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7132827 Magnetic resonance imaging method using a partial parallel acquisition technique with non-Cartesian occupation of k-space  
In a method for magnetic resonance imaging using a partial parallel acquisition technique with a non-Cartesian occupation of k-space, a number of antennas disposed around an imaging volume for...
7123008 Positional magnetic resonance imaging  
A patient is examined by magnetic resonance imaging in different positions relative to gravity by moving the patient relative to the magnet, and the acquired data is compared to show differences in...
7123007 MR image reconstruction  
The invention relates to an MR imaging method in which the parallel acquisition of the MR data, for example in conformity with the SMASH or SENSE methods, is performed by means of a plurality of...
7119540 Driven equilibrium and fast-spin echo scanning  
An NMR imaging process utilizes both driven equilibrium and fast-spin echo techniques to acquire image data. The fast-spin echo technique is a multi-echo imaging sequence, where a 90-degree RF...
7116105 Magnetic field mapping during SSFP using phase-incremented or frequency-shifted magnitude images  
A system has been developed for mapping the magnetic field during a balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence. Field maps are generated by analyzing the magnitude of images acquired...
7112965 Low-impact noise acquisition magnetic resonance imaging  
A nuclear magnetic resonance imaging method that utilizes a LINA-EPI gradient pulse sequence, comprising the steps of: generating a LINA-EPI gradient pulse sequence comprising a read gradient, a RF...
7109711 MRI method and apparatus with elimination of the ambiguity artifact  
In a method for magnetic resonance imaging, by combined switching of radio-frequency excitation pulses, slice selection gradient pulses, phase-coding gradient pulses and readout gradient pulses, a...
7110806 Method for imaging an artery using a magnetic resonance contrast agent  
The present invention is a technique and apparatus for acquiring anatomic information used in diagnosing and characterizing abdominal aortic aneurismal disease and the like. This technique provides...
7109710 Method and apparatus to improve signal-to-noise ratio without compromising field-of-view for simultaneous MR data acquisition by an array of RF coils of an MR scanner  
A method and apparatus is disclosed to analogically combine MR signals from RF coils to form multiple sets of analogically combined MR signals, and then digitally combine the analogically combined...
7109713 RF coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus  
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus acquires magnetic resonance signals by the PI method using an RF coil unit having basic coils serving as surface coils which are arrayed with at least two...
7106060 Method for measuring the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) of substances having hyperpolarized nuclei using continuously refocused multiecho spectroscopic imaging  
A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method for spatially resolved measurement of the distribution of signals of metabolites of different resonance frequencies by application of a sequence of...
7106059 Method of quantifying magnetic resonance spectrum  
A method is offered which is capable of quantifying all the peaks of a magnetic resonance spectrum based on a theoretical relationship between the real and imaginary parts of the spectrum without...
7102352 Method and system for image artifact reduction using nearest-neighbor phase correction for echo planar imaging  
A nearest neighbor phase correction technique is implemented to reduce image artifacts due to phase errors in data acquired in an EPI scan. Image quality for EPI applications, such as DWI, DTI, and...
7103490 Method for processing raw magnetic resonance data, magnetic resonance tomography unit and magnetic resonance spectroscopy unit  
A method is for producing a map from raw magnetic resonance data from a magnetic resonance tomography unit or a spectrum from raw magnetic resonance data from a magnetic resonance spectroscopy...
7102351 Parallel imaging based on expanded unfolding technique  
Parallel imaging is performed by a magnetic resonance imaging system provided with a multiple RF coil composed of plural element coils. As part of parallel imaging conditions, a desired imaging FOV...
7102348 MRI method and apparatus for faster data acquisition or better motion artifact reduction  
In a method and apparatus for generating a magnetic resonance image, raw magnetic resonance data are acquired from a subject for each of a number of PROPELLER strips using, for each strip, multiple...
7098659 Method for mode formation, method for mode provision, and reception unit for a magnetic resonance device  
A reception unit for an MR device with at least two local antennas has a combination network to which the antennas are connected separately for combination of the antenna signals. The combination...
7098660 Diagnostic imaging apparatus and method for limbs, particularly the hand by means of nuclear magnetic resonance  
A method and apparatus for diagnostic imaging of a body part, by nuclear magnetic resonance, which method includes the steps of positioning the body part in a detection volume of a nuclear magnetic...
7098662 Method and system of MR imaging with variable readout gradient filtering  
A method and system of MR imaging where variable readout gradient filtering (VRGF) is carried out after MR data acquired during gradient field transitions has been phase-corrected. Thus, phase...
7096056 Functional magnetic resonance imaging using steady state free precession  
A method for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) uses steady-state free precession (SSFP) to image changes in blood oxygenation between two time periods. A center frequency of the SSFP...
7095229 Multicoil image analysis for magnetic resonance image segmentation, registration, and reconstruction  
A system and corresponding method for multicoil image analysis are provided, the system including a processor, an imaging adapter in signal communication with the processor for receiving image data...
7091720 Magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus with suppression of ambiguity artifacts in spin echo images  
In a magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus for avoiding peripheral interference signals in magnetic resonance tomography when using spin-echo sequences, the average frequency and the...
7092706 Apparatus and method for signal strength compensation of highly time-variant mobile radio channels and reception unit for mobile radio transmission  
A signal strength compensation unit for mobile radio receivers is connected upstream of the channel estimator and the channel equalizer and compensates for, in particular, the great, brief signal...
7088100 Method and apparatus to generate a circular polarized RF field independent of subject asymmetry  
An RF coil assembly is presented that incorporates balun networks to eliminate standing waves from cables used to apply a voltage to multiple drive ports of the coil. Each drive port is driven by...
