Ghost artifact reduction
US6697507B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/56554
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for reducing ghost artifact in image data are disclosed, for use with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging apparatus in which one or more coherent ghost artifacts occur in the image. The apparatus comprises means for converting the sampled data into the image data, and means for analysing the sampled data to determined a correction to reduce the ghost artifact. The method of the invention comprises analysing the sampled data to determine a correction to reduce the ghost artifact.
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