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Phantom for iron and fat quantification magnetic resonance imaging

US10036796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Scott B. Reeder · Middleton, US
Diego Hernando · Madison, US
Samir Dev Sharma · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/4828
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Phantoms for use in magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) and, in particular, for use in quantifying fat concentration, iron concentration, or both, are provided. The phantoms are constructed to accurately reflect in vivo magnetic resonance signal behavior in the presence of both fat and iron. The phantoms described here can thus be used for phantom-based validation of MRI techniques for the joint quantification of fat and iron concentration, for phantom-based validation of MRI techniques for quantifying fat concentration in the presence of iron overload, and for phantom-based validation of MRI techniques for quantifying iron concentration given the confounding presence of fat.

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