Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography using a faraday catheter
US5419325A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5617
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic resonance (MR) angiography system employs a Faraday catheter for generating MR angiograms of selected blood vessels. A subject is first placed in a polarizing magnetic field. The Faraday catheter is then inserted into a selected blood vessel of the subject at or near the root of a vessel tree desired to be imaged. An MR imaging pulse sequence is then applied to the subject to obtain image information from the region containing the desired vessel tree. Fluid inside the Faraday catheter is shielded from the RF pulses of the MR imaging sequence allowing the fluid to be in a relaxed state, while tissue outside the Faraday catheter is on a steady-state. As the fluid exits the catheter, and before it reaches steady-state, it produces an increased MR response signal causing the desired vessel tree to be imaged.
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