ECG triggered MR imaging method and apparatus
US5987348A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/352
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of imaging a portion of a body placed in a static magnetic field by means of magnetic resonance (MR) includes the measurement of ECG data of the body in the form of a vector cardiogram, and determination of an acquisition period from the ECG data, including directional information in the vector cardiogram, in order to synchronize measurement of MR signals to a cyclic movement of the body.
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