7088099 Correction of magnetic resonance images  
Spatial encoding in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques is achieved by sampling the signal as a function of time in the presence of magnetic field gradients, e.g., X, Y, and Z gradients....
7084627 Method for triggering NMR measurement in a NMR check weighing system  
Magnetic resonance methods are provided for determining the mass of samples in vials ( 1 ) in a production line, each sample having a net magnetisation capability, including the steps of applying a...
7084630 Multi-modal RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging  
Multi-modal coils for coupling MRI RF signals from an anatomical region(s) to be imaged. The coil includes a segmented annular base ring conductor including a plurality of capacitances disposed...
7081750 Dynamic real-time magnetic resonance imaging sequence designer  
A system and method for facilitating RF pulse sequence generation and modification and for real-time sequence input modification for use in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging equipment. A...
7078897 Magnetic resonance method and system for quantification of anisotropic diffusion  
An MR method and system of determining elements of the apparent diffusion coefficient tensor in a material with plurality of anisotropic structural units that can be too small to be resolved by...
7079988 Method for the higher-order blind identification of mixtures of sources  
A method for the blind identification of sources within a system having P sources and N receivers comprises at least one step for the identification of the matrix of the direction vectors of the...
7078902 Radio frequency resonator system with optimized current distribution in the conducting elements  
A radio-frequency (RF) resonator system, in particular, for an NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) probe head, with at least one RF resonator which comprises at least three non-interrupted conducting...
7078898 Methods and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging  
A system for generating magnetic resonance images includes an MRI scanner for obtaining data from a pre-scan and data from a selected scan. A processor determines whether the data from the selected...
7075302 Method and apparatus to generate an RF excitation consistent with a desired excitation profile using a transmit coil array  
A system composed of multiple transmit coils with corresponding RF pulse synthesizers and amplifiers is disclosed. A method of designing RF pulses specific to each transmit coil to induce...
7075299 Method and apparatus to correct amplitude modulation in multi-echo magnetic resonance imaging  
An imaging technique is disclosed for multi-echo, magnetic resonance imaging that addresses amplitude modulations, such as those caused by T2 decay and stimulated echo refocusing, in acquired MR...
7075301 Method and apparatus to reduce RF power deposition during MR data acquisition  
A system composed of multiple transmit coils with corresponding RF pulse synthesizers and amplifiers is disclosed. A method of designing RF pulses specific to each transmit coil to dynamically...
7071690 Reduction of blurring in view angle tilting MRI  
Magnetic resonance imaging utilizes view angle tilting to correct for in-plane distortions with each RF excitation pulse being followed by a plurality of signal readouts to reduce image blurring....
7071689 Methods for multiple acquisitions with global inversion cycling for vascular-space-occupancy dependant and apparatuses and devices related thereto  
Featured are methods for magnetic resonance imaging in which MR signals of selected tissues, fluid or body components in a target area are desired to be essentially eliminated, which method...
7071691 Digital filter for NMR an MRI applications  
A method for operating a magnetic resonance spectrometer with a digital filter whose input is fed with an NMR signal of a time length T A , and whose output signal consists of a rising oscillation...
7069068 Method for determining haemodynamic indices by use of tomographic data  
Haemodynamic indices of an organ or a part of tissue are determined from a time series of tomographic data obtained by means of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Maps of indices are produced, being...
7068031 MR imaging method and MRI system  
An MR imaging includes acquiring echoes from the object by implementing a pulse sequence which specifies the conditions which should be established with spins excited in the steady-state free...
7068033 Acoustically damped gradient coil  
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device includes an inner gradient coil assembly proximate a patient positioning area, an outer gradient coil assembly proximate a magnet assembly, and a damping...
7068032 Gain adjustment method and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus  
A method for adjusting a gain for reception of a magnetic resonance signal in a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes defining an initially set value of a slice thickness as...
7064545 Method and apparatus of background suppression in MR imaging using spin locking  
The present invention is directed to a method and system of tissue or background suppression for the acquisition of image data from blood flow or tissue perfusion. Background suppression with...
7064547 Method and apparatus of M/r imaging with coil calibration data acquisition  
A system and method for MR imaging with coil sensitivity or calibration data acquisition for reducing wrapping or aliasing artifacts is disclosed. Low resolution MR data representative of coil...
7061238 Inherent limitation of the reduction factor in parallel imaging as a function of field strength  
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprises means for generating a main magnetic field with a main magnetic field strength an a plurality of magnetic resonance signal receiving positions,...
7061240 Magnetic resonance imaging method with reduced acoustic noise  
A magnetic resonance imaging method comprises application of a pulse sequence which includes one or more pulses. The pulse sequence having an intrinsic scan time based on a full sampling rate in...
7061239 Method for magnetic field tracking in a NMR check weighing system  
A method ( 10 ) insures that the characteristics of the magnetic field used in a magnetic resonance check weighing system ( 20 ) for samples in vials ( 22 ) on a production line track deviations...
7061241 Method and apparatus for MR image acquisition  
An NMR image of a patient's heart uses SSFSE (single shot fast spin echo) type pulses to condition the body by a preparation of a phase-encoding gradient pulse whose duration differs from one...
7057388 Magnetic resonance method and device  
The invention relates to a method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of at least a portion of a body placed in a stationary and substantially homogeneous main magnetic field. The method comprises...
7057387 Method and apparatus for enhanced multiple coil imaging  
The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for enhanced multiple coil imaging. The subject invention is advantageous for use in imaging devices, such as MRIs where multiple images can...