magnetic fields to provide spatial encoding of emitted magnetic resonance signals, a power system comprising one or more power components configured to provide power to the magnetics system to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system to perform image acquisition, and a base that supports the magnetics system and houses the power system, the base comprising at least one conveyance mechanism allowing the portable magnetic resonance imaging system to be transported to different locations. According to some aspects, the base has a maximum horizontal dimension of less than or equal to approximately 50 inches. According to some aspects, the portable magnetic resonance imaging system weighs less than 1,500 pounds. According to some aspects, the portable magnetic resonance imaging system has a 5-Gauss line that has a maximum dimension of less than or equal to five feet.

公开(公告)号：US20160128592A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14938333

申请日：2015-11-11

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Scot Rosen ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Laura Sacolick ,  Mathieu Sarracanie ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Tyler S. Ralston

IPC: A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  G01R33/36 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01R33/48 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0496

Abstract: According to some aspects a system is provided comprising a low-field magnetic resonance (MR) device, at least one electrophysiological device, and at least one controller configured to operate the low-field MR device to obtain MR data and to operate the at least one electrophysiological device to obtain electrophysiological data.

Abstract translation: 根据一些方面，提供一种包括低场磁共振（MR）装置，至少一个电生理装置和至少一个控制器的系统，所述至少一个控制器被配置为操作低场MR装置以获得MR数据并且至少操作 一个电生理装置获得电生理数据。

公开(公告)号：US20160069975A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14846158

申请日：2015-09-04

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Jeremy Christopher Jordan ,  Michael Stephen Poole ,  Laura Sacolick ,  Todd Rearick ,  Gregory L. Charvat

IPC: G01R33/54 ,  G01R33/3875 ,  G01R33/36 ,  G01R33/385

Abstract: In some aspects, a method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising a B0 magnet and at least one thermal management component configured to transfer heat away from the B0 magnet during operation is provided. The method comprises providing operating power to the B0 magnet, monitoring a temperature of the B0 magnet to determine a current temperature of the B0 magnet, and operating the at least one thermal management component at less than operational capacity in response to an occurrence of at least one event.

公开(公告)号：US10813564B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US14938333

申请日：2015-11-11

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Scot Rosen ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Laura Sacolick ,  Mathieu Sarracanie ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Tyler S. Ralston

IPC: A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  G01R33/38 ,  G01R33/381 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  G01R33/48 ,  G01R33/44 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: According to some aspects a system is provided comprising a low-field magnetic resonance (MR) device, at least one electrophysiological device, and at least one controller configured to operate the low-field MR device to obtain MR data and to operate the at least one electrophysiological device to obtain electrophysiological data.

公开(公告)号：US20200289019A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16817370

申请日：2020-03-12

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Jo Schlemper ,  Seyed Sadegh Moshen Salehi ,  Michal Sofka ,  Prantik Kundu ,  Carole Lazarus ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne ,  Rafael O'Halloran ,  Laura Sacolick

IPC: A61B5/055 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G01R33/561

Abstract: Techniques for generating magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject from MR data obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the techniques include: obtaining input MR spatial frequency data obtained by imaging the subject using the MRI system; generating an MR image of the subject from the input MR spatial frequency data using a neural network model comprising: a pre-reconstruction neural network configured to process the input MR spatial frequency data; a reconstruction neural network configured to generate at least one initial image of the subject from output of the pre-reconstruction neural network; and a post-reconstruction neural network configured to generate the MR image of the subject from the at least one initial image of the subject.

公开(公告)号：US20200249297A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16806532

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Laura Sacolick ,  Matthew Scot Rosen ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Mathieu Sarracanie

IPC: G01R33/44 ,  G01R33/561 ,  G01R33/48

Abstract: A low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The system includes a plurality of magnetics components comprising at least one first magnetics component configured to produce a low-field main magnetic field B0 and at least one second magnetics component configured to acquire magnetic resonance data when operated, and at least one controller configured to operate one or more of the plurality of magnetics components in accordance with at least one low-field zero echo time (LF-ZTE) pulse sequence.

公开(公告)号：US20200209334A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16684976

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Rafael O'Halloran ,  Cedric Hugon ,  Laura Sacolick ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne

IPC: G01R33/565 ,  G01R33/54 ,  G01R33/56

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling at least one gradient coil of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The apparatus may include at least one computer hardware processor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one computer hardware processor, cause the at least one computer hardware processor to perform a method. The method may include receiving information specifying at least one target pulse sequence; determining a corrected pulse sequence to control the at least one gradient coil based on the at least one target pulse sequence and a hysteresis model of induced magnetization in the MRI system caused by operation of the at least one gradient coil; and controlling, using the corrected gradient pulse sequence, the at least one gradient coil to generate one or more gradient pulses for imaging a patient.

公开(公告)号：US10684335B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16275285

申请日：2019-02-13

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Stephen Poole ,  Cedric Hugon ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne ,  Laura Sacolick ,  William J. Mileski ,  Jeremy Christopher Jordan ,  Alan B. Katze, Jr. ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Todd Rearick ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty

IPC: G01R33/385 ,  G01R33/383 ,  G01R33/44 ,  A61B50/13 ,  G01R33/389 ,  G01R33/421 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G01R33/38 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61G13/10 ,  G01R33/34 ,  G01R33/48 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G01R33/3873 ,  G01R33/36 ,  G01R33/422

Abstract: According to some aspects, a portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, comprising a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 magnetic field for an imaging region of the magnetic resonance imaging system, a noise reduction system configured to detect and suppress at least some electromagnetic noise in an operating environment of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system, and electromagnetic shielding provided to attenuate at least some of the electromagnetic noise in the operating environment of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system, the electromagnetic shielding arranged to shield a fraction of the imaging region of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the electromagnetic shield comprises at least one electromagnetic shield structure adjustably coupled to the housing to provide electromagnetic shielding for the imaging region in an amount that can be varied. According to some aspects, substantially no shielding of the imaging region of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided.

公开(公告)号：US10649050B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US16667813

申请日：2019-10-29

Applicant: Hyperfine Research, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Stephen Poole ,  Cedric Hugon ,  Hadrien A. Dyvorne ,  Laura Sacolick ,  William J. Mileski ,  Jeremy Christopher Jordan ,  Alan B. Katze, Jr. ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Todd Rearick ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty

IPC: G01R33/48 ,  G01R33/385 ,  G01R33/34 ,  A61G13/10 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  G01R33/38 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G01R33/421 ,  G01R33/389 ,  A61B50/13 ,  G01R33/44 ,  G01R33/383 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G01R33/422 ,  G01R33/36 ,  G01R33/3873

Abstract: According to some aspects, a low-field magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The low-field magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging, the magnetics system comprising, a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system at a low-field strength of less than 0.2 Tesla (T), a plurality of gradient coils configured to, when operated, generate magnetic fields to provide spatial encoding of magnetic resonance signals, and at least one radio frequency coil configured to, when operated, transmit radio frequency signals to a field of view of the magnetic resonance imaging system and to respond to magnetic resonance signals emitted from the field of view, a power system comprising one or more power components configured to provide power to the magnetics system to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system to perform image acquisition, and a power connection configured to connect to a single-phase outlet to receive mains electricity and deliver the mains electricity to the power system to provide power needed to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the power system operates the low-field magnetic resonance imaging system using an average of less than 1.6 kilowatts during image acquisition.