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7623901 Magnetic resonance imaging needing a long waiting time between pre-pulses and imaging pulse train  
In the black blood method using a double inversion pulse, images in the systole of the cardiac cycle can be captured in a reliable manner even in the presence of a cycle-to-cycle variance in the...
7620441 Method and device for improved ECG triggering  
The invention relates to a method and a device for improved imaging by means of ECG triggering. A first trigger time A and a second trigger time B, as well as a threshold value for the heart rate...
7616981 Inspection apparatus using nuclear magnetic resonance  
There is provided an inspection apparatus using nuclear magnetic resonance which can execute multi-slice and multi-frame cardiac imaging of a heart without giving any load on a subject. An...
7590440 System and method for anatomy labeling on a PACS  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for image registration and display of relevant information. The method includes identifying one or more anatomical parts in...
7570985 Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging using contrast agent  
Monitor scans are performed before imaging scans with respect to a patient injected with a contrast agent. Magnetic resonance images of a plurality of slices of the patient are acquired, usually...
7519413 Apparatus and method for measuring motion in a strong magnetic field  
The present invention is an apparatus for measuring motion of a portion of the body of a patient and, optionally, electrocardiogram, of a patient in a magnetic field. A pickup coil in the form of a...
7509157 MRI method  
A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging scanner for imaging the heart of a patient comprising inducing apnoea in the patient; sensing an electrical heart waveform; in response thereto...
7480526 Method for mapping an examination volume in an MR spectrometer  
In a method for mapping a large examination volume with an MR spectrometer, at least one examination segment in the examination volume is defined a positioning device is activated such that the...
7480527 Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus with non-selective excitation of the examination subject  
In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus, a trueFISP sequence is used, but is modified to employ non-selective, rectangular radio frequency pulses. The use...
7477928 Method and system for associating an EKG waveform with a CT image  
A method for associating EKG waveform data with computed tomography image data using a data synchronization scheme including generating the EKG waveform data using an electrocardiogram device,...
7454043 Image processing unit and method of associating stored images with current images  
The invention relates to the association of a current (X-ray image) image of a body volume with one of several stored previous images, the ECG and the respiratory cycle being determined each time...
7454241 Method for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging  
The invention relates to a method for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. The method comprises the steps of monitoring the ECG of a patient and detecting the occurrence of R-waves (R 1 , R 2 , R 3...
7447536 System and method for measurement of local lung function using electron beam CT  
Certain embodiments include a method and system for measuring and imaging local lung function. The method includes triggering an image scan of at least a lung cross-section of a patient, scanning...
7423429 Apparatus and associated method that integrate the modalities of diagnosis and therapy to treat, in principle, pathologies generically identified as Cancer and HIV/AIDS  
Diagnostic and Therapy apparatus and methods use non-ionizing radiations which are based on integration of nuclear magnetic resonance and radiation manipulation. Quantitative diagnostics integrate...
7418287 Magnetic resonance imaging method with accelerated data acquisition  
A method of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging comprising acquiring undersampled magnetic resonance signals for successive temporal time slots. In a space spanned by geometrical space and temporal...
7418288 Method software and apparatus for acquiring MR-image data pertaining to a moving organ  
A method for acquiring MR image data pertaining an organ, moving between a first extreme and a second extreme position such as in motion due to breathing of the patient to be examined. A scout film...
7412277 Multi-slice MR data acquisition in successive heartbeats with black blood contrast  
The invention includes a technique for efficient multi-slice image acquisition with black blood contrast in cardiac imaging such that MR data is acquired in each R-R interval of a cardiac cycle....
7389136 Method and system using a non-electrical sensor for gating  
A method and system of gating for a medical imaging system includes utilizing a non-electrical sensor to acquire information for gating. A sensor assembly usable in the method and system of gating...
7383074 System and method for real-time localization for gated MR imaging  
A system and method for MR imaging is disclosed that includes displaying a series of MR images of an ROI in real-time and localizing a slice within the ROI. The method also includes using a...
7383075 Real-time localization monitoring, triggering, and acquisition of 3D MRI  
A technique embodied in a method and apparatus is disclosed for acquiring MR images in 2D and 3D using a common pulse sequence switchable in real-time. The technique includes identifying a 3D...
7369887 Rapid multislice black blood double-inversion recovery technique for blood vessel imaging  
DIR imaging of blood vessels by administering a series of DIR preparation pulse modules at a repetition interval short enough that at least two DIR preparation pulse modules generally occur within...
7346383 Method for acquiring MRI data from variable fields of view during continuous table motion  
MRA data is acquired from a large region of interest by translating the patient through the bore of the MRI system as a three-dimensional MRA data set are acquired. The pulse sequence is altered...
7317940 MRT apparatus, method and computer program product for determining the speed of a flowing medium  
In a method for automatic determination of the actual speed interval of a flowing medium in flow measurements in magnetic resonance imaging, an overview image (localizer) is acquired displayed on a...
7280864 Method and apparatus for automated selection of correct image for quantitative analysis  
A method for selecting images for coronary analysis using time stamps to correlate cardiovascular images to corresponding physiological or hemodynamic monitoring, e.g., ECG, data. The method uses...
7256578 Magnetic resonance imaging system  
A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a high-frequency magnetic field generating unit for generating and applying a high-frequency magnetic field to a subject placed in a static magnetic...
