Method to measure tissue texture using NMR spectroscopy with VOI length in an analysis direction defined by receiver bandwidth
US10955503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10088
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for selective sampling to assess texture of a specimen using magnetic resonance (MR) excites the specimen and refocuses to provide a sample rod within the specimen. An encoding gradient pulse is applied to induce phase wrap creating a spatial encode for a specific k-value and orientation. A low non-zero magnitude gradient is then applied acting as a time dependent phase encode to produce a time varying trajectory through 3D k-space of k-value encodes while simultaneously recording multiple sequential samples of the signal at a sequence of k-values proximate the specific k-value. The receiver bandwidth is set to delineate a length of a VOI within the rod during the data sampling. The samples are then post processed at the sequence of k values, recorded within a time span while the non-zero magnitude gradient is applied, to characterize the textural features of tissue in the VOI.
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