Systems and methods for detecting small physiological or pathological changes using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging
US12262982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5613
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image of an object is provided. The method includes applying a MRI sequence to a target area in the object, receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals from the target area, acquiring, in one k-space strategy, a first set of k-space lines based on the MR signals while nuclear spins in the target area are in a transient state, acquiring, in another k-space strategy, a second set of k-space lines based on the MR signals while the nuclear spins in the target area are in a steady-state or a mixed state of the transient state and the steady-state, and reconstructing the MRI image based on the first set of k-space lines and the second set of k-space lines.
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