7221973 Magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus with motion correction  
In a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus and method with motion correction in an angiography examination with magnetic resonance-monitored vessel intervention, a contrast agent-supported...
7200430 Localized two-dimensional shift correlated MR spectroscopy of human brain  
A two-dimensional (2D) chemical shift correlated MR spectroscopic (COSY) sequence integrated into a new volume localization technique (90°-180°-90°) for whole body MR Spectroscopy. Using the...
7191100 Method and system for predictive physiological gating of radiation therapy  
A method and system for physiological gating for radiation therapy is disclosed. A method and system for detecting and predictably estimating regular cycles of physiological activity or movements...
7167740 Measuring method in magnetic resonance imaging device and magnetic resonance imaging device  
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...
7164268 Method and apparatus for spin-echo-train MR imaging using prescribed signal evolutions  
A magnetic resonance imaging “MRI” method and apparatus for lengthening the usable echo-train duration and reducing the power deposition for imaging is provided. The method explicitly considers...
7103400 Artifact elimination in time-gated anatomical imaging  
A method for anatomical imaging includes acquiring image data representative of three-dimensional volume segments of an image volume of interest in a subject. The image data are acquired in...
7054676 MR-compatible methods and systems for cardiac monitoring and gating  
Noninvasive, MR-compatible methods and systems optically detect mechanical cardiac activity by anatomic (e.g., esophageal) movements. Most preferably, esophageal motion is detected optically and is...
7047060 Multiple preparatory excitations and readouts distributed over the cardiac cycle  
A magnetic resonance cardiac imaging method for imaging during a cardiac cycle interval includes monitoring an electrocardiographic signal ( 90 ) associated with the imaged heart for a first...
7039451 Phase ordering with automatic window selection (PAWS) for motion resistant MRI  
A magnetic imaging technique which is resistant to changes in breathing while allowing the use of phase ordering to provide effective motion artifact reduction in an optimal time. This is provided...
7020511 Method for three dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for three-dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes monitoring a cardiac cycle of a patient and selecting a trigger point...
6990369 Probe using diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy  
The invention provides a device and method for monitoring inflammation of the epithelium. The device consists of a head region, a handle region and an optical bundle. At least two of the optical...
6937883 System and method for generating gating signals for a magnetic resonance imaging system  
A magnetic resonance imaging system is disclosed to perform an imaging pulse sequence that acquires data to generate an image of at least a portion of the patient. The magnetic resonance imaging...
6922580 Blood flow gated MRI  
A magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus includes a navigator region defined within the subject by selective excitation. Blood flow is measured within the selected region using the...
6912415 Method for acquiring MRI data from a large field of view using continuous table motion  
MRA data is acquired from a large region of interest by translating the patient through the bore of the MRI system as a three-dimensional MRA data set are acquired. Patient table movement is...
6898456 Method for determining a current lung filling extent and method for assisting radiation therapy during respiratory shifting of the radiation target  
The invention concerns a method for determining the filling of a lung, wherein the movement of an anatomical structure which moves with breathing, or one or more points on the moving anatomical...
6889071 Acquisition of high-temporal free-breathing MR images  
A system and method are disclosed to acquire high temporal resolution free-breathing cardiac MR images. The technique includes monitoring heart rate of a patient just prior to image acquisition to...
6845261 System for correlation of MR images with physiological data  
An MR system correlates MR images with acquired physiological data. MR image data and physiological data is acquired through two independent pipelines. Both pipelines range from analog to digital...
6801800 MR imaging using ECG-prep scan  
An ECG-prep scan is used to set an optimum time phase in both systole and diastole of the heart. At each of the different time phases, an imaging scan is started to acquire a plurality of sets of...
6782286 MRI system and MR imaging method  
Without injecting a contrast medium, blood pumped out from the heart can preferably be depicted in a non-invasive fashion, resulting in a greatly shortened scanning time for data acquisition. An...
6771999 Determination of arbitrary cardiac phases using non-electrical signals  
A method, storage medium, and system for selecting an optimal trigger point in a cardiac cycle includes providing an input signal including non-electrical cardiac related data, analyzing the input...
6768915 Method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus and magnetic resonance apparatus for the implementation of the method  
In a method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus, a prescribable event that can trigger a neural activity of an examination subject is initiated, the implementation of the event and...
6741879 Acoustic gating monitor for magnetic resonance imaging system  
An MRI imaging system provides an audible feedback signal in the gantry room triggered by a physiological sensor on the patient. The feedback signal is a sound generated by one of the MRI gradient...
6731970 Method for breath compensation in radiation therapy  
A method for breath compensation in radiation therapy, particularly radiotherapy/radiosurgery, wherein the movement of the target volume inside the patient is detected and tracked in real time...
6721589 Rapid three-dimensional magnetic resonance tagging for studying material deformation and strain  
A method for producing an image of a selected region of interest included in a volume within a moving and deforming object in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system includes applying at least...
6721588 MR scanner with a setting mechanism for patient-dependent control of the radio-frequency fields and magnetic fields  
An MR scanner with a setting mechanism for patient-dependent control of the radio-frequency fields and magnetic fields for adhering to individual SAR and dB/dt limits, has an optical measuring...
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