Method for measuring and adding limb angle indicia to MR images
US5810729A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4528
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
MRI images are acquired as the patient moves a joint through a range of motion. The angle of joined limbs is measured during the scan, and the measured angles are attached to corresponding images for display therewith. In one embodiment the angles are measured using interleaved navigator acquisitions from which limb orientation can be determined.